LAWS OF TUVALU

IMPORT LEVY (IMPOSITION OF LEVY) ORDER 1997 

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Arrangement of Sections

Section 

1 Citation and commencement 
2 Imposition of import levy 
3 Rate of import levy 
4 Exemptions from payment of import levy 

SCHEDULE 

EXEMPTED GOODS 

Supporting Documents 

ENDNOTES 

Table of Legislation History 
 Table of Renumbered Provisions 
 Table of Endnote References 

IMPORT LEVY (IMPOSITION OF LEVY) ORDER 1997

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IMPORT LEVY (SPECIAL FUND) ACT 1997 (ACT 4 OF 1997)

Commencement [8th September, 1997] 

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Import Levy (Special Fund) Act 1997, the Minister issues the following Order – 

1 Citation and commencement 

This Order may be cited as the Import Levy (Imposition of Levy) Order 1997 and shall come into effect on 8th September, 1997. 

2 Imposition of import levy 

Subject to paragraph 4, an import levy is hereby imposed upon all goods imported by ship. 

3 Rate of import levy 

The import levy is at the rate of $10 per 1000 kilograms or per 1.143 cubic metres of the goods subject to the payment of the levy, whichever in any case yields the greater amount 

Exemptions from payment of import levy 

The goods specified in the schedule may be imported without payment of the import levy. 

SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 4)

EXEMPTED GOODS

1.	Accompanied personal baggage not recorded in the ship's manifest 

2. 	Postal packets 

3.	 Water 

4.	Goods in respect of which by virtue of the Diplomatic Privileges Act or an order made thereunder no import duty or customs is payable 

5.	Goods imported as gifts for the government by or on behalf of any government or international organisation as part of an aid programme to Tuvalu 

6.	All goods imported by or for the government. 

ENDNOTES

 Table of Legislation History 

Legislation 	Year and No 	Commencement 	

			

Table of Renumbered Provisions 

Original 	Current 	

		

Table of Endnote References