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CHAPTER 336
LOCAL MANUFACTURES (PROMOTION) ACT 
To make provision for measures to promote the sale of Maltese goods in
the local market, to discourage dumping, and for matters related thereto.
28th July, 1989
ACT XXXI of 1989, as amended by Acts VIII and XXI of 1990, XII of
1992, IV of 1993; Legal Notice 36 of 1993; Act XIV of 1995; Legal Notice
192 of 1995; Act I of 1996; and Legal Notices 85 of 1997, 123 of 1999, 8
and 276 of 2000, 74, 174, 226 and 247 of 2002, and 339 of 2003. 
Short title.
(Promotion) Act.
Interpretation.
"Board" means the Local Manufactures Promotion Board set up
under article 3;
Cap. 37.
"Comptroller" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the
Customs Ordinance;
"Director" means the Director of Industry and includes any
officer within the Department of Industry to whom the Director
from time to time assigns any powers or any duties under this Act;
"imported goods" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the
Ordinance, but does not include goods produced in these Islands
exported therefrom and afterwards imported thereinto;
"levy" means the levy payable in accordance with the provisions
of this Act;
"Maltese goods" means any goods which are wholly assembled,
produced, manufactured or processed in Malta; or which have been
subjected to part assembly, production, manufacture or processing
in Malta; "part assembly, production, manufacture or processing in
Malta" means the carrying out of work in Malta on imported goods,
the value of which work, being not less than fifteen  per centum  of
the value of the finished goods, constitutes in the opinion of the
Minister a reasonable proportion of the value of the finished goods;
Cap. 334.
"Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the
Constitution but does not include a Freeport as is defined in the
Malta Freeports Act;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for industry;
Cap. 37.
"similar" means being in the opinion of the Minister similar in
function.
Local 
Manufactures 
Promotion Board.
Amended by:
XIV.1995.2.
3. (1) There shall be a Board, to be known as the Local
Manufactures Promotion Board, to be composed as follows:
( a ) a chairman to be appointed by the Minister;
( b ) two representatives of the Director, one of whom shall
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be a member of the staff of the Standards Laboratory
of the Department of Industry;
( c ) a representative of the Director of Trade;
( d ) a representative of the Comptroller of Customs;
( e ) a representative of the Director General, Economic
Planning;
( f ) a representative of the Director of Agriculture;
( g ) a representative of the Malta Development
Corporation;
( h ) a representative of an organisation set up to promote
exports of Maltese goods.
(2) The Minister shall appoint a public officer not below the
rank of Senior Principal, to be executive secretary of the Board.
(3) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the
Minister after consulting the body or person whom such members
shall be representing on the Board.
(4) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its
composition and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act,
regulate its own procedure.
Functions of the 
Board. 
Amended by: 
XIV.1995.3.
4. (1) The Board shall have the following functions:
(i) to advise the Minister on the policies to be
followed in the implementation of this Act and
in the exercise of any power exercisable by the
Minister or conferred on the Minister in
accordance with this Act;
(ii) to receive and consider applications in writing
from any person or organisation for the
introduction, amendment or revocation of
measures that may be taken by the Minister
under this Act for the promotion of Maltese
goods and to make recommendations thereon to
the Minister;
(iii) to make recommendations to the Minister for the
introduction, amendment or revocation of
measures that may be taken by the Minister
under this Act, for the promotion of Maltese
goods even where no application has been made
thereon in accordance with paragraph (ii).
(2) The Board shall, within a period of two weeks publish in
the Gazette, a notice, in broad terms, of all applications received in
terms of sub-article (1)(ii), as well as any suggestions made by the
Board itself, to introduce, amend or revoke measures that may be
taken under this Act for the promotion of Maltese goods, giving
any person or organisation interested a period of not less than three
weeks to make their written submissions on the aforementioned
applications or suggestions.
(3) The Board shall not later than three months from the end of
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the period referred to in sub-article (2), submit to the Minister its
recommendations on the measures proposed to be taken, amended
or revoked and on any written submissions it may have received.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (3) the
Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, extend the period during
which the Board shall submit its recommendations.
(5) The Director shall:
(i) keep such records of such Maltese goods, and of the
measures taken under this Act for their promotion, as
the Minister may from time to time direct; and
(ii) ensure compliance with and to monitor the
effectiveness of any measure that may be taken by the
Minister under this Act, and to make recommendations
thereon to the Minister.
Prohibition of 
importation and 
exercise of certain 
powers under 
Supplies and 
Services Act. 
Amended by: 
XII.1992.2.
5. (1) A licence for the importation of goods listed in the
First Schedule to this Act shall only be issued by the Minister
responsible for trade, if the relative application is approved by the
Minister:
Provided that this sub-article shall not apply to such
importation as is mentioned in the Second Part of the First
Schedule.
(2) The Minister shall not later than the second week of each
month publish in the Gazette a list of the licences approved by him
in accordance with the foregoing provision of this article,
indicating the name of the person, and where such person acts for a
partnership or firm, the name of the partnership or firm, in whose
favour the licence is approved, the product or products in respect of
which it is approved, the quantity thereof, the country of origin and
the period during which it may be imported.
(3) The Minister may by regulations under this Act, amend or
revoke the First Schedule.
Cap. 117.
(4) The powers of the Minister responsible for trade and of the
Director of Trade under the Supplies and Services Act and any
regulations made thereunder, in so far as they relate to Maltese
goods similar to those listed in the First and Second Schedules to
this Act shall be exercisable by the Minister:
Provided that until such time as the Minister has exercised
such powers in respect of any particular product, the Minister
responsible for trade and the Director of Trade shall continue to
exercise the powers aforesaid in respect of that product.
Cap. 324.
Functions) Act, the Minister may delegate any power exercisable
by him in virtue of sub-article (4), other than the power to make
regulations, to the Director of Industry.
Cap. 117.
(6) Without prejudice to the provisions of the foregoing sub-
articles of this article and of the Supplies and Services Act, the
Minister may by regulations prescribe that the penalty for any
breach of the provisions of the said Act or of the regulations made
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thereunder and referred to in sub-article (3) in respect of goods
mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act, and for any breach of
the said Act and regulations made thereunder in respect of the
Maltese goods referred to in sub-article (4), shall be such penalty
not being more than a fine ( multa ) of five thousand liri or
imprisonment for a term of not more than six months or both such
fine and imprisonment, as the Minister may prescribe.
Levy chargeable 
on imported goods.
Amended by: 
XII.1992.3.
6. (1) There shall be collected by the Comptroller on account
of the Government, a levy at the appropriate rates shown in the
third column of the First Part of the Second Schedule, in respect of
the imported goods shown in the second column of the First Part of
the Second Schedule before such goods are released by the
Comptroller for use or consumption in Malta.
(2) The Comptroller shall in respect of the collection and
protection of the levy referred to in sub-article (1), have the same
powers and shall follow the same procedures as are in accordance
with any other law exercisable and followed by the Comptroller in
respect of the collection and protection of import or customs duties.
Cap. 337.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-article (2) the
provisions of article 4(6) of the Import Duties Act, or of any similar
provision that may from time to time be in force in respect of goods
of a non-commercial nature not being spirits, tobacco or tobacco
products received by individual persons, or imported by travellers
in their luggage, shall be applicable as if a reference therein to
import duty were also a reference to the levy.
(4) Where the levy is chargeable  ad valorem  or in accordance
to weight, the value or weight, as the case may be, of the imported
goods shall be established in the same manner as is by any law for
the time being in force, provided for the establishment of the value
or weight of goods for the purpose of payment of import duty.
(5) In the collection of the levy under this Act the Comptroller
may round up or down any amount of levy to the nearest lira.
(6) The importation of any goods subject to a levy in
accordance with this article shall for all purposes of any law be
considered as prohibited or restricted unless such levy is duly paid
or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Applicability of 
certain provisions 
of the Ordinance. 
Amended by: 
XII.1992.4.
7. (1) Any person guilty of an offence against the provisions
of article 18, or of any of paragraphs   ( a )   to   ( k ) or paragraph ( m ) of
article 62 of the Ordinance in relation to any goods subject to a levy
in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall in addition to
any other liability under the Ordinance or any other law, be guilty
of an offence against this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to
a fine ( multa ) of not less than five hundred liri and not more than
five thousand liri or to imprisonment for a term of not more than
six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) The provisions of articles 63, 63A and 77 of the Ordinance
shall apply in relation to goods subject to a levy under this Act as if
any reference therein contained to the duty therein mentioned were
also reference to the levy chargeable under this Act.
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Refund of levy.
Comptroller shall not be refunded unless:
( a ) it is shown to the satisfaction of the Comptroller that
such goods had not been landed in Malta; or
( b ) the release of the goods is withheld through no fault of
the importer.
(2) Any claim for the refund of a levy shall be made in writing
within two years from the payment thereof.
Minister may 
exempt from 
payment of levy. 
Amended by: 
XII.1992.5.
9. (1) The Minister may exempt any person from the payment
in whole or in part, of the levy due on any goods imported by him,
subject to such conditions as the Minister may deem fit to impose. 
(2) The importation of goods mentioned in the Second Part of
the Second Schedule by such persons, as the case may be,
mentioned in the same Part of the same Schedule shall be deemed
to have been exempted according to sub-article (1).
(3) Without prejudice to sub-article (2), the Minister shall not
later than the second week of each month publish a list in the
Gazette of any exemptions, in whole or in part, which may be
allowed in accordance with the provisions of sub-article (1).
Power of Minister 
to change Second 
Schedule.
10. The Minister may by regulations make changes in the
Second Schedule: provided that no such changes may be so made
imposing any new levy or increasing an existing levy.
Power to make 
regulations.
11. The Minister may make regulations making provision for
the better implementation of the provisions of this Act, and without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may by such
regulations:
( a ) prescribe anything that may be prescribed in
accordance with any of the provisions of this Act;
( b ) prescribe the forms that are to be used for any of the
purposes of this Act;
( c ) provide for the marking of imported goods which may
be subject to a levy, or the importation of which is
restricted in accordance with any provisions of this
Act or referred to therein;
( d ) prescribe the fee to be paid for the marking of goods or
for any service that may be provided under this Act; 
( e ) prescribe the information to be included in invoices
and other import documents relating to goods which
are subject to a levy or the importation of which is
restricted in accordance with any provisions of this
Act or to which reference is made in this Act;
( f ) prescribe the penalty that may be imposed on any
person infringing any of the provisions of any
regulations made under this Act: provided that such
penalty shall not be more than a fine ( multa ) of not
more than one thousand liri or imprisonment for a term
of not more than one month or both such fine and
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imprisonment.
Criminal 
proceedings. 
Amended by: 
VIII.1990.3; 
XII.1992.6. 
Cap. 12.
12. (1) Criminal proceedings under this Act or under the
provisions of the laws or regulations referred to in articles 5 or 7
where the powers under those laws or regulations are exercised by
the Minister, shall be instituted in the name of the Director in the
Court of Magistrates (Malta) or in the Court of Magistrates (Gozo)
in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code regulating
procedure before the said court as a court of criminal judicature.
(2) Criminal proceedings referred to in sub-article (1) shall be
instituted within two years from the date of the commission of the
offence.
(3) Notwithstanding the provision of the Criminal Code the
Attorney General shall always have a right of appeal to the Court of
Criminal Appeal from any judgment given by the Court of
Magistrates (Malta) or by the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in
respect of criminal proceedings referred to in sub-article (1).
Language of 
Schedules to this 
Act. 
Substituted by: 
XIV.1995.4.
13. (1) The Schedules contained in the Act shall be in the
English language only.
(2) The Minister may from time to time for general information
order the publication of the said Schedules in the Maltese language,
and if there is any conflict between the text of the Schedules as
published by virtue of this sub-article and the English text thereof,
the English text shall prevail.
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  FIRST PART
The items included in the Second Column of this Schedule are arranged in the
order of the headings of the Nomenclature of the Customs Tariff which is based on
the Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in the Harmonized Commodity
Description and Coding System 1983 (referred to as the Harmonized System) and
shall be interpreted in accordance with the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized
System published by the Customs Co-Operation Council, Brussels.
An item will only be deemed to be included in this Schedule if it falls within the
Product Description appearing in the Second Column of this Schedule and falls
under the Harmonized System Code Number appearing in the First Column of this
Schedule.
5804.30.00.00  Lace, handmade
7113.11.00.00 Jewellery and other articles made of filigree, silver
7114.11.00.00
7113.19.00.10 Jewellery and other articles made of filigree, gold
7114.19.00.00 
SECOND PART
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Article 5)
Substituted by:                       
XXI.1990.2; 
XII.1992.7;      
IV.1993.2;                       
XIV.1995.5.
H.S. Code
 Number 
Product Description
1. Imports by an offshore company for its own use,   and the used
personal belongings of an officer or employee of the company, not
resident in Malta, in terms of sub-article (2) of article 33 of the Malta
Financial Services Authority Act.
Cap. 330.
2. Any imports under article 11 of the Diplomatic Immunities and
Privileges Act.
Cap. 191.
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The items included in the Second Column of this Schedule are arranged in the
order of the headings of the Nomenclature of the Customs Tariff which is based on
the Nomenclature for the classification of Goods in the Harmonized Commodity
Description and Coding System 1983 (referred to as the Harmonized System) and
shall be interpreted in accordance with the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized
System published by the Customs Co-Operation Council, Brussels.
An item will only be deemed to be included in this Schedule if it falls within the
Product Description appearing in the Second Column of this Schedule and falls
under the Harmonized System Code Number appearing in the First Column of this
Schedule.
Substituted by:
XXI.1990.2;
XII.1992.7;
IV.1993.2. 
Amended by:
L.N. 36 of 1993.
Substituted by:
XIV.1995.5.                            
Amended by:
L.N. 192 of 1995;
I. 1996.2;
L.N. 85 of 1997;
L.N. 123 of 1999
L.N. 8 of 2000;
L.N. 276 of 2000;
L.N. 74 of 2002;
L.N. 174 of 2002;
L.N. 226 of 2002;
L.N. 247 of 2002;
L.N. 339 of 2003.
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Articles 5, 6 and 9)
   FIRST PART
Levy
First Column Second Column Third 
Column
Fourth 
Column
Fifth 
Column
H.S Code
Number
Product Description Levy
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01/09/02
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01/01/03
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01/07/03
0105.92.00.10
0105.92.00.90
0105.93.00.10
0105.93.00.90
Live poultry, of the species gallus
domesticus, of a weight exceeding
185g, known as chickens ...................... 72c per kg
0105.99.30.10
0105.99.30.90
010599.50.10
0105.99.50.90
Live turkeys, live guinea fowls,
weighing more than 185g ..................... 64c per kg
0106.39.10.19 Broiler pigeons, other than those for
breeding purposes to the satisfaction of
the Director of Agriculture ................... 160c per kg
0201. 10.00.00
0201 .20.20.00
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or
chilled, carcasses, half carcasses,
compensated quarters, with bone-in ..... 160c per kg
0201.20.30.00 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or
chilled, forequarters or forequarter cuts,
with bone-in .......................................... 128c per kg
0201.20.50.00 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or
chilled, hindquarters or hindquarter
cuts, with bone-in .................................. 192c per kg
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0201.20.90.00 Becf cuts, wnth bone-in, fresh or
chilled, not included in H.S. Code
0201.10.00.00 to H.S. Code
0201.20.50.00 ....................................... 240c per kg
0201 .30.00.00 Beef cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled ...... 272c per kg
0202.10.00.00
0202.20.10.00
Meat of bovine animals, frozen,
carcasses, half carcasses, compensated
quarters, with bone-in ........................... 84c per kg
0202.20.30.00 Meat of bovine animals, frozen,
forequarters or forequarter cuts, with
bone-in .................................................. 68c per kg
0202.20.50.00 Meat of bovine animals, frozen,
hindquarters or hindquarter cuts, with
bone-in .................................................. 104c per kg
0202.20.90.00 Beef cuts, with bone-in, frozen, not
included in H.S. Code 0202.10.00.00 to
H.S. Code 0202.20.50.00 ...................... 128c per kg
0203.21.10.00
0203.21.90.00
Meat of swine, frozen, carcasses or half
carcasses, with bone-in ......................... 64c per kg
0203.22.11.00 Pork hams, and cuts thereof, frozen,
with bone-in .......................................... 93c per kg
0203.22.19.00 Pork shoulders, and cuts thereof,
frozen, with bone-in .............................. 72c per kg
0203.22.90.00 Hams, shoulders, and cuts thereof,
frozen, with bone-in, of swine other
than domestic ........................................ 80c per kg
0203.29.11.00 Meat of swine, frozen, foreends, and
cuts thereof ........................................... 72c per kg
0203.29.13.00 Meat of swine, frozen, loins, and cuts
thereof, with bone-in ............................. 104c per kg
0203.29.15.00 Meat of swine, frozen, bellies (streaky),
and cuts thereof ..................................... 56c per kg
0203.29.55.00 Meat of swine, frozen. boneless cuts,
not included in H.S. Code
0203.22.11.00 to H.S. Code
0203.29.15.00 ....................................... 104c per kg
0203.29.59.00
0203.29.90.00
Meat of swine, frozen, not included in
H.S. Code 0203.22.11.00 to H.S. Code
0203.29.55.00 ....................................... 56c per kg
0206. 10.91.00 Livers, of bovine animals, fresh or
chilled ................................................... 160c per kg
0206.10.95.00 Thick skirt, thin skirt, of bovine
animals, fresh or chilled ........................ 272c per kg
0206.10.99.00 Edible offal, of bovine animals, fresh or
chilled, not included in H.S. Code
0206.10.91.00 and H.S. Code
0206.10.95.00 .......................................  160c per kg
0206.21.00.00
0206.29.91 .00
0206.29.99.00
Edible offal, other than livers, of
bovine animals, frozen ..........................
6c per kg
First Column Second Column Third 
Column
Fourth 
Column
Fifth 
Column
H.S Code
Number
Product Description Levy
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01/09/02
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01/01/03
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01/07/03
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0206.22.00.00 Livers of bovine animals, frozen .......... 16c per kg
0206.41.20.00 Livers, of domestic swine, frozen ......... 72c per kg
0206.41.80.00 Livers, of swine, other than domestic,
frozen .................................................... 56c per kg
0206.49.20.00
0206.49.80.00
Edible offal, of swine, firozen, not
included in H.S. Code 0206.41.20.00
and H.S. Code 0206.41.80.00 ............... 56c per kg
0207.14.10.00 Boneless cuts, of the species gallus
domesticus (chickens), frozen .............. 117c per kg
0207.14.20.00 Halves or quarters, with bone-in, of the
species gallus domesticus (chickens),
frozen .................................................... 72c per kg
0207.14.30.00
0207.14.40.00
Whole wings, backs, necks, backs with
necks attached, rumps, wing tips, with
bone-in, of the species gallus
domesticus (chickens), frozen .............. 36c per kg
0207.14.50.00
0207.14.60.00
Breasts, legs, drumsticks, and cuts
thereof, of the species gallus
domesticus (chickens), with bone-in,
frozen .................................................... 117c per kg
0207.14.70.00 Chicken cuts, with bone-in, frozen, not
included in H.S. Code 0207.14.20.00 to
H.S. Code 0207.14.60.00 ...................... 72c per kg
0207.14.91.00
0207.27.91.00
0207.36.89.00
Poultry livers, other than fatty livers of
geese and ducks, frozen ........................
36c per kg
0207.14.99.00 Edible offal, other than livers, of the
species gallus domesticus (chickens),
frozen 36c per kg
0207.26.10.00 Boneless cuts, of turkeys, fresh or
chilled ................................................... 117c per kg
0207.26.20.00 Halves or quarters, with bone-in, of
turkeys, fresh or chilled ........................ 72c per kg
0207.26.30.00
0207.26.40.00
Whole wings, backs, necks, backs with
necks attached, rumps, wing tips, with
bone-in, of turkeys, flesh or chilled ...... 36c per kg
0207.26.50.00
0207.26.60.00
0207.26.70.00
Breasts, legs, drumsticks, and cuts
thereof, of turkeys, with bone-in, fresh
or chilled ............................................... 117c per kg
0207.26.80.00 Turkey cuts, with bone-in, fresh or
chilled, not included in H.S. Code
0207.26.20.00 to H.S. Code
0207.26.70.00 ....................................... 72c per kg
0207.26.99.00 Edible offal, other than livers, of
turkeys, fresh or chilled ........................ 32c per kg
First Column Second Column Third 
Column
Fourth 
Column
Fifth 
Column
H.S Code
Number
Product Description Levy
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01/09/02
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01/01/03
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01/07/03
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0207.27.10.00 Boneless cuts, of turkeys, frozen,
excluding
(1) boneless cuts, of turkeys, frozen,
certified solely for industrial
production by the Director of
Veterinary Services
..................... 104c per kg
0207.27.20.00 Halves or quarters, with bone-in, of
turkeys, frozen ...................................... 72c per kg
0207.27.30.00
0207.27.40.00
Whole wings, backs, necks, backs with
necks attached, rumps, wing tips, with
bone-in, of turkeys, frozen .................... 36c per kg
0207.27.50.00
0207.27.60.00
0207.27.70.00
Breasts, legs, drumsticks, and cuts
thereof, of turkeys, with bone-in, frozen  117c per kg
0207.27.80.00 Turkey cuts, with bone-in, frozen, not
included in H.S. Code 0207.27.20.00 to
H.S. Code 0207.27.70.00 ...................... 72c per kg
0207.27.99.00 Edible offal, other than livers, of
turkeys, frozen ...................................... 32c per kg
0207.35. 15.20
0207.35.25.00
0207.35.53.20
Boneless cuts; halves or quarters,
breasts, and cuts thereof, with bone-in,
of guinea fowls, fresh or chilled ........... 104c per kg
0207.36.15.20
0207.36.25.00
0207.36.53.20
Boneless cuts; halves or quarters,
breasts and cuts thereof, with bone-in,
of guinea fowls, frozen ......................... 104c per kg
0208.10.11.00
0208.10.19.00
0208.10.90.00
0208.90.10.00
Meat, edible meat offal, of rabbits or
hares; domestic pigeons, fresh, chilled
or frozen ................................................ 160c per kg
0210.11.11.00 Pork hams, and cuts thereof, salted or
in brine, with bone-in ............................ 93c per kg
0210.11.19.00 Pork shoulders, salted or in brine, with
bone-in .................................................. 72c per kg
0210.11.31.00 Pork hams, and cuts thereof, dried or
smoked, with bone-in,  excluding
(1) Parma ham certified as such by
the Director of Veterinary
Services ...................................... 180c per kg
0210.11.39.00 Pork shoulders, and cuts thereof, dried
or smoked, with bone-in ....................... 140c per kg
0210.11.90.00 Hams, shoulders, and cuts thereof, with
bone-in, salted or in brine, dried or
smoked, of swine other than domestic .. 72c per kg
0210.12.11.00 Pork bellies (streaky), and cuts thereof,
with bone in, salted or in brine .............. 56c per kg
0210.12.19.00 Pork bellies (streaky), and cuts thereof,
with bone-in, dried or smoked .............. 93c per kg
0210.12.90.00 Bellies (streaky), and cuts thereof, with
bone-in, salted or in brine, dried or
smoked, of swine other than domestic .. 72c per kg
First Column Second Column Third 
Column
Fourth 
Column
Fifth 
Column
H.S Code
Number
Product Description Levy
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01/09/02
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0210.19.10.00 Bacon sides or spencers, with bone-in .. 80c per kg
0210.19.20.00 Pork threequarter sides or middles, with
bone-in, salted or in brine ..................... 88c per kg
0210.19.30.00 Pork fore-ends, and parts thereof, with
bone-in, salted or in brine ..................... 72c per kg
0210.19.40.00 Pork loins, and cuts thereof, with bone-
in, salted or in brine .............................. 104c per kg
0210.19.51.00 Boneless pork, salted or in brine ........... 104c per kg
0210.19.59.00 Pork cuts, salted or in brine, not
included in H.S. Code 0210.11.11.00 to
H.S. Code 0210.19.51.00 ...................... 56c per kg
0210.19.60.00
0210.19.70.00
0210.19.81.00
0210.19.89.00
0210.19.90.00
Pork cuts, dried or smoked; pork cuts,
other than of domestic swine, salted or
in brine, dried or smoked, not included
in H.S. Code 0210.19.10.00 to H.S
.Code 0210.19.59.00,  excluding
(1) Parma ham certified as such by
the Director of Veterinary
Services ...................................... 180c per kg
0210.20.10.00 Meat, of bovine animals, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked, with bone-in .... 160c per kg
0210.20.90.00 Meat, of bovine animals, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked, boneless ........... 180c per kg
0210.99.41.00 Pork livers, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked .................................................. 72c per kg
0210.99.49.00 Smoked offal, of swine, other than
livers, salted, in brine, dried or smoked  56c per kg
0210.99.51.00 Thick skirt, thin skirt, of bovine
animals, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked .................................................. 272c per kg
0210.99.59.00 Offal, of bovine animals, other than
thick skirt and thin skirt, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked .......................... 160c per kg
0210.91.00.20
0210.92.00.20
0210.93.00.20
0210.99.79.00
0210.99.80.00
Poultry livers, other than fatty livers of
geese or ducks, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked; meat or meat offal, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked, not included in
H.S. Code 0210.11.11.00 to H.S. Code
0210.99.71.00 ....................................... 36c per kg
0401.10.10.00
0401.10.90.00
0401.20.11.00
0401.20.19.00
0401.20.91.00
0401 .20.99.00
Milk and cream, of a fat content by
weight not exceeding 6%, not
concentrated, not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter .......... 45c per litre
0401.30.11.00
0401.30.19.00
0401.30.31.90
0401.30.39.00
0401.30.91.00
0401.30.99.00
Milk and cream, of a fat content by
weight exceeding 6%, not
concentrated, not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter, other
than sterilised cream in cans ................. 72c per litre
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0402.21.17.00
0402.21.19.00
0402.21.99.00
Milk and cream, in powder, granules or
other solid forms, of a fat content by
weight exceeding 1.5%, not containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter,
other than in immediate packings of a
net content not exceeding 2.5kg,
excluding
(1) Milk powders in packings of a
net weight of 25kg and over,
certified by the Director of
Agriculture to be denatured by
colour, garlic or alfalfa, for
animal feed ................................. 180c per kg
0402.29.19.00 Milk and cream, in powder, granules or
other solid forms, of a fat content by
weight exceeding 1.5% but not
exceeding 27%, containing added sugar
or other sweetening matter, other than
special milk, for infants, in
hermetically scaled containers of a net
content not exceeding 500g, of a fat
content by weight exceeding 10%; and
other than in immediate packings of a
net content not exceeding 2.5kg ............ 180c per kg
0402.29.99.00 Milk and cream, in powder, granules or
other solid fomvs, of a fat content by
weight exceeding 27% containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter,
other than in immediate packings of a
net content not exceeding 2.5kg ............ 180c per kg
0403.10.11.90
0403.10.13.90
0403.10.19.90
0403.10.31.90
0403.10.33.90
0403.10.39.90
0403.10.51.90
0403.10.53.90
0403.10.59.90
0403.10.91.00
0403.10.93.00
0403.10.99.00
0403.90.11.90
0403.90.13.90
0403.90.19.90
0403.90.31.90
0403.90.33.90
0403.90.39.90
0403.90.51.00
0403.90.53.00
0403.90.59.00
0403.90.61.00
0403.90.63.00
0403.90.69.00
0403.90.71.90
0403.90.73.90
0403.90.79.90
Yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk and
cream, kephir, and other fermented or
acidified milk and cream, whether or
not concentrated or containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter or
flavoured or containing added fruit or
cocoa, other than in powder or granules
form ...................................................... 40c per litre
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0403.90.91.00
0403.90.93.00
0403.90.99.00
0406. 10.20.00
0406.10.80.00
Fresh cheese, including whey cheese
and curd, and including rikotta, fresh
mozzarella, and fresh cheeselets,
excluding
(1) mascarpone ................................. 72c per kg
0710.10.00.10 Potatoes, frozen, in immediate
packings of a net content exceeding
2.5kg ..................................................... 21c per kg
1101.00.11.00
1101.00.15.00
Wheat flour and self raising flour .... 9c per kg 8c per kg 7c per kg
1103.11.90.10 Common wheat meal ....................... 9c per kg 8c per kg 7c per kg
1507.90.90.00 Soya bean oil ................................... 3c6 per litre 3c2 per litre 2c8 per litre
1512.19.91.00 Sunflower seed oil ........................... 3c6 per litre 3c2 per litre 2c8 per litre
1517.10.10.10
1517.10.90.10
Margarine, other .............................. 22c per kg 20c per kg 17c per kg
1517.90.91.00 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid, mixed .... 3c6 per litre 3c2 per litre 2c8 per litre
1601.00.99.19
1601.00.99.20
1601 .00.99.90
Sausages and similar products, of meat,
meat offal or blood; food preparations
based on these products, other than
sausages in cans,  excluding
(1) pure swine mortadella in units of
50kg and over, in one piece;
(2) salami, certified as such by the
Director of Veterinary Services;
(3) cotechino, certified as such by
the Director of Veterinary
Services;
(4) zampone, certified as such by the
Director of Veterinary Services;
(5) chicken and turkey sausages
certified as such by the Director
of Veterinary Services;
(6) sausages in hermetically sealed
glass jars;
(7) Scottish Haggis, certified as such
by the Director of Veterinary
Services ...................................... 64c per kg
1602.31.11.00
1602.31.19.00
Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of turkeys, containing 57% or
more by weight of meat or offal, other
than sausages and similar products ....... 72c per kg
1602.31.30.00 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of turkeys, containing 25% or
more but less than 57% by weight of
meat or offal, other than sausages and
similar products .................................... 40c per kg
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1602.31.90.00 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of turkeys, containing less
than 25% by weight of meat or offal,
other than sausages and similar
products ................................................ 24c per kg
1602.32.11.00
1602.32.19.00
1602.39.21.00
1602.39.29.00
Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of poultry, other than turkey,
containing 57% or more by weight of
meat or offal, other than sausages and
similar products,  excluding
(1) chicken luncheon meat in cans,
certified by the Director of
Veterinary Services to conform
with the Codex Standard 89-
1981 of the Codex Alimentarius;
(2) chicken patè packed in
immediate packings of 100g or
less and certified as such by the
Director of Vetetinary Services
... 81c per kg
1602.32.30.00
1602.39.40.00
Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of poultry, other than turkey,
containing 25% or more but less than
57% by weight of meat or offal, other
than sausages and similar products,
excluding
(1) chicken patè packed in
immediate packings of 100g or
less and certified as such by the
Director of Veterinary Services .. 45c per kg
1602.32.90.00
1602.39.80.00
Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal
or blood, of poultry, other than turkey,
containing less than 25% by weight of
meat or offal, other than sausages and
similar products,  excluding
(1) chicken patè packed in
immediate packings of 100g or
less and certified as such by the
Director of Veterinary Services .. 27c per kg
1602.41.10.00 Prepared or preserved hams and cuts
thereof, of domestic swine, other than
sausages and similar products,
excluding
(1) pork ham and cuts thereof, in
cans of a net weight not
exceeding 500g;
(2) parma ham certified as such by
the Director of Veterinary
Services ...................................... 104c per kg
1602.42.10.00 Prepared or preserved shoulders or cuts
thereof, of domestic swine, other than
sausages or similar products,
excluding
(1) pork shoulder ham and cuts
thereof, in cans of a net weight
not exceeding 500g ..................... 104c per kg
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1602.49.11.00
1602.49.13.00
1602.49.15.00
1602.49.19.00
Prepared or preserved meat or meat
offal, of domestic swine, containing by
weight 80% or more of meat or meat
offal, of any kind, including fats of any
kind or origin, other than sausages or
similar products,  excluding
(1) luncheon meat in cans certified
by the Director of Veterinary
Services to conform with the
Codex Standard 89-1981 of the
Codex Alimentarius;
(2) chopped pork and ham in cans of
a net weight not exceeding 500g;
(3) chopped ham in cans of a net
weight not exceeding 500g;
(4) chopped ham and pork (luncheon
meat type) mixed in the same
immediate packing, certified by
the Director of Veterinary
Services to conform with the
Codex Standard 89-1981 of the
Codex Alimentarius .................... 104c per kg
1602.49.30.00 Prepared or preserved meat or meat
offal, of domestic swine, containing by
weight 40% or more but less than 80%
of meat or meat offal, of any kind,
including fats of any kind or origin,
other than sausages or similar products,
excluding
(1) luncheon meat in cans, certified
by the Director of Veterinary
Services to conform with the
Codex Standard 89-1981 of the
Codex Alimentarius;
(2) chopped pork in cans of a net
weight not exceeding 500g;
(3) chopped pork and ham in cans of
a net weight not exceeding 500g;
(4) chopped ham in cans of a net
weight not exceeding 500g;
(5) chopped ham and pork (luncheon
meat type) mixed in the same
immediate packing, certified by
the Director of Veterinary
Services to conform with the
Codex Standard 89-1981 of the
Codex Alimentarius .................... 48c per kg
1602.50.10.00 Prepared or preserved meat or meat
offal, of bovine animals, uncooked; and
mixtures of cooked meat or meat offal
and uncooked meat or meat offal,
including beef burgers, minced beef,
ground beef ........................................... 64c per kg
1602.90.10.00 Preparations of blood of any animal ..... 48c per kg
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1901.20.00.00 Mixes and doughs for the
preparation of bakers’   wares of
heading No. 1905,  excluding
(1) cake mixes, in powder form;
(2) mixes, in powder form with a
total sugar content of not less
than 6%;
(3) ready mixed doughs, stuffed,
frozen; ready mixed doughs
prepared with other
ingredients, frozen;
(4) filopastry, frozen; vol-au-vent
cases, frozen; croissants,
frozen ..................................... 81c per kg 76c per kg 63c per kg
1901.90.91.10
1901.90.99.10
Food preparations other than in
powder form containing any amount
of any product falling under H.S.
0403 ................................................
 
40c per litre 36c per litre 31c per litre
1902.11.00.00
1902.19.10.00
1902.19.90.00
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or
otherwise prepared,  excluding
(1) pasta made from rice;
(2) noodles ..................................
N.B.: Noodle shall be defined as "a
strip of dough, having maximum
cross sectional area of 3 sq. mm.,
dried and used in soups and
presented in retail packs containing
soup concentrates"
40c per kg 36c per kg 31c per kg
1905.31.11.90
1905.31.19.90
1905.31.30.00
1905.31.91.00
1905.31.99.00
1905.32.11.00
1905.32.19.90
1905.32.91.90
1905.32.99.00
1905.90.40.90
1905.90.45.00
1905.90.55.00
1905.90.60.90
1905.90.90.90
Pastry; cakes; biscuits and other
bakers’ wares,  excluding
(1)* assorted biscuits in
presentation boxes or tins of
400 grammes and over, and
certified as such by the
Director, Department of
Industry;
(2) ice-cream biscuits for
industrial use and certified as
such by the Director,
Department of Industry;
(3) emergency rations survival
biscuits;
(4) wafer rolls completely or
partially lined/filled/coated
with chocolate;
(5) uncooked frozen foods;
(6) chocolate covered wafers of a
weight exceeding 10gm;
(7) frozen foods;
(8) wafer rolls;
(9) chocolate covered biscuits,
individually wrapped;
(10) pre cooked pizza  .................... 81c per kg 76c per kg 63c per kg
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* N.B.:The term “presentation
boxes or tins” shall be interpreted to
mean “boxes  or tins (always of 400
grammes or over in weight) which
are intended to be presented and
sold to the consumer as a unit”. The
term “assorted” shall be interpreted
to mean “a variety of more than two
flavours”.
1905.90.30.00
1905.90.60.10
1905.90.90.10
Bread,  excluding
(1) bread sticks (grissini);
(2) bread for patients suffering
from coeliac disease as
certified by the CGMO ........... 7c6 per kg
than 1c4 
per unit
7c2 per kg
but not less
than 1c3 per 
unit
5c6 per kg
but not less
than 1c per 
unit
2001.90.20.00 Peppers, prepared or preserved, by
vinegar or acetic acid, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
3kg ........................................................
12c per kg 
net weight
2001.90.30.00 Sweet corn, prepared or preserved, by
vinegar or acetic acid, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
3kg ........................................................
12c per kg 
net weight
2001.90.50.00 Mushrooms, prepared or preserved, by
vinegar or acetic acid, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
3kg ........................................................
62c per kg 
net weight
2001.90.70.00 Sweet peppers, prepared or preserved,
by vinegar or acetic acid, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
3kg ........................................................
12c per kg 
net weight
2001.90.96.10 Artichokes, prepared or preserved, by
vinegar or acetic acid, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
3kg ........................................................
23c per kg 
net weight
2001.90.96.20 Gardiniera, prepared or preserved by
vinegar or acetic acid  ...........................
22c per kg 
net weight
2003.10.30.10 Mushrooms, prepared or preserved
otherwise than by vinegar and acetic
acid, in immediate packings of a net
content not exceeding 5kg ....................
68c per kg 
net weight
2005.20.20.00 Potatoes, flied or baked, thinly sliced,
whether or not salted or flavoured, in
airtight packings, suitable for
immediate consumption, including
potato crisps .......................................... 85c per kg
2005.40.00.10 Peas, prepared or preserved, other than
frozen, in immediate packings of a net
content of 3kg or less ............................
38c per kg 
net weight
2005.90.10.00 Peppers, prepared or preserved, other
than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen ....................................................
13c per kg 
net weight
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2005.90.50.10 Globe artichokes, prepared or
preserved, other than by vinegar or
acetic acid, not frozen, in immediate
packings of a net content of 3kg or less 
23c per kg 
net weight
2005.90.70.10 Gardiniera, prepared or preserved other
than by vinegar or acetic acid ...............
23c per kg 
net weight
2008.20.51.10
2008.20.59.10
2008.20.71.00
2008.20.79.00
2008.20.99.10
Pineapples, including pineapple rings
and pineapple cubes, prepared or
preserved, not containing added spirit,
in immediate packings of a net content
not exceeding 2.5kg ..............................
31c per kg 
net weight
2008.40.5 l.10
2008.40.59.10
2008.40.71.00
2008.40.79.00
2008.40.99.10
Pears, prepared or preserved, not
containing added spirit, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
4kg ........................................................ 31c per kg 
net weight
2008.70.61.10
2008.70.69.10
2008.70.71.00
2008.70.79.00
2008.70.99.10
Peaches, prepared or preserved, not
containing added spirit, in immediate
packings of a net content not exceeding
4kg, excluding
(1) sliced peaches (not halves) in
cans of a net content exceeding
2.8kg ...........................................
31c per kg 
net weight
2008.92.72.00
2008.92.74.00
2008.92.76.00
2008.92.78.00
2008.92.97.00
2008.92.98.00
Fruit mixtures, including fruit cocktail
and fruit macedonia, prepared or
preserved, not containing added spirit,
in immediate packings of a net content
of less than 4.5kg .................................. 31c per kg 
net weight
2103.90.90.20 Mayonnaise and salad cream
excluding
(1) mayonnaise or salad creams in
10g or 20g portion packs
(2) mayonnaise or salad creams up
to 20g portion packs ............... 22c per litre 20c per litre 17c per litre
2104.10.10.10
2104.10.90.10
Meat, chicken or fish cubes,
excluding
(1) meat, chicken or fish cubes in
hermetically sealed packing, of
a crumbly texture, containing
less than 33% salt, and which
may also be used as a drink
and certified as such by the
Director, Department of
Industry .................................. 121c per kg 92c per kg 94c per kg
2105.00.10.11
2105.00.10.19
2105.00.91.11
2105.00.91.19
2105.00.99.11
2105.00.99.19
Ice-creams ....................................... 63c per kg  48c per kg 49c per kg
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2106.90.98.20 Cream powder or custard powder,
excluding
 (1)   artificial topping and filling
cream .............................................. 45c per kg 31c per kg 35c per kg
2106.90.98.30 Dairy spread and/or Sandwich
spread ............................................. 22c per kg 20c per kg 17c per kg
2106.90.98.91 Food preparations, other than in
powder form, containing any amount
of any product falling under H.S.
0403  excluding
 (1) non-dairy creams having less
than 2% milk fat ..................... 45c per litre 36c per litre 31c per litre
2202.90.91.12 
2202.90.91.90 
2202.90.95.19 
2202.90.95.90 
2202.90.99.19
Foods in liquid form, containing
products or fat obtained from
products of H.S. Code 0401 to H.S.
Code 0404, other than foods
intended for enteral nutrition or for
other clinical condition and so
indicated on the packaging,
beverages with a basis of tea, coffee
or matè ............................................ 40c per litre 36c per litre 31c per litre
2202.90.99.90 Non-alcoholic beverages with a
basis of milk, other than those
prepared for infant use ..................... 45c per litre 34c per litre 35c per litre
2203.00.01.00
2203.00.01.90
2203.00.09.10
2203.00.09.90
2203.00.10.10
2203.00.10.90
Beer ................................................ 22c per litre 20c per litre 17c per litre
2204.10.11.00
2204.10.19.00
2204.10.91.00
2204.10.99.00
2204.21.10.00
2204.21.11.00
2204.21.12.00
2204.21.13.00
2204.21.17.00
2204.21.18.00
2204.21.19.00
2204.21.22.00
2204.21.24.00
2204.21.26.00
2204.21.27.00
2204.21.28.00
2204.21.32.00
2204.21.34.00
2204.21.36.00
2204.21.37.00
2204.21.38.00
2204.21.42.00
2204.21.43.00
2204.21.44.00
2204.21.46.00
Wine of fresh grapes, including
fortified wines; grape must other than
that falling under H.S 2009 ................... 142c per 
litre
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2204.21.47.00
2204.21.48.00
2204.21.62.00
2204.21 66.00
2204.21.67.00
2204.21.68.00
2204.21.69.00
2204.21.71.00
2204.21.74.00
2204.21.76.00
2204.21.77.00
2204.21.78.00
2204.21.79.00
2204.21.80.00
2204.21.81.00
2204.21.82.00
2204.21.83.00
2204.21.84.00
2204.21.87.00
2204.21.88.00
2204.21.89.00
2204.21.91.00
2204.21.92.00
2204.21.93.00
2204.21.94.00
2204.21.95.00
2204.21.96.00
2204.21.97.00
2204.21.98.00
2204.21.99.00
2204.29.10.00
2204.29.12.00
2204.29.13.00
2204.29.17.00
2204.29.18.00
2204.29.42.00
2204.29.43.00
2204.29.44.00
2204.29.46.00
2204.29.47.00
2204.29.48.00
2204.29.18.00
2204.29.62.00
2204.29.64.00
2204.29.65.00
2204.29.71.00
2204.29.72.00
2204.29.75.00
2204.29.81.00
2204.29.82.00
2204.29.83.00
2204.29.84.00
2204.29.87.00
2204.29.88.00
2204.29.89.00
2204.29.91.00
2204.29.92.00
2204.29.93.00
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2204.29.94.00
2204.29.95.00
2204.29.96.00
2204.29.97.00
2204.29.98.00
2204.29.99.00
2204.30.10.00
2204.30.92.00
2204.30.94.00
2204.30.96.11
2204.30.96.19
2204.30.96.90
2204.30.98.11
220430.98.19
2204.30.98.90
2205.10.10.00
2205.10.90.00
2205.90.10.00
2205.90.90.00
Vermouth and other wine of fresh
grapes flavoured with plants or
aromatic substances ......................... 90c per litre 80c per litre 70c per litre
2206. Other fermented beverages (for
example, cider, perry, mead);
mixtures of fermented beverages and
non-alcoholic beverages not
elsewhere specified or included:
2206.00.10.11
2206.00.31.11
a) In bottles with "mushroom"
stoppers held in place by ties or
fastenings and with an alcoholic
extract of 7% or less .................. 27c per litre 24c per litre 21c per litre
2206.00.10.19
2206.00.31.19
2206.00.39.11
2206.00.39.19
2206.00.51.10
2206.00.59.10
2206.00.81.10
2206.00.89.10
b) In bottles with "mushroom"
stoppers held in place by ties or
fastenings and with an alcoholic
extract exceeding 7% .................
 
135c per 
litre
 
120c per 
litre
 
105c per 
litre
2206.00.10.90
2206.00.31.90
2206.00.39.91
2206.00.39.99
2206.00.51.90
2206.00.59.90 
2206.00.81.90
2206.00.89.90
c) Other ......................................... 16c per litre 14c per litre 13c per litre
2302.30.10.10
2302.30.90.10
Bran and pollard of wheat ................ 4c5 per kg 4c2 per kg 3c5 per kg
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2309.90.31.00 
2309.90.33.00 
2309.90.35.00 
2309.90.39.00 
2309.90.41.00 
2309.90.43.00 
2309.90.49.00 
2309.90.51.00 
2309.90.53.00 
2309.90.59.00 
2309.90.70.00 
2309.90.95.00
2309.90.97.00
Preparations of a kind used for
animal feeding, other than dog and
cat food put up for retail sale, fish or
marine mammal soluble, beetpulp
with added molasses, premixtures,
excluding
(1) preparations certified by the
Director of Agriculture to be
suppliments containing
vitamins, minerals and/or
protein concentrates as the
active ingredients, used solely
for the manufacture of animal
feeds;
(2) calf milk replacer of a net
weight of 25kg and over,
certified by the Director of
Agriculture as calf milk
replacer denatured by colour,
garlic or alfalfa for animal
feed;
(3) specialised food and vitamin
supp-lements for caged birds
and pet rodents, certified as
such by the Director of
Agriculture;
(4) mineral salt live stock lick-
block, certified as such by the
Director of Agriculture ........... 6c3 per kg 6c per kg 5c per kg
2402.10.00.10
2402.90.00.11
Cigars, (cheroots and toscano type
only) ...............................................
1890c
 per kg
1680c
 per kg
1470c
 per kg
2402.10.00.90
2402.90.00.19
Cigars - other .................................. 1350c
 per kg
1200c
 per kg
1050c
 per kg
2402.20.10.00 
2402.20.90.00 
2402.90.00.20
Cigarettes ........................................ 553c per kg 492c per kg 430c per kg
2403.10.10.10
2403.10.90.10
Pipe tobacco .................................... 990c per kg 880c per kg 770c per kg
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SECOND PART
1. All kinds of diabetic products such as jellies, wafers,
biscuits, pasta and other similar products.
2.  Baby products such as foods, clothing and footwear.
3.  Gluten-free, gluten enriched and/or low protein products.
4.  Special shoes and boots used by persons suffering from
muscular or orthopaedical malfunctions.
5.  Imports by:-
( a ) Central Bank of Malta;
( b ) Malta Development Corporation;
( c ) Enemalta Corporation;
( d ) Maltacom plc;
( e ) Deutsche Welle Company for the exclusive use of
operation and maintenance of the Relay Station in
Malta;
Cap. 191.
( f ) Any imports falling under Article 11 of the Diplomatic
Immunities and Privileges Act.
Cap. 337.
6. Goods and articles exempt from Customs duty as provided
for under Part II of the Second Schedule to the Import Duties Act,
and specified hereunder:-
( a ) Any dutiable article imported by the Government for
the public service;
( b ) Articles which are shown to the satisfaction of the
Comptroller of Customs to have been awarded abroad
to any person for distinction in art, literature, science
or sport, or for public service, or otherwise as a record
of meritorious achievement or conduct, and imported
by or on behalf of that person;
( c ) Articles imported by the University of Malta for the
equipment and maintenance of the University;
( d ) Articles and materials imported by Malta Drydocks for
the equipping and the maintenance of the Dockyard, or
which are required in connection with the services
rendered by that Corporation, other than articles and
materials used in:
(i) goods produced by that Corporation and
intended to be disposed of in Malta, or;
 (ii) locally registered ships which are themselves
subject to duty under the Customs Tariff;
 ( e ) Bona fide  gifts of a non-commercial nature received
occasionally by a person from another person residing
abroad and being intended for the personal use of the
consignee and his family, provided the gift is neither
alcohol nor alcoholic beverage nor tobacco or tobacco
products and the total CIF value of the gifts on every
single occasion does not exceed twenty-five liri;
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( f ) Household and personal effects, furniture and other
domestic articles (excluding firearms and weapons of
all kinds) , which in the opinion of the Comptroller of
Customs have been in use within that household by the
importing person or his family, and are imported by
such person on removing his household from another
country to Malta provided that such articles are
imported within six months from the date of arrival in
Malta of the person importing them to take up
residence in Malta, or within such other period which
the Comptroller of Customs may allow;
( g ) Passengers’ baggage, including wearing apparel and
personal effects, used, which the Comptroller of
Customs is satisfied are intended for the passengers’
personal use but excluding firearms and weapons of all
kinds.
Cap. 330.
7. Furniture, equipment and other material required and
imported by an Offshore company for its own use and the use of
personal belongings of any officer or employee of the company, not
resident in Malta, in terms of sub-article (2) of article 33 of the
Malta Financial Services Authority Act.
Cap. 337.
8. Food and drink for the use of mendicant religious orders
and of private charitable institutions recognised as such by the
Minister as defined by Import Duties Act.
