{"id":"F2005L00972","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0501738","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0501738","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34459,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00972-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0501738","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 FEBRUARY 11, 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\n8501.33.00 DC MOTORS AND/OR DRAG GENERATORS, UNCOILER, having BOTH of the 50\n\nfollowing:\n\n(a) power greater than 190 kW;\n\n(b) rated current greater than 400 amps\n\nOp. 11.02.05 \\- TC 0501738\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Rod Wise.................................... |\n\n|Dated APRIL 22, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is a routine Tariff Concession Order that does what TCOs are designed to do: identify a narrowly specified imported good eligible for a Schedule 4 concession. It does not broaden the instrument’s purpose beyond the usual scope of tariff concession orders and does not add new policy dimensions; it simply applies the established TCO mechanism to a specific product defined by two technical thresholds."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one Table entry","Single tariff classification cited: 8501.33.00","Two clear numeric technical thresholds (power >190 kW; rated current >400 A) — no nested conditions","Cross-reference to Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (standard for TCOs)","Relies on statutory authority in section 269P and revocation mechanisms in sections 269SC/269SD (straightforward legal hooks)","No definitions section within the instrument; relies on technical meaning of terms (power, rated current) which may require engineering evidence","No expiry date specified beyond the effective date (continues until revoked)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO). By operation of section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, the delegate of the Commissioner has declared that a particular kind of imported good listed in Column 1 of the Table is to be treated as falling under an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  In practice that means importers of those specific goods may claim the tariff concession item when lodging customs entries, so the goods attract whatever tariff outcome (usually a reduced duty or exemption) is attached to that Schedule 4 item.\n\n- The Table specifies a single type of good under tariff classification 8501.33.00: “DC motors and/or drag generators, uncoiler,” but only where BOTH of these technical limits are met:\n  - power greater than 190 kW; and\n  - rated current greater than 400 amps.\n\n- The Order took effect from 11 February 2005 and continues in force until revoked under section 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901 or until any end date specified in Column 2 (none is specified here beyond the effective date).\n\n**Who decides and who is affected**\n\n- Who decides: a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the customs agency issued the TCO under authority in the Customs Act (the instrument names the delegate and cites section 269P).\n\n- Who is directly affected:\n  - Importers who bring into Australia the specified DC motors/drag generators that meet both technical thresholds. They can claim the Schedule 4 concession item on their customs entry and pay the tariff that applies to that item rather than the general tariff for the classification.\n  - Customs officials who must verify that imported goods meet the stated technical criteria before allowing the concession to be used.\n  - Domestic manufacturers or suppliers of comparable equipment, who face competition from concessioned imports (they do not gain the concession).\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and mechanical consequences)**\n\n- The instrument’s stated function is to identify goods eligible for a tariff concession so that importers may lawfully claim that concession at importation. That is the formal purpose under the Customs Act.\n\n- Testing that purpose against costs and incentives:\n  - Benefits are concentrated: importers of these specific high‑power, high‑current DC motors/drag generators receive a tariff advantage (lower or zero duty if that is what the Schedule 4 item provides). This lowers their landed cost for those machines.\n  - Costs are diffuse to the budget: the Commonwealth forgoes tariff revenue to the extent imports are concessioned. The instrument does not set revenue amounts; those depend on volumes imported and the tariff rate applicable under the Schedule 4 item.\n  - Behavioural incentives: importers have an incentive to import goods that meet the specified technical thresholds or to present goods as meeting them. There is an administrative incentive for customs to verify technical specifications, which creates some compliance and enforcement workload.\n  - Substitution effects: businesses may substitute concession-eligible imports for domestically produced or differently specified imports if the price advantage is material.\n\n**Operational and compliance notes**\n\n- The concession applies only where the imported goods meet both numeric thresholds (power >190 kW and rated current >400 A). Correct classification and proof of technical specifications will be required on customs entry to claim the concession.\n\n- The Order remains in force until revoked under the cited revocation provisions in the Customs Act, so it can be withdrawn later if policy or circumstances change.\n\n**Concrete trade-offs, risks and implementation costs**\n\n- Concentrated private benefit (importers) vs diffuse public cost (lost tariff revenue). The instrument creates an enumerated, narrow concession rather than a broad tariff change.\n- Compliance cost is modest but non‑zero: customs must verify technical specs; importers must document them. Risk of misclassification or dispute exists, particularly around the technical thresholds.\n- Potential for substitution or design‑around behaviour exists: suppliers might alter product specs to fall inside or outside the thresholds depending on commercial incentives.\n\n(Primary statutory references in the instrument: section 269P of the Customs Act 1901; revocation under sections 269SC and 269SD; entry references Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 and tariff classification 8501.33.00.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, single-product Tariff Concession Order made under the long-established tariff concession system. It applies precisely to the goods described (high-powered DC motors/generators) without expansion into unrelated product categories or policy areas. The scope remains tightly confined to its original purpose: granting duty relief for specific industrial equipment."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with only one goods description","No defined terms section — relies on ordinary technical meanings ('DC motors', 'drag generators', 'uncoiler')","Simple two-part operative test: goods must satisfy both criteria (a) AND (b)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the standard empowering provisions (Customs Act 1901, Customs Tariff Act 1995)","No conditional exceptions, sunset clauses, or transitional provisions","Straightforward tabular format with minimal procedural machinery"],"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 specific DC motors and drag generators (used in industrial machinery like uncoilers) to enter Australia with a tariff concession\n- The goods must meet **both** of these technical criteria:\n  - Power output greater than 190 kilowatts\n  - Rated current greater than 400 amps\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing in heavy-duty DC motors and generators for industrial use\n- **Australian manufacturers** who compete with these imports (they can object if they make similar goods locally)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Reduces import costs for businesses needing high-powered industrial equipment\n- Balances trade policy: concessions are only granted when no Australian manufacturer objects (or objects are overruled)\n- The order took effect on **11 February 2005** and remains active until revoked or a specified end date\n\n**Key legal context:**\n- Made under the *Customs Act 1901* (section 269P), which governs how tariff concessions work\n- References the *Customs Tariff Act 1995* — Australia's schedule of import duties\n- Can be revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD if circumstances change (e.g., an Australian manufacturer starts making equivalent goods)"},"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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