Customs and Excise (Import Duties) (Amendment) Order 2022

1. Citation and Commencement This Order may be cited as Customs and Excise (Import Duty)(Amendment) Order 2022, and commences on 1 June 2022.

2. Amendment to the First Schedule This Order amends the First Schedule to the Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 121) (“First Schedule”).

3. Amendment of duty rates of Mineral Fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes Section V, Chapter 27 of the First Schedule is amended: (a) for tariff items “2710.1211, 2710.1212, 2710.1220, 2710.1911, 2710.1912”, by deleting the duty rate of “$0.50 per litre” and substituting “$0.25” per litre; (b) for tariff item “2710.1920”, by deleting the duty rate of “$0.03” and substituting “$0.015” per litre; (c) for tariff item “2710.1940”, by deleting the duty rate of “10%” per kg and substituting “5%” per kg; (d) for tariff item “2710.1931”, by deleting the duty rate of “$0.03” per litre, and substituting “$0.015” per litre; (e) for tariff item “2710.1932, 2710.1230”, by deleting the duty rate of “$0.20” per litre, and substituting “$0.10” per litre.

4. Revocation of Legal Notice No. 172 of 2022 This Order revokes Legal Notice No. 172 of 2022. Dated this thirty-first day of May 2022. HON. REX RAMOFAFIA MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND TREASURY