{"id":"F2005L00183","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0411761","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0411761","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33636,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00183-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0411761","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 9, 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\n7304.59.00 TUBES OR HOLLOW BARS, seamless, alloy steel, hot finished OR hot 50\n\nrolled, in straight lengths\n\nOp. 09.11.04 \\- TC 0411761\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| Rod Wise.................................. |\n\n|Dated JANUARY 21, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order is narrowly targeted to a single class of goods and simply links those goods to an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. It does not broaden the legislative scheme or extend the statutory purpose beyond the typical function of a Tariff Concession Order (granting concessional tariff treatment to specified imports). There is no evidence in the instrument that its scope departs from that original, limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one table entry","One tariff classification referenced (7304.59.00)","Single prescribed item number referenced in Schedule 4 (shown as '50')","Few cross-references: s269P, s269SC, s269SD of the Customs Act 1901 and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995","No nested exceptions or multiple conditional clauses","No expiry date on the face of the Order (reliance on revocation provisions) — simple but requires checking external schedule for precise concession details"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does**\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO) declares that a specific class of imported goods — \"tubes or hollow bars, seamless, alloy steel, hot finished or hot rolled, in straight lengths\" — fall within an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. In practice that means those particular imports are eligible for the tariff concession specified by that Schedule entry instead of the normal tariff that would otherwise apply. (The Order itself does not spell out the numerical duty rate; it links the goods to the relevant Schedule 4 item that does.)\n\n- The Order applies to goods classified to tariff heading 7304.59.00 and took effect from 9 November 2004. It remains in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901 or until any expiry date that might be specified in the Schedule entry (none is shown on the face of this Order). The Order is signed by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Importers who bring the specified seamless alloy steel tubes/hollow bars into Australia. If they meet the description and classification in the Order, they can claim the concession in Schedule 4 and pay the concessional tariff instead of the standard rate.\n\n- Domestic producers and suppliers of similar steel products (they face competitive effects because imported inputs or finished tubes may enter at a lower effective tariff).\n\n- The Australian Government (reduced customs revenue relative to the standard tariff for those goods while the concession applies). Customs and border agencies (administrative and compliance workload to verify eligibility).\n\n**How it works mechanically**\n\n- The instrument identifies the goods by description and by tariff classification number (7304.59.00) in Column 1 and links them to a prescribed item number in Schedule 4 (shown as \"50\" in Column 2). That Schedule item determines the concession that applies.\n\n- An importer who declares goods matching that description and classification can rely on the Schedule 4 item when lodging customs paperwork and paying duty.\n\n- The Order remains effective from the stated commencement date until it is revoked by the legal mechanisms set out in the Customs Act (sections 269SC/269SD) or until any expiry date in Column 2.\n\n**Purpose claimed and practical trade-offs (source claim and testing it)**\n\n- The text of the Order itself does not state a policy rationale. Such TCOs are commonly issued to allow concessional treatment of particular imported inputs or goods (this is the implied purpose). If the intended effect is to reduce input costs for Australian industry, the concrete trade-offs are: reduced customs revenue and a concentrated financial benefit to importers/users of these specific tubes; and potential competitive pressure on domestic manufacturers of similar goods.\n\n- Administrative costs and risks: customs must verify that imports match the instrument's precise physical description and tariff classification before the concession is allowed, creating compliance and enforcement tasks. The power to revoke (ss 269SC/269SD) gives the executive flexibility to remove the concession later if circumstances change.\n\n**Who pays, who decides, what changes**\n\n- Who pays less: importers of the described goods (they pay the concessional tariff instead of the standard rate).\n\n- Who decides: the Chief Executive Officer (through a delegate) issues the Order under section 269P of the Customs Act; revocation is possible under ss 269SC/269SD.\n\n- Behavioural change expected: importers may increase purchase/imports of these specific tubes if the concessional tariff lowers landed cost; domestic suppliers of similar products may face stronger competition; customs administration must screen declarations against the Order's description.\n\n**Implementation risks and incentives**\n\n- Narrow description means eligibility depends on meeting the physical and tariff-classification criteria exactly — that lowers generality but raises disputes over classification and product specification.\n\n- The concession creates a concentrated benefit (specific importers/users) and diffuse fiscal cost (foregone tariff revenue). There is scope for targeted lobbying around renewals or revocation, because the benefit accrues to a narrow group.\n\n**Other practical notes**\n\n- The Order is concise and applies to a single tariff classification and product description. It does not itself set an expiry date on the face of the instrument; it relies on statutory revocation mechanisms.\n\n- Statutory references in the Order: section 269P (power to make TCO), sections 269SC / 269SD (revocation), and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Schedule item that provides the concession). \n\nSigned (delegate): Rod Wise, dated 21 January 2005.**"},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative instrument creating a single tariff concession for specific steel products. It represents the original and continuing purpose of Tariff Concession Orders under the Customs Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single product description with specific technical characteristics (seamless, alloy steel, hot finished/hot rolled, straight lengths)","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to specific sections of the Customs Act 1901 (269P, 269SC, 269SD) and one item in the Customs Tariff Act 1995","No defined terms section — relies on standard customs classification terminology","Simple binary structure: goods description + tariff classification + effective date","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single page document with straightforward tabular format"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tariff Concession Order** — a legal instrument that gives certain imported goods a reduced or zero customs duty rate.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows **seamless alloy steel tubes or hollow bars** (specifically those that are hot finished or hot rolled, in straight lengths) to be imported into Australia at a concessional tariff rate.\n- The goods are classified under customs code **7304.59.00**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing in these specific steel products.\n- **Australian manufacturers** who compete with these imports (they may object if they produce similar goods).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Makes it cheaper to import these steel products, typically because they're not made in Australia or local supply is insufficient.\n- Helps businesses that need these materials for construction, manufacturing, or other industrial uses.\n- The concession took effect on **9 November 2004** and continues until revoked or replaced.\n\n**How it works:**\n- Made under the *Customs Act 1901* by a delegate of the Australian Border Force (then Customs).\n- References **Item 50** in Part III of Schedule 4 to the *Customs Tariff Act 1995* — this is the legal mechanism that provides the duty concession."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0411761/documents"}}