IMPORT LICENSING AMENDMENTS

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27073, 23 June 1953, Page 13

IMPORT LICENSING AMENDMENTS

The following announcements affecting imports have been made by the Customs Department:— Oxide of Zinc. —The Import Control Exemption Notice, 1953, which came into force on June 12, withdraws the exemption relating to oxide of zinc. The withdrawal will not affect such material which has already arrived or was in transit to New Zealand before June 12. In future, oxide of zinc is to be regarded as a C item (applications for licences considered individually). Men’s Socks.—The exemption relating to men’s socks composed wholly of silk, artificial silk or nylon, or mixtures of the same, except that the foot may contain cotton, is amended by the words "or other synthetic fibre" after the word "nylon." Electric Irons.—The classification electric irons (excluding travelling irons, electric steam irons, and no-cord irons) .is changed from a D item (licences granted only in execeptional circumstances) to an SD item (applications considered for licences for goods not made in New Zealand). Royal Visit Souvenirs.—Consideration will be given to applications for licences to import from non-scheduled countries souvenir goods for sale in connexion with the Royal visit. Such applications may cover goods classed under D items (licences granted only in exceptional circumstances). The goods must be clearly identifiable as souvenirs.