Customs Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part III · Levying of Customs Duties
22. Time of importation when duty is imposed or abolished
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever by virtue of an order made under subsection ( 1} of section 9
customs duty is ftxed on any goods which previously were not dutiable goods or any customs duty on goods is abolished or when the importation or exportation of any goods is prohibited or any such prohibition abolished by an order made under section 31 and it becomes necessary for the purposes of this Order to determine the time at which an importation or exportation of any goods made and completed shall be deemed to have had effect, such importation or exportation shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, be deemed to be -
customs duty
"customs duty" means any import duty, export duty, surtax, surcharge or cess imposed by or under this Order;
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{a} in the case of importation by sea, the time at which the vessel importing such goods had actually come within the limits of the customs port to which such goods are consigned;
vessel
"vessel" includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation;
{b) in the case of importation by land, the time at which such goods come within Brunei Darussalam;
goods
"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
{c) in the case of importation by air, the time at which the aircraft lands at a customs airport;
aircraft
"aircraft" includes any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers or goods by air;
{d) in the case of exportation by sea, the time at which shipment of such goods on board the vessel by which they were exported commenced;
{e) in the case of exportation by land, the time at which such goods leave Brunei Darussalam;
{f)
in the case of exportation by air, the time at which the aircraft leaves a customs airport;
customs airport
"customs airport" means any place which has been prescribed as a customs airport; 597 13th. MARCH, 2006
in the case of importation from a free trade zone, the time at which the goods enter the customs territory;
free trade zone
"free trade zone" means any area in Brunei Darussalam which has been declared to be a free trade zone under any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam;
in the case of goods removed from the customs territory into a free trade zone for export, the time at which the goods are brought into the free trade zone.
export
"export" means to take or cause to be taken out of Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air or to place any goods in a vessel, conveyance or aircraft for the purpose of such goods being taken out of Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air: Provided that goods bona tide in transit, including goods which have been transhipped, shall not, for the purpose of levy of customs duties, be deemed to be exported unless they are or become uncustomed goods;
Terms defined in s 2
aircraft
Defined · s 2"aircraft" includes any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers or goods by air;
customs airport
Defined · s 2"customs airport" means any place which has been prescribed as a customs airport; 597 13th. MARCH, 2006
customs duty
Defined · s 2"customs duty" means any import duty, export duty, surtax, surcharge or cess imposed by or under this Order;
customs port
Defined · s 2"customs port" means any port within the meaning of the Ports Act prescribed to be a customs port;
export
Defined · s 2"export" means to take or cause to be taken out of Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air or to place any goods in a vessel, conveyance or aircraft for the purpose of such goods being taken out of Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air: Provided that goods bona tide in transit, including goods which have been transhipped, shall not, for the purpose of levy of customs duties, be deemed to be exported unless they are or become uncustomed goods;
free trade zone
Defined · s 2"free trade zone" means any area in Brunei Darussalam which has been declared to be a free trade zone under any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam;
goods
Defined · s 2"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
vessel
Defined · s 2"vessel" includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation;
Part IV
Importation and Exportation
Part VI
General Provisions Affecting Vessels in Territorial Waters
Part VII
Manifests
Part VIII
Warehousing
Part IX
Part C
Part X
Drawback
Part XI