Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1. Aircraft operated in international air transportation by the airlines of each Party shall be exempt from all import restrictions, customs duties, excise taxes, and similar fees and charges imposed by national authorities. Component parts, normal aircraft equipment and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the operation or for the repair, maintenance and servicing of such aircraft shall be similarly exempt, provided such equipment and items are for use on board an aircraft and are re-exported.
(a) Provided in each case that they are for use on board an aircraft in connection with the establishment or maintenance of international air transportation by the airline concerned, the following items shall be exempt from all import restrictions, customs duties, excise taxes, and similar fees and charges imposed by national authorities, whether they are introduced by an airline of one Party into the territory of the other Party or supplied to an airline of one Party in the territory of the other Party:
(i) aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items as food, beverages and products destined for sale to, or use by, passengers during flight);
(ii) fuel, lubricants (including hydraulic fluids) and consumable technical supplies; and
(iii) spare parts including engines.
(b) These exemptions shall apply even when these items are to be used on any part of a journey performed over the territory of the other Party in which they have been taken on board.
3. The exemptions provided by this Article shall not extend to charges based on the cost of services provided to the airlines of a Party in the territory of the other Party.
4. The normal aircraft equipment, as well as spare parts (including engines), supplies of fuel, lubricating oils (including hydraulic fluids) and lubricants and other items mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article retained on board the aircraft operated by the airlines of one Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Party only with the approval of the Customs authorities of that territory. Aircraft stores intended for use on the airlines’ services may, in any case be unloaded. Equipment and supplies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be required to be kept under the supervision or control of the appropriate authorities until they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Customs laws and procedures of that Party.
5. The exemptions provided for by this Article sh...
Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1. Each Party exempts the Designated Airlines of the other Party from import restrictions, customs duties, direct or indirect taxes, inspection fees and all other national and/or local duties and charges on aircraft as well as their regular equipment, fuel, lubricants, maintenance equipment, aircraft tools, consumable technical supplies, spare parts including engines, catering equipment, aircraft stores including but not limited to such items as cutlery, food, beverages, liquor, tobacco and other products for sale to or use by passengers during flight and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the operation or servicing of aircraft used by such Designated Airline operating the Agreed Services, as well as printed ticket stock, airway bills, any printed material which bears the insignia of the Designated Airline printed thereon and usual publicity and promotional materials distributed free of charge by such Designated Airline. The above exemption shall also apply to staff uniforms, computers and ticket printers, within reasonable limits, intended for use by a Designated Airline of one Party provided they are imported temporarily into the Territory of the other Party and re-exported within a maximum period of 24 months.
2. The exemptions granted by this Article shall apply to the items referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article which are:
a) introduced into the Territory of one Party by or on behalf of a Designated Airline of the other Party;
b) retained on board the aircraft of a Designated Airline of one Party upon arriving in and until leaving the Territory of the other Party and/or consumed during flight over that Territory;
c) taken on board the aircraft of a Designated Airline of one Party in the Territory of the other Party and intended for use in operating the Agreed Services; whether or not such items are used or consumed wholly or partly within the Territory of the Party granting the exemption, provided such items are not alienated in the Territory of the said Party.
3. The regular airborne equipment, as well as the materials, supplies and stores normally retained on board the aircraft used by the Designated Airline of either Party may be unloaded in the Territory of the other Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that other Party. In such case, such equipment and items shall enjoy the exemptions provided for by paragraph (1) of this Article provided that they may be required to be placed under the supervis...
Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1. A customs duty includes any duty or charge of any kind imposed on or in connection with the importation of goods, including any form of surtax or surcharge, but does not include:
(a) internal taxes or other internal charges imposed consistently with Article 23;
(b) any antidumping, countervailing or safeguard measure applied consistently with Chapter 2 of Part II;
(c) fees or other charges imposed consistently with paragraph 2.
2. Fees and charges referred to paragraph 1(c) shall be limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered and shall not represent indirect protection for domestic products or a taxation of imports for fiscal purposes. Any such fees and charges shall not be applied on an ad valorem basis.
Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1) Aircraft operated on international air services by the designated airline of one Contracting Party, as well as their regular equipment, spare parts, supplies of fuels, oils (including hydraulic fluids), lubricants, and aircraft stores shall be exempt from all customs duties, inspection fees and other duties or charges on arriving in the territory of the other Contracting Party, provided such equipment and supplies remain on board the aircraft up to such time as they are re-exported.
2) Supplies of fuels, oils (including hydraulic fluids), lubricants, spare parts, regular equipment and aircraft stores introduces into the territory of each Contracting Party by or on behalf of the designated airline of the other Contracting Party or taken on board the aircraft operated by such designated airline and intended solely for use in the operation of international air services shall be exempt from all duties and charges, including customs duties and inspection fees imposed in the territory of the first Contracting Party even when those supplies are to be used on the parts of the journey performed over the territory of the Contracting Party in which they are taken on board. The material referred to above may be required to be kept under customs supervision or control.
3) The regular airborne equipment, spare parts, aircraft stores, and supplies of fuels, oils (including hydraulic fluids), and lubricants retained on board the aircraft of either Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that Contracting Party, who may require that those materials be placed under their supervision and control up to such time as they are re exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations.
4) Airline tickets, airway bills as well as airline publicity materials and give-away items of the designated airline of either Contracting Party introduced into the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be exempt from all customs duties, inspection fees and other duties or charges.
Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1. Each Contracting Party shall on the basis of reciprocity exempt the designated airline or airlines of the other Contracting Party, to the fullest extent possible under its national laws, from import restrictions, customs duties, excise taxes, inspection fees and other national duties and taxes on aircraft, fuel, lubricating oils, consumable technical supplies, spare parts including engines, regular aircraft equipment, aircraft stores (including liquor, tobacco and other products intended for sale to passengers in limited quantities during the flight) and other items intended for use or being used solely in connection with the operation or servicing of aircraft of the designated airline or airlines of that other Contracting Party operating the agreed services.
2. The exemptions granted by this article shall apply to the items referred to in paragraph 1 of this article which are:
(a) Introduced into the territory of one Contracting Party by or on behalf of one or more designated airlines of the other Contracting Party;
(b) Retained on aircraft used by the designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party until their arrival in or departure from the territory of the other Contracting Party;
(c) Taken on board the aircraft of the designated airline or airlines of one Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party and intended for use in operating the agreed services, Whether or not such items are used or consumed wholly or in part within the territory of the Contracting Party granting the exemption, provided such items are not disposed of in the territory of the said Contracting Party.
3. The regular aircraft equipment, as well as the materials and supplies normally retained on board the aircraft of the designated airline or airlines of either Contracting Party may be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Party only with the approval of the customs authorities of that territory. In such case, they may be placed under the supervision of the said authorities up to such time as they are re-exported or otherwise disposed of in accordance with customs regulations.
Customs Duties and Other Charges. 1. On arriving in the territory of one Party, aircraft operated in international air transport by the designated airlines of another Party, their regular equipment, ground equipment, fuel, lubricants, consumable technical supplies, spare parts (including engines), aircraft stores (including but not limited to such items of food, beverages and liquor, tobacco and other products destined for sale to or use by passengers in limited quantities during flight), and other items intended for or used solely in connection with the operation or servicing of aircraft engaged in international air transport shall be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, from all import restrictions, property taxes and capital levies, customs duties, excise taxes, and similar fees and charges that are (1) imposed by national authorities, and (2) not based on the cost of services provided, provided that such equipment and supplies remain on board the aircraft.
2. There shall also be exempt, on the basis of reciprocity, from the taxes, levies, duties, fees a nd charges referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, with the exception of charges based on the cost of the services, provided:
(a) aircraft stores introduced into or supplied in the territory of a Party and taken on board, within reasonable limits, for use on outbound aircraft of an airline of another Party engaged in international air transport, even when these stores are to be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the Party in which they are taken on board;
(b) ground equipment and spare parts (including engines) introduced into the territory of a Party for the servicing, maintenance, or repair of aircraft of an airline of another Party used in international air transport;
(c) fuel, lubricants and consumable technical supplies in troduced into or supplied in the territory of a Party for use in an aircraft of an airline of another Party engaged in international air transport, even when these supplies are to be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the Party in which they are taken on board; and
(d) promotional and advertising materials introduced into or supplied in the territory of one Party and taken on board, within reasonable limits, for use on outbound aircraft of an airline of another Party engaged in international air transport, even when these stores are to be used on a part of the journey performed over the territory of the Party in which they are taken on board.
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