{"id":"F2005L03229","name":"Customs Act 1901 - Specified Percentage of Total Factory Costs Determination No. 1 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":134529,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03229-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - Specified Percentage of Total Factory Costs Determination No. 1 of 2005","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: \"IF THE THRESHOLDS FOR SEA/AIR AND POST ARE THE SAME:\"\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\n \n\nSUBSECTION 153L(4)\n\n \n\nSPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FACTORY COSTS\n\n \n\nDETERMINATION NO. 1 OF 2005\n\n \n\nI, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under subsection 153L(4) of the Customs Act 1901, determine that the specified percentage of the total factory cost of wiring harnesses claimed to be the manufacture of Samoa, where the wiring harnesses are of a kind used in passenger motor vehicles and are classified to subheading 8544.30.00 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, is 40%\n\nThis determination commences on 24 October 2005 and ceases to have effect on 23 October 2007.\n\n \n\nDated: 20 October 2005\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(L B WOODWARD)\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2282},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the specific power conferred by subsection 153L(4) of the Customs Act 1901, which authorises the CEO to set percentage thresholds for determining country of origin. It represents a standard administrative setting of a tariff parameter and does not expand the scope beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only one percentage figure (40%)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested definitions","Applies to a single, specific product classification (subheading 8544.30.00)","Fixed duration with clear commencement and cessation dates","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the enabling Act and Tariff"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis determination sets a rule for when car wiring harnesses imported from Samoa qualify as \"made in Samoa\" for Australian customs purposes.\n\n**The Key Rule:**\nFor wiring harnesses used in passenger vehicles (classified under tariff code 8544.30.00), **40% of the total factory cost** must come from manufacturing processes actually carried out in Samoa. This is known as a \"local content requirement.\"\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGoods that meet this 40% threshold could claim preferential (lower) import duties when entering Australia. If the Samoan content was below 40%, the goods would not qualify for these trade benefits and might face higher tariffs.\n\n**Who it affected:**\n- Australian importers purchasing wiring harnesses from Samoa\n- Samoan manufacturers exporting automotive wiring to Australia\n\n**Duration:**\nThis rule applied only for a fixed two-year period (24 October 2005 to 23 October 2007)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2005/documents"}}