{"id":"F2005L00053","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0411359","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0411359","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33403,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0411359","content":"\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n| |\n\n| |\n\n| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDER |\n\n| |\n\n| |\n\n|Under Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I Rod Wise a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|declare that the goods specified in Column 1 of THE TABLE are goods to which the item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs |\n\n|Tariff Act 1995 specified in Column 2 of THE TABLE applies. This Order shall have effect from NOVEMBER 2, 2004 and |\n\n|continue in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Act, or the date, if any, specified in Column 2. |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|\n\nTHE TABLE\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCOLUMN 1 COLUMN 2\n\nDescription of Goods including the Prescribed Item No.\n\nCustoms Tariff Classification Date\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n7409.31.00 PLATES AND/OR SHEETS AND/OR STRIP, of copper-tin base alloys, 50\n\nthickness greater than 0.15 mm\n\nOp. 02.11.04 \\- TC 0411359\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Rod Wise.................................... |\n\n|Dated JANUARY 7, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This TCO is narrowly targeted to a single product description and tariff heading. It does not expand the legislation beyond its original purpose of granting specified concessions; it simply applies the established concession mechanism to a particular class of copper‑tin alloy plates/sheets/strips. There is no sign in the text that the instrument broadens the scope of the concessions regime or repurposes the enabling power."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one table entry","Clear physical description with one tariff classification (7409.31.00)","No multiple defined terms or interpretive provisions in the instrument itself","References to external legislation (Customs Act 1901 s269P, ss269SC/269SD and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995) — adds minor cross‑reference complexity","No nested exceptions, conditions, or expiry date specified in the Table"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. It names a specific class of imported goods and declares that those goods are covered by the item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (that is, they attract the concessional tariff treatment provided by that Schedule item).\n- The Table in the Order lists one entry: \"plates and/or sheets and/or strip, of copper‑tin base alloys, thickness greater than 0.15 mm\" with the customs tariff classification 7409.31.00. The Order is recorded as having effect from 2 November 2004 and was signed on 7 January 2005.\n- The Order remains in force until it is revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act (these are the statutory revocation mechanisms), or until any expiry date that might be specified in the Table (none is specified here).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers who bring into Australia plates, sheets or strips of copper‑tin base alloys thicker than 0.15 mm and classified to tariff heading 7409.31.00. Those importers can rely on the concessional tariff treatment declared by the Order when their goods meet the description.\n- Businesses that use those imported products (for example manufacturers or processors) can be indirectly affected by changes in import costs and sourcing choices.\n- The Australian Customs authority and its officials (the delegate of the Chief Executive Officer acted here) administer and enforce the Order.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and incentives)**\n\n- The immediate mechanical effect is to make specified copper‑tin alloy plates/sheets/strips eligible for the tariff item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. In practice that means the specified imports attract whatever concessional tariff rate or exemption that Schedule 4 item provides, rather than the ordinary heading rate.\n- Who pays: the fiscal cost (lower duty receipts, if the Schedule item reduces or removes duty) is borne by the Commonwealth. The concentrated benefit accrues to importers and downstream users of the specified goods who pay lower customs duty on imports that match the description.\n- Behavioural incentives: importers may shift sourcing or increase imports of the specified product if concessional treatment lowers landed cost. Domestic producers of similar goods, if any, face a change in competitive conditions.\n\n**Implementation, compliance and risk trade‑offs**\n\n- The instrument is narrowly framed: it hinges on accurate classification (tariff heading 7409.31.00) and the physical description (copper‑tin base alloys; thickness greater than 0.15 mm). Mistakes or disputes about classification or whether imported goods meet the physical description will create compliance risk for importers and administrative work for Customs.\n- Revocation process: the Order can be revoked under the Act (ss 269SC/269SD). That creates regulatory uncertainty for businesses relying on long‑term concession unless a fixed end date is specified.\n- Administrative discretion: a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer issued the Order under the statutory power. Future decisions to alter, renew or revoke similar concessions are made through the same administrative and legislative framework.\n\n**Source claims and trade‑offs to note**\n\n- The official effect claimed by the instrument is the grant of concessional tariff treatment to the named goods. The observable trade‑offs are: reduced customs revenue versus concentrated benefits to specific importers/users; likely small administrative complexity because the Order is narrowly drafted; and potential competitive effects for domestic suppliers.\n\n(Key statutory references: Customs Act 1901, s 269P (power to make TCOs); Customs Act ss 269SC/269SD (revocation); Customs Tariff Act 1995, Part III of Schedule 4 (the concessional tariff item referenced).)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow tariff concession order covering a specific category of goods. It remains precisely scoped to its original purpose: granting duty relief on particular copper-tin alloy products. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the single product category described."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product description with clear dimensional threshold (thickness > 0.15mm)","Only one tariff classification number involved (7409.31.00)","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provisions","Standard administrative form with minimal operative text","No defined terms section — relies on established customs classification system"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tariff Concession Order** — essentially a tax break on specific imported goods.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Removes or reduces customs duty (import tax) on certain copper-tin alloy plates, sheets, or strip that are thicker than 0.15mm\n- These goods fall under tariff classification **7409.31.00** in Australia's customs system\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing in copper-tin alloy sheets/plates from overseas\n- **Australian businesses** that use these materials (manufacturers, metalworkers, etc.)\n- **Domestic producers** of similar goods who now face competition from duty-free imports\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Makes imported copper-tin alloys cheaper for Australian businesses to buy\n- Helps local manufacturers who rely on these materials reduce their input costs\n- The concession took effect on **2 November 2004** and continues until revoked or a specified end date\n\n**The legal mechanics:**\n- Made under the **Customs Act 1901** (specifically section 269P)\n- Issued by a delegate of the Australian Customs Service CEO\n- Can be revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD if circumstances change (e.g., if local industry is being harmed)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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