Customs tariff rates revised: widespread substitution of column entries with uniform ad valorem and mixed specific/ad valorem duties. The Finance Act, 2007 substitutes entries in column (4) (and in some cases column (5)) of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act across numerous chapters and tariff items: many chapter-wide column (4) entries are replaced by a uniform ad valorem rate; certain headings and listed tariff items receive alternate ad valorem substitutions or mixed entries expressed as an ad valorem rate or a specified specific duty, whichever is higher; listed exceptions to chapter-wide substitutions are set out item-by-item.
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Customs tariff rates revised: widespread substitution of column entries with uniform ad valorem and mixed specific/ad valorem duties.
The Finance Act, 2007 substitutes entries in column (4) (and in some cases column (5)) of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act across numerous chapters and tariff items: many chapter-wide column (4) entries are replaced by a uniform ad valorem rate; certain headings and listed tariff items receive alternate ad valorem substitutions or mixed entries expressed as an ad valorem rate or a specified specific duty, whichever is higher; listed exceptions to chapter-wide substitutions are set out item-by-item.
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