Customs By-Laws 2023
46Fabrics weighing no more than 510 grams per square metre for use in the manufacture of surgical or adhesive plaster (item 32)
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46 Fabrics weighing no more than 510 grams per square metre for use in the manufacture of surgical or adhesive plaster (item 32)
By-law (1) This section may be cited as Customs By‑law No. 2300099. Prescribed goods (2) For the purposes of item 32, other than the goods referred to in subsection (3), goods to which that item applies are goods for which all of the following apply: (a) the goods are fabrics classified under tariff heading 5210 or 5211 or under tariff subheading 5212.2; (b) the fabric weighs no more than 510 grams per square metre; (c) the value of the goods is no more than $2.67 per square metre of fabric. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to goods if any of the following applies to the goods: (a) the fabric weighs at least 203 grams per square metre and is woven in: (i) a Jacquard weave; or (ii) a dobby weave; or (iii) sateen; or (iv) any similar weave; (b) the fabric weighs at least 305 grams per square metre and is woven: (i) in a fancy weave; or (ii) from fancy yarns; (c) the fabric is classified under tariff heading 5210 and the fabric weighs at least 120 grams per square metre. Conditions (4) Item 32 applies to those goods covered by subsection (2) subject to the condition that those goods are for use in the manufacture of surgical or adhesive plaster. Measurement of weight per square metre (5) For the purposes of this section, fabric is taken to have a particular weight per square metre if it has that weight per square metre within a tolerance of plus or minus 1% when measured in accordance with Australian Standard AS 2001.2.13-1987 (as current at the time this instrument was made).