{"id":"F2007L04327","name":"Customs Act 1901 - Determination under subsection 153L(4) - Specified Percentage of Total Factory Costs - No. 1 of 2007","slug":"customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":118888,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04327-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - Determination under subsection 153L(4) - Specified Percentage of Total Factory Costs - No. 1 of 2007","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: I, John Michael Drury, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs Service, hereby determine, pursuant to subsection 15\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nDETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 153L(4) OF THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\n \n\nI, Michael Joseph Carmody, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs Service, hereby determine, pursuant to subsection 153L(4) of the Customs Act 1901, that the specified percentage of the total factory cost of wiring harnesses claimed to be the manufacture of Samoa is 40% where the wiring harnesses are of a kind used in passenger motor vehicles and classified to subheading 8544.30.00 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n \n\nThis determination is effective from 23 October 2007 until 22 October 2010.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated at Canberra this 23rd day of October 2007.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(MICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY)\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1873},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, product-specific administrative determination that sets a single percentage for one category of goods. It remains strictly within its original scope of implementing local content rules for preferential trade treatment."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no subsections or paragraphs","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the empowering Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or qualifications","Direct reference to only one specific tariff classification"],"plain_english_summary":"**This determination sets a \"made in Samoa\" threshold for car wiring harnesses.**\n\nIt states that for wiring harnesses used in passenger vehicles (tariff code 8544.30.00), **40% of the total production cost must come from Samoan manufacturing** for the goods to be treated as Samoan-made when imported into Australia.\n\n**Who this affects:**\n*   **Importers** bringing car wiring harnesses into Australia from Samoa\n*   **Manufacturers** in Samoa who want their products to qualify for preferential import duty rates\n\nThe 40% figure is the minimum local content required under Australia's customs rules for these specific goods. If the Samoan production costs meet or exceed this percentage, the goods may receive favorable tariff treatment. The determination was in effect from 23 October 2007 to 22 October 2010."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-determination-under-subsection-153l-4-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-n/documents"}}