{"id":"F2013L02198","name":"Customs Act 1901 - Specified Percentage of Total Factory Costs Determination No. 1 of 2013","slug":"customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128296,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L02198-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - Specified Percentage of Total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 2013","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\nCUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nSUBSECTION 153L(4)\n\nSPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FACTORY COSTS\n\nDETERMINATION NO. 1 OF 2013\n\nI, MICHAEL PEZZULLO, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, pursuant to 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 is 40 per cent where the wiring harnesses:\n\n(a)   are classified to subheading 8544.30.00 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995; and\n\n(b)   are of a kind used in, and are for use in, passenger motor vehicles, as defined in Chapter 87 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 for the purposes of 8703.\n\n \n\nThis determination is effective from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2016.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated:   13 December 2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMICHAEL PEZZULLO\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":805},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, specific determination applying only to wiring harnesses from Samoa under a single provision of the Customs Act. It maintains the original limited scope of setting a Rules of Origin threshold for a specific product category."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with a fixed percentage value","Only two qualifying conditions (tariff classification and end-use requirement)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond basic tariff classification codes","Fixed temporal validity (3-year sunset clause)","No definitions section, exceptions, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis document sets a specific rule for when wiring harnesses (bundles of electrical wires used in cars) can be treated as \"made in Samoa\" for Australian customs purposes.\n\n**The key rule:**\nFor Samoan-made wiring harnesses to qualify for preferential treatment (usually lower or zero tariffs under trade agreements), at least **40% of the total factory cost** must come from Samoa or other qualifying countries.\n\n**What products are covered:**\n- Wiring harnesses classified under tariff code 8544.30.00\n- Must be designed for use in passenger motor vehicles\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis 40% threshold is the \"local content\" requirement. It prevents companies from doing minimal assembly in Samoa and claiming the benefits meant for genuine Samoan manufacturing. The determination was temporary, applying only to goods entered between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2016."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-specified-percentage-of-total-factory-costs-determination-no-1-of-2013/documents"}}