Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 153ZNF

  (1)   If:

  (a)   goods are packaged for retail sale in packaging material or a container; and

  (b)   the packaging material or container is classified with the goods in accordance with Rule   5 of the Interpretation Rules;

then the packaging material or container is to be disregarded for the purposes of this Subdivision.

Qualifying value content

  (2)   However, if:

  (a)   a requirement that applies in relation to the goods is that the goods must have a qualifying value content of not less than a particular percentage worked out in a particular way; and

  (b)   the packaging material or container is a non - originating material;

the regulations must provide for the value of the packaging material or container to be taken into account for the purposes of working out the qualifying value content of the goods.

Note:   The value of the packaging material or container is to be worked out in accordance with the regulations: see subsection   153ZNB(3).