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Customs Tariff Act 1982
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CHAPTER 78
LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF
1\. (1) A reference in this Chapter to wire shall be read as a reference to rolled, extruded or drawn products of solid section of any cross-sectional shape of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm.
of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm and that, if flat, have a thickness exceeding one-tenth of the width.
(3) A reference in this Chapter to wrought plates, sheets and strip shall be read as a reference to flat-surfaced wrought products (whether coiled or not) of which—
(a) the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm;
(b) the thickness does not exceed one-tenth of the width; and
(c) the weight exceeds 1 700 g/m2, and such products that—
(d) have been cut to shape, perforated, corrugated, channelled, ribbed, polished or coated; and
(e) do not fall within any other item in this Chapter, fall within 78.03.
2\. Tubes, pipes and hollow bars and tube and pipe fittings, that have been—
(b) bent, coiled, threaded, drilled, waisted, cone-shaped, finned or otherwise shaped or worked, fall within 78.05.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:13.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:43.14%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:2.68%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 3</span></p></td><td style="width:17.3%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 4</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Reference no.</span></p></td><td style="width:13.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Goods</span></p></td><td style="width:43.14%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:2.68%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">General rate</span></p></td><td style="width:17.3%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Special rate</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.01</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* UNWROUGHT LEAD (INCLUDING </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ARGENTIFEROUS</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> LEAD); LEAD WASTE AND SCRAP</span></p></td><td style="width:2.68%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.3%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DC: Free</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.16%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.02</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* WROUGHT BARS, RODS, ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS, OF LEAD; LEAD WIRE</span></p></td><td style="width:2.68%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.16%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DC: Free</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.16%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.03</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* WROUGHT PLATES, SHEETS AND STRIP, OF LEAD</span></p></td><td style="width:2.68%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.16%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DC: Free</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.1%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:11.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:44.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:2.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 3</span></p></td><td style="width:17.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 4</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.1%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Reference no.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Goods</span></p></td><td style="width:44.98%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:2.62%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">General rate</span></p></td><td style="width:17.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Special rate</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.1%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.04</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* LEAD FOIL (WHETHER OR NOT EMBOSSED, CUT TO SHAPE, PERFORATED, COATED, PRINTED, OR BACKED WITH PAPER OR OTHER REINFORCING MATERIAL), OF A WEIGHT (EXCLUDING ANY BACKING) NOT EXCEEDING 1</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">700 g/m</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:6pt; vertical-align:super">2</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">; LEAD POWDERS AND FLAKES</span></p></td><td style="width:2.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.5%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DC: Free</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.1%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.05</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* TUBES AND PIPES AND BLANKS THEREFOR, OF LEAD; HOLLOW BARS, AND TUBE AND PIPE FITTINGS (INCLUDING JOINTS, ELBOWS, SOCKETS, FLANGES AND S-BENDS), OF LEAD</span></p></td><td style="width:2.62%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.02%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.5%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DC: Free</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.1%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">78.06</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">* OTHER GOODS MADE OF LEAD</span></p></td><td style="width:2.62%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.02%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">21%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.5%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">..</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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