Working Tariff Document of New Zealand · tariff item · HS 7616.99
7616.99.90.29: Other aluminium articles: LADDERS
Other aluminium articles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into New Zealand
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Same subheading in other tariffs
7616.99 Other articles of aluminium: other, other
New Zealand lines: 7616.99
- 7616.99.10.00HAND KNITTING NEEDLES & PINS; CROCHET HOOKS
- 7616.99.20.00GAUZE REINFORCING FABRIC & SIMILAR MATERIALS OF ALUMINIUM WIRE
- 7616.99.30.00EXPANDED METAL
- 7616.99.40.00FITTINGS FOR SHIPS BOATS & OTHER VESSELS
- 7616.99.50.00NOSE RINGS FOR ANIMALS; CLIPS TAGS RINGS ETC FOR THE ID OF ANIMALS BIRDS OR FISH
- 7616.99.60.00Turtle or sea mammal excluders being bar grids of a kind used for incorporation into fishing nets
- 7616.99.90.01BOBBINS REELS OR CONES PECULIAR TO HOLDING YARN DURING STORAGE
- 7616.99.90.09OTHER BOBBINS SPOOLS COPS CORES REELS & SIMILAR SUPPORTS
- 7616.99.90.11BOXES SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HOUSE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
- 7616.99.90.19DISCS
- 7616.99.90.21VENETIAN BLINDS
- 7616.99.90.29LADDERS
- 7616.99.90.71Other goods of 7616 other
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- 600016070 HMRC
An aluminium handle, bronze/gold in colour, approx.126 cm in length designed to be used with a separate mop head. The handle has a coloured grip at the top made from plastic (polypropylene) that has a ribbed appearance. The handles are coloured red, blue, green or yellow. There is a hole at the…
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Sacrificial anodes with steel core and cast to DNV specification. Composition material is Cast aluminium alloy. The Length 339.9xWidth 115.9x Height 42.5 – 4.17 Kg each. Aluminium 94 – 97.5% Zinc: 2.5 – 5.75% Indium: 0.015-0.04% Cu: 0.003% Si: 0.12% Fe: 0.09% The material is used as a sacrificial…
186 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. In this chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Aluminium, not alloyed:
Metal containing by weight at least 99 % of aluminium, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table:
Element Limiting content % by weight Fe + Si (iron plus silicon) 1 Other elements, each 0,1 (b) Aluminium alloys:
Metallic substances in which aluminium predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that:
(1) the content by weight of at least one of the other elements or of iron plus silicon taken together is greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table; or
(2) the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 1 %.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of note 9(c) to Section XV, for the purposes of subheading 761691 the term ‘wire’ applies only to products, whether or not in coils, of any cross-sectional shape, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm.
Tariff item 7616.99.90.29 is a line of the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand under HS subheading 7616.99 (other articles of aluminium: other, other).
The normal tariff rate is 5%, and quantities are declared in NMB.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the US duty is 0%–2.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 10%–35%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
New Zealand imported goods of subheading 7616.99 worth US$45m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the New Zealand import duty for tariff item 7616.99.90.29?
The normal tariff rate in the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand is 5%; the supplementary unit is NMB. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does New Zealand import these goods from?
For subheading 7616.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$31m), followed by Australia.
Typical products
- aluminium bottles, not for household use
- aluminium ladder
- cleats, aluminium
- glass clamps, aluminium
- handcuffs, of aluminium
- metal poles, aluminium
- roller banners, aluminium
- sailing yacht rig, aluminium
- shackles, of aluminium
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.