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CHAPTER 89
SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES
1\. A hull, an unfinished or incomplete vessel, whether assembled, unassembled or disassembled, or a complete vessel that is unassembled or disassembled shall, if it has the essential character of a vessel of a particular kind, be treated, for the purposes of this Schedule, as a vessel of that kind.
2\. A hull, an unfinished or incomplete vessel or a complete vessel that is unassembled or disassembled, other than a hull or vessel referred to in note 1, falls within 89.01.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.06%; 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:10.88%; 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:45.94%; 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:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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:10.88%; 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:45.94%; 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:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.01</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">* SHIPS, BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS NOT FALLING WITHIN ANY OTHER ITEM IN THIS CHAPTER:</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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: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:10.06%; 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">89.01.1</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">Vessels, as follows:</span></p><p style="margin-left:33.1pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) built specifically for commercial fishing, not exceeding 21 m in length on the designed load waterline; or</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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">25%</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">FI: Free</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.06%; 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">89.01.9</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:33.1pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) not exceeding 150 gross construction tons, not being vessels built specifically for commercial fishing - Other</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.02</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">* VESSELS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR TOWING (TUGS) OR PUSHING OTHER VESSELS:</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.02.1</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">- Not exceeding 150 gross construction tons</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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">25%</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: 15%</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.06%; 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">89.02.9</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:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.03</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">* LIGHT-VESSELS, FIRE-FLOATS, DREDGERS OF ALL KINDS, FLOATING CRANES, AND OTHER VESSELS THE NAVIGABILITY OF WHICH IS SUBSIDIARY TO THEIR MAIN FUNCTION; FLOATING DOCKS; FLOATING OR SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING OR PRODUCTION PLATFORMS:</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.03.1</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">- Not exceeding 150 gross construction tons</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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">25%</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:10.06%; 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">89.03.9</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:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.04</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">* SHIPS, BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS FOR BREAKING UP</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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:10.06%; 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">89.05</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">* FLOATING STRUCTURES OTHER THAN VESSELS (INCLUDING COFFER-DAMS, LANDING STAGES, BUOYS AND BEACONS)</span></p></td><td style="width:2.74%; 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:13.08%; 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">20%</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: 10%</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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