Import & Export Tari.. - PNG Customs Service

331CHAPTER 54MAN-MADE FILAMENTS; STRIP AND THE LIKE OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE MATERIALSNotes.1.Throughout the Nomemclature, the term "man-made fibres" means staple fibres and filaments of organicpolymers produced by manufacturing processes, either:(a)(b)By polymerisation of organic monomers to produce polymers such as polyamides, polyesters,, polyolefins orpolyurethanes, or by chemical modification of polymers produced by this process (for example, poly (vinylalcohol) prepared by the hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate)); orBy chemical transformation of natural organic polymers (for example, cellulose, casin, proteins or algae), suchas viscose rayon, cellulose acetate, cupro or alginates.The terms "synthetic" and "artificial", used in relation to fibres, mean : synthetic : fibres as defined at (a);artificial : fibres as defined at (b). Strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05 are not considered to be manmadefibres.The terms "man-made", "synthetic" and "artificial" shall have the same meanings when used in relation to "textile materials".2.Headings 54.02 and 54.03 do not apply to synthetic or artificial filament tow of Chapter 55.TariffItemDescription of GoodsDuty RateFrom 1stJan 2006until 31stDec 2011Duty RateFrom 1stJan 2012Until 31stDec 2014Duty RateFrom 1stJan 2015until 31stDec 2017DutyRate onandFrom 1stJan 2018Unit Remarks54.01SEWING THREAD OF MAN-MADEFILAMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT PUT UPFOR RETAIL SALE.5401.10.00 - Of synthetic filaments Free Free Free Free Kg -5401.20.00 - Of artificial filaments Free Free Free Free Kg -54.02SYNTHETIC FILAMENT YARN (OTHERTHAN SEWING THREAD), NOT PUT UPFOR RETAIL SALE, INCLUDINGSYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT OF LESSTHAN 67 DECITEX .5402.1- High tenacity yarn of nylon or otherpolyamides:5402.11.00 - Of aramids Free Free Free Free Kg -5402.19.00 - Other Free Free Free Free Kg -5402.20.00 - High tenacity yarn of polyesters Free Free Free Free Kg -Customs Tariff Act of 1990(Harmonized System 2012 Version)