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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Entry and accounting for goods - Imported goods

80: Samples or illustrations

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"Give Customs officers the information and samples they need to check your imported goods"

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When you import goods, you must give a Customs officer any samples or information they need to do their job. This can include things like drawings, documents, or plans that relate to the goods. You must provide these things for free.

A Customs officer will only ask for the smallest sample they need to get the job done. They cannot ask for more than that. You can compare this to what the law said before in s 45.

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Entry and accounting for goods: Imported goods

80Samples or illustrations

  1. The importer of goods must provide (free of charge) any samples, illustrations, drawings, documents, or plans relating to the goods that may be required by a Customs officer for the purposes of this Act.

  2. A Customs officer must not require more than the smallest sample possible for the required purpose.

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