Level of de-minimis waiver of Customs and/or Excise duty and GST on imported goods.

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A decision made (12/11/2007) regarding: The level of de-minimis waiver of Customs and/or Excise duty and GST on imported goods.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2007-0118
Decision Summary Title:	Setting the de-minimis waiver of Customs and / or Excise duty and GST on imported goods.		Date of Decision Summary:	6th November 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Ian Coupland		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	David Nurse
Written Report Title:	Proposal for a £12 de-minimis waiver of duty and tax on imported goods		Date of Written Report:	6th November 2007
Written Report Author:	David Nurse		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The level of de-minimis waiver of Customs and/or Excise duty and GST on imported goods.
Decision(s): The Minister approved for lodging ‘au Greffe’ a Proposition asking the States to decide whether they are of opinion: a) to agree that the de-minimis waiver of duty or Goods and Services Tax on imported goods below which the duty or tax due will not be collected should be fixed at £12; and b) to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources, in conjunction with the Agent of the Impôts, to implement the decision.
Reason(s) for Decision: To allow the States Assembly to debate the de-minimis waiver level proposed by the Minister for Treasury and Resources to facilitate the importation of low value goods.
Resource Implications: With the proposed £12 de-minimis waiver there are no additional financial or manpower implications other than those already identified for the implementation of GST.
Action required: To instruct the Director of Customs and Excise to contact the States Greffe to arrange for the Proposition and Report regarding the de-minimis waiver to be lodged “au Greffe” for debate by the States Assembly on 15th January 2008.
Signature:		Position: Senator Terry Le Sueur, Treasury and Resources Minister
Date Signed: 12th November 2007		Date of Decision: 12th November 2007