{"id":"F2005L00892","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0500978","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0500978","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34299,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00892-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0500978","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 JANUARY 18, 2005 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\n6005.32.00 NETTING, KNOTLESS, comprising polyester multifilament yarn, NOT less 50\n\nthan 200 and NOT greater than 250 denier, ply rating NOT greater\n\nthan 440\n\nOp. 18.01.05 \\- TC 0500978\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Rod Wise.................................... |\n\n|Dated APRIL 8, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does not expand the instrument beyond its original and narrowly stated purpose. It mechanically applies an existing Schedule 4 tariff item to a single, specifically described product. There is no addition of new policy areas, broad regulatory powers, or conditions that extend the scope beyond granting tariff concession eligibility for that defined netting product."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one table entry","One Customs Tariff classification code referenced (6005.32.00)","Narrow, precisely-worded product description (knotless; polyester multifilament; 200–250 denier; ply rating ≤ 440)","Cross-references to three provisions: s.269P (making power), Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (tariff treatment), and ss.269SC/269SD (revocation)","No nested exceptions or multiple conditional branches","Fixed effective date (18 January 2005) and indefinite duration until statutory revocation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this order does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901.  It declares that a particular type of imported good is covered by an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  That means the named goods become eligible for whatever tariff treatment (for example, a reduced or nil rate) is provided by that Schedule 4 item.\n\n- The specific goods are described in the Table as: **\"NETTING, KNOTLESS, comprising polyester multifilament yarn, NOT less than 200 and NOT greater than 250 denier, ply rating NOT greater than 440\"**, with Customs Tariff classification 6005.32.00.  The order took effect on 18 January 2005 and was signed by a delegate of the CEO on 8 April 2005.  It remains in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act.\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers who bring into Australia knotless polyester multifilament netting that matches the specification (200–250 denier, ply rating ≤ 440).  They are the primary beneficiaries because the order makes those imports eligible for the tariff treatment set out in the referenced Schedule 4 item.\n\n- Customs officials and compliance officers, who must verify that imported goods match the physical description before applying the concession.\n\n- Downstream businesses (manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers) that use or resell this specific netting may be indirectly affected by changes in input cost or supply, because tariff treatment can change landed cost.\n\n- The Commonwealth’s revenue position is affected to the extent the concession reduces customs duties collected on these goods.\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose, and how it operates in practice)**\n\n- Officially, the instrument makes a narrow category of imported netting eligible for the tariff concession contained in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the order cites that Schedule directly).  In practice that means customs officers will apply the Schedule 4 item to shipments that meet the description and classification code 6005.32.00, which changes the duty treatment of those shipments from whatever the standard tariff would otherwise be.\n\n**Compliance, verification and practical mechanics**\n\n- To claim the concession, importers must ensure the imported goods match the written description (knotless, polyester multifilament yarn, denier 200–250, ply rating ≤ 440) and the tariff classification.  Customs will require documentary and/or physical evidence to verify the specification before applying the concession.\n\n- The order is time-open: it remains effective until revoked under the cited revocation provisions (sections 269SC/269SD).  Revocation can remove the concession prospectively or otherwise in accordance with those statutory provisions.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade-offs (mechanisms, not judgments)**\n\n- Who pays: any reduction in customs duty on these specific imports reduces Commonwealth tariff revenue. That cost is concentrated on the public revenue side and the benefit is concentrated on importers and users of this specific netting.\n\n- Incentives: importers and foreign exporters have an incentive to supply the product matching the exact specification. There is also an incentive to present goods as within the description when they are close but not identical, which places an administrative verification burden on customs.\n\n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: customs officers must check physical properties (denier, ply rating, knotless construction). Those technical checks can require product documentation or testing, increasing compliance and administrative work.\n\n- Substitution effects: importers may substitute toward the concessioned product if it becomes relatively cheaper, or attempt minor product-specification changes to qualify. That is a mechanical possibility given the precise specification in the order.\n\n**Concrete legal citations in the instrument**\n\n- The order is made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, applies an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and stays in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act.\n\n(End of summary.)"},"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 instrument serves its original narrow purpose: granting a tariff concession for one specific category of goods. It has not expanded beyond this single product classification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, highly specific product description with precise technical parameters (denier range, ply rating)","No defined terms section — relies on standard Customs Tariff nomenclature","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provisions (Customs Act 1901, sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD)","Single operative table with two columns","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tariff Concession Order** — a legal instrument that gives a specific type of imported goods a reduced or zero customs duty rate.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows certain **knotless netting made from polyester** to enter Australia at a concessional (lower) tariff rate.\n- The netting must meet exact specifications: made from polyester multifilament yarn, with a thickness between 200 and 250 denier (a unit measuring yarn fineness), and a ply rating no greater than 440.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing this specific netting into Australia — they pay less duty.\n- **Australian businesses** that use this netting (likely fishing, aquaculture, or sporting goods industries).\n- **Domestic manufacturers** of similar netting, who face competition from these cheaper imports.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nTariff concessions are designed to help Australian industries access materials or products that aren't made locally (or aren't made in sufficient quantity) at competitive prices. This particular order has been in effect since **January 18, 2005** and remains active until revoked or replaced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0500978/documents"}}