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Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act 1990

TONGA


CUSTOMS AND EXCISE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1990


No. 5 of 1990


I assent,


TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV
11th of July, 1990.


AN ACT
TO AMEND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 1983


[14th June, 1990]


BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:-


1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act 1990.


(2) The Customs and Excise Act 1983, as amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.


2. Schedule 1 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following in the interpretative rules after paragraph (v):


"(vi) The tariff set out in Part IV is the Excise Tariff."


3. Part I of Schedule I of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the rates of duty for the items set out in Schedule A and inserting the new rates set out below in their stead.


4. Schedule 1 Part II clause 5 paragraph 5 item 1(e) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the words "One litre of potable spirits" the following:


"2.2 litres of beer".


5. Schedule l of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after Part III the new Part IV set out in Schedule B of this Act.


Passed in the Legislative Assembly this 14 day of June, 1990.


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Tariff
No.
Description
Unit of Quantity
Rate of Duty
Statistical Number
0201
Pig and poultry fat, not rendered
kg
20%
411.3
0204
Poultry pieces
kg
20%
011.4
0208
Meat and edible meat offals, fresh chilled or frozen other than those falling within item 0202, 0203,0204, 0209
kg
15%
011.1
0209
Other meat and edible meat offals, dried, salted or smoked other than those failing within items 0202, 0203, 0204 and 0208, whether or not in airtight containers
kg
15%
012.9
1603
Other prepared or preserved meats whether or not in airtight containers
kg
15%
013.8
2203
Beer made from malt
L
200% or $2.10 per L (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.3
22031
Light beer (less than 2.5% alcohol by volume)
L
100 % or $1.00 per L (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.3
2204
Wine of fresh grapes, still, vermouths ,grape must
L
75% or T$2.40 per L (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.1
2205
Wine of fresh grapes, sparkling
L
90% or T$3.20 per L (whichever shall pro vide the greater amount of duty)
112.1
2206
Other fermented beverages (eg. cider, perry, mead)
L
75% or T$1.30 per L (whichever shall pro vide the greater amount of duty)
112.2
2207
Ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits unde-natured, containing not less than 80% by volume of alcohol, denatured spirits containing more than 57% by volume of alcohol
L
300% or T$35.00 per L of alcohol (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.4
2208
Spirits (other than those falling within item 2207), liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, containing more than 57% by volume of alcohol
L
300% or T$35.00 per L of alcohol (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.4
2209
Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages n.e.s. containing not more than 575 by volume of alcohol
L
200% or T$20.00 per L (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
112.4
2401
Unmanufactured tobacco
kg
150% or T$25.00 per kg (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
121.0
2402
Cigars and Cheroots
kg
170% or T$50.00 ever kg (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
121.1
2403
Cigarettes
kg
330% or T$50.00 per kg or T$50.00 per thousand cigarettes (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
122.2
2404
Manufactured tobacco, other
kg
125% or T$25.00 per kg (whichever shall provide the greater amount of duty)
122.3
2706
Petroleum, crude or partly refined for further refining
L
35%
331.0
2707
Motor spirit (Benzine, gasoline and other light oil for similar purposes)
L
35%
332.1
2708
Aviation Spirit
L
30%
332.1
2709
Kerosene and while spirit (illuminating oil), vaporising oil and power kerosene
L
free
322.2
2710
Jet fuel (aviation kerosene)
L
30%
332.2
2711
Distillate fuels (gas oil and diesel oil)
L
35%
332.3
2714
Mineral turpentine and petroleum oils other
L
15%
332.9
2903
Methylated spirits
L
15%
512.2
3702
Cinematographic films, exposed, with or without sound track, of standard width of 35 mm imported for exhibition, whether to be re-exported or not
m
15%
863.1
3703
Cinematograhic films, exposed, with or without sound track, of standard width of 16mm imported for exhibition, whether to be re-exported or not
m
15%
863.1
3704
Cinematograhic films, exposed, with or without sound track, of width of other than 35mm or 16mm imported for exhibition, whether to be re-exported or not
m
15%
863.1

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Schedule B


"PART IV


(SECTION 7)


EXCISE DUTIES


Excise
No.
Description
Unit of Quantity
Rate of Excise
Statistical Number

2203
Beer made from malt
L
20% or 45s per L (whichever shall provide the greater amount of excise)
112.3"

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