Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
The Tariff (PACER Plus) Amendment Act 2018 amends the Tariff Act 1988 and the notes to, and Part II of, the Tariff as part of the implementation of a free trade agreement, the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus), done at Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on 14 June 2017. The amendments—
enable the application of Preferential Tariff rates under PACER Plus; and
amend the rules on “goods re-entered after repair or alteration” in the Tariff.
PACER Plus will also be implemented by regulations—
to enable goods from specified PACER Plus parties that meet the rules of origin and other applicable requirements to have a Preferential Tariff rate of “Free”; and
to give effect to the rules of origin and product-specific rules for goods imported from specified PACER Plus parties.
The regulations are—
Tariff (PACER Plus) Amendment Order 2020; and
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 26 November 2020.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.