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Funeral homes challenge import duties on hearses Justice Jacqueline Wilson FUNERAL-home owners have received the court’s permission to pursue a claim against the Comptroller of Customs over a classification of their hearses which carries higher import duties. Justice Jacqueline Wilson granted leave to the Association of Funeral Professionals of TT (AFPTT) to file for judicial review of a decision to classify left-hand-drive hearses under a tariff heading used to describe vehicles principally used for transporting people. The association claims the classification, which should be under a heading described as special-purpose motor vehicles, attracts a higher rate of customs duties of 67.6 per cent – the highest rate of common external tariff – while the other tariff code which they say should be used carries a rate of zero per cent. ....