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	Tariff Amendments 30 July 2015

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Tariff Amendment 1

Government Gazette 92277 dated 31 July 2015 (A1/1/1520).

In terms of section 48 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Schedule No. 1 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

By the substitution of General Note 4. with the following:

4. A rate of duty applicable under any heading or tariff item to any unit of mass, measure, quantity or any other characteristic shall, unless otherwise provided for in such heading or tariff item, apply proportionately to any part of such unit except in the case of a unit of quantity described in the statistical column in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 as "u" (number of units).

Tariff Amendment 2

Government Gazette 92277 dated 31 July 2015 (A2/1/368).

In terms of section 56 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

By the deletion of the following:

Item	Tariff Item	Code	CD	Description	Imported from or Originating in	Rate of Anti-Dumping Duty
215.02	7324.10	01.06	65	Sinks of stainless steel manufactured or produced by Primy Corporation Ltd.	China	20,62%
215.02	7324.10	02.06	61	Sinks of stainless steel manufactured or produced by Rhine Sinkwares Manufacturing Ltd.	China	10,84%
215.02	7324.10	04.06	69	Sinks of stainless steel manufactured or produced by Central Aluminium Manufactory SDN BHD (Malaysia)	Malaysia	10,74%

By the substitution of the following:

Item	Tariff Item	Code	CD	Description	Imported from or Originating in	Rate of Anti-Dumping Duty
215.02	7324.10	03.06	64	Sinks of stainless steel (excluding that manufactured or produced by Taijing Chuanger Metal Products Co. Ltd.)	China	62,41%
215.02	7324.10	05.06	63	Sinks of stainless steel	Malaysia	95,86%

Tariff Amendment 3

Government Gazette 92277 dated 31 July 2015 (A6/1D/05).

In terms of section 75 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1D of Schedule No. 6 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

By the deletion of the following:

Rebate Item	Tariff Item	Rebate Code	CD	Description	Extent of Rebate
621.13	104.23.03	01.01	71	Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc	Full duty

By the insertion of the following:

Rebate Item	Tariff Item	Rebate Code	CD	Description	Extent of Rebate
621.13	104.21.01	01.01	73	Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 per cent vol. or higher, obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc	Full duty
621.13	104.23.03	02.01	76	Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc	Full duty

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