St Helena : St Helena - New Customs Tariff – Transitional Concessions
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Public Relations Information Office) 04.04.2011 (Article Archived on 18.04.2011)
The new Customs Tariff will come into effect from 1 April 2011. For importers, this means that goods delivered on the next RMS visit on 3 April will be subject to the new rates.
New Customs Tariff – Transitional Concessions
The new Customs Tariff will come into effect from 1 April 2011. For importers, this means that goods delivered on the next RMS visit on 3 April will be subject to the new rates.
All goods imported for wholesale and retail purposes will be charged at the new duty rates.
A concession will apply to goods (including machinery, plant and equipment) ordered prior to 1 April 2011 which are imported by final users, or which have been purchased for resale at a contractual fixed price and would have previously been exempt from duty. Importers of these items will be charged a concessional duty rate of 5% (equivalent to the previous wharfage rate). Claimants may be asked for proof of date of order (and if applicable, contract for resale) to claim this concession. The new tariff will apply to all other goods. This transitional concession will remain in force until 30 June 2011.
Paul Blessington
Collector of Customs
Jamestown
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