{"id":"F2005L00188","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0411589","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0411589","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33651,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0411589","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 4, 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\n7305.12.00 LINE PIPE, electric resistance welded, to DNV-OS-F101 OR 50\n\nDEP 31.40.20.37\n\nOp. 04.11.04 \\- TC 0411589\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| Rod Wise.................................... |\n\n|Dated FEBRUARY 1, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order is narrowly focused and consistent with the typical and original purpose of tariff concession orders: to declare that a particular imported good is subject to a concessional tariff item. It does not add new policy aims or broader regulatory obligations beyond granting that concession for the named product; therefore it has not materially changed scope beyond that original, product-specific intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-item instrument: the Table contains one goods description only","One tariff classification referenced (7305.12.00)","Cross-references to three statutory provisions: Section 269P, 269SC, 269SD of the Customs Act 1901 and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995","Technical specification included (DNV-OS-F101 and DEP 31.40.20.37) which requires factual/technical matching","Straightforward temporal provision (effective from a specific date, continuing until revocation)","Low conditionality: no nested exceptions or multiple alternative criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO) formally declares that a specific imported good — \"LINE PIPE, electric resistance welded, to DNV-OS-F101 OR 50 DEP 31.40.20.37\" — is a good to which a tariff concession item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. The Table in the Order links that goods description (Column 1) to the relevant Customs Tariff Classification and any date or conditions (Column 2).\n\n- The Order names the tariff classification (7305.12.00) and records it took effect on 4 November 2004 and was signed 1 February 2005 by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer under Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. The Order remains in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act or until any date specified in the Table.\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Importers and buyers of the specified line pipe: they can import that narrowly described product and claim whatever concession (usually a reduced or nil customs duty rate) is attached to the referenced item in Part III of Schedule 4.\n- Downstream users (firms that use this type of pipe in manufacturing or construction) may face lower input costs if importers make use of the concession and pass on savings.\n- Any Australian manufacturers that produce comparable pipe products: they may face increased competition from imported pipe sold under the concession.\n- The Commonwealth (taxpayers/government revenue): the concession reduces customs duty revenue for imports meeting the Order.\n\nWhy it matters (policy effects and practical points)\n\n- Official purpose: the Order implements a tariff concession for a narrowly defined imported product by operation of Section 269P (this is stated on the instrument). Such concessions commonly aim to allow importation of inputs not available domestically or to reduce costs for downstream industries.\n\n- Who pays and who benefits: the fiscal cost (lost customs revenue) is borne by the Commonwealth; the concentrated benefit accrues to importers and their customers who use that specific line pipe. Any domestic producers of similar items bear a potential competitive cost.\n\n- Behavioural effects: importers who can meet the precise description and standards (the Order cites DNV-OS-F101 and a specific DEP number) have an incentive to import this product rather than buy local substitutes. Domestic suppliers may face substitution toward the imported product.\n\n- Compliance and implementation: importers must satisfy customs that the goods match the description and classification in the Order to claim the concession. That typically requires documentary proof (invoices, specifications, standards certification), so there is an administrative burden and scope for classification disputes.\n\n- Revocation and discretion: the Order is time-unbounded but can be revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act — meaning the concession can be withdrawn if conditions change. The instrument was signed by a delegate under Section 269P, so administrative discretion is in play.\n\nCosts, incentives and trade-offs (analytical lens)\n\n- Concentrated benefits vs diffuse costs: the immediate beneficiaries (importers and users of this pipe) are few and concentrated; the cost (lower customs revenue) is spread across taxpayers.\n\n- Trade and competition: by lowering the tariff for a narrowly defined imported good, the Order reduces a price barrier for foreign suppliers relative to Australian producers of similar goods; that can increase competition and potentially lower domestic prices for downstream industries.\n\n- Opportunity cost: reduced tariff revenue is the budgetary opportunity cost of supporting cheaper imported inputs.\n\n- Implementation risk and rent-seeking: narrow, product-specific concessions can create incentives for particular firms to seek bespoke orders. Because eligibility depends on meeting specific technical descriptions/standards, disputes over classification or certification may arise.\n\nKey legal references in the instrument: Section 269P (power to make the declaration), sections 269SC/269SD (grounds to revoke), and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (which sets the concession being applied). The Table identifies the product, tariff classification (7305.12.00) and effective date.\n\nBottom line\n\n- This Order is a narrow, product-specific tariff concession that allows the named line pipe (meeting the stated standard) to be treated under a concessional tariff item. It reallocates a modest fiscal cost to produce a concentrated industrial benefit: lower import costs for the specified pipe and its users, with potential competitive effects on domestic makers of similar products. The Order is administratively enforceable by customs through classification and documentary compliance, and it can be revoked under the cited provisions of the Customs Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative instrument creating a tariff concession for a specific category of goods. It represents the original and continuing purpose of the Tariff Concession System — to provide duty relief for specific imported goods on a case-by-case basis. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent of the Customs Act provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product category (electric resistance welded line pipe)","Only two technical standards referenced (DNV-OS-F101 and DEP 31.40.20.37)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No defined terms section — relies on external tariff classification and industry standards","Single page document with straightforward tabular format","References only three statutory provisions (sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD of the Customs Act 1901) for making and revoking the order"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tariff Concession Order** — a type of administrative decision that gives certain imported goods a reduced or zero customs duty rate.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows specific steel pipes (called \"line pipe\") to be imported into Australia at a lower tariff rate than would normally apply.\n- The goods must meet technical standards: they must be **electric resistance welded** and conform to either **DNV-OS-F101** (a Norwegian offshore pipeline standard) or **DEP 31.40.20.37** (a Shell engineering specification).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing in electric resistance welded line pipe for use in pipeline projects (likely oil, gas, or water infrastructure).\n- **Domestic manufacturers** of similar pipe, who face competition from these duty-free or reduced-duty imports.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Tariff concessions are designed to help Australian businesses access specialised goods that aren't made locally, or aren't available in sufficient quantity or quality. Without this order, importers would pay higher customs duties, making projects more expensive.\n- This particular order took effect on **4 November 2004** and remains in force until revoked or replaced.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Goods covered:** Line pipe classified under tariff code **7305.12.00**\n- **Technical requirement:** Must meet DNV-OS-F101 or DEP 31.40.20.37 standards\n- **Legal basis:** Made under section 269P of the *Customs Act 1901*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411589/documents"}}