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Customs Tariff Act 1982
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CHAPTER 79
ZINC 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—
(d) do not fall within any other item in this Chapter, fall within 79.03.
(4) A reference in this Chapter to foil shall be read as a reference to products (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15 mm.
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 79.04.
<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:12.7%; 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:44.06%; 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:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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:12.7%; 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:44.06%; 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:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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">79.01</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: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">* UNWROUGHT ZINC; ZINC WASTE AND SCRAP</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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">Free</span></p></td><td style="width:17.32%; 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></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">79.02</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 BARS, RODS, ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS, OF ZINC; ZINC WIRE</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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">79.03</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 ZINC; ZINC FOIL; ZINC POWDERS AND FLAKES:</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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><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">79.03.1</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">- Zinc dust</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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">10%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.32%; 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">79.03.9</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">- Other</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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">79.04</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">* TUBES AND PIPES AND BLANKS THEREFOR, OF ZINC; HOLLOW BARS, AND TUBE AND PIPE FITTINGS (INCLUDING JOINTS, ELBOWS, SOCKETS AND FLANGES), OF ZINC</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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">Free</span></p></td><td style="width:17.32%; 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><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">79.05</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"></span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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><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">79.06</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">* OTHER GOODS MADE OF ZINC:</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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><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">79.06.1</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">- Drill bit stands</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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">41%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.32%; 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: 25%</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">CAN: 21%</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">79.06.2</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">- Gutters, roof-capping, skylight frames and other fabricated building components</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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:17.32%; 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><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">79.06.9</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</span></p></td><td style="width:2.7%; 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:13.12%; 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">30%</span></p></td><td style="width:17.32%; 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">DC: 25%</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">CAN: 21%</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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