{"id":"F2005L01256","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0502990","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0502990","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34942,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01256-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0502990","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 MARCH 8, 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\n6305.33.90 BAGS, woven polypropylene AND/OR woven polyethylene, but NOT 50\n\nincluding bags OR sacks fitted with lifting loops\n\nOp. 08.03.05 \\- TC 0502990\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Rod Wise.................................... |\n\n|Dated MAY 20, 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 narrowly targeted: it grants a tariff concession for a specific class of woven polypropylene/polyethylene bags (with a precise exclusion). It does not expand beyond that original, product‑specific purpose and does not introduce broader policy or multiple product groups. There is no evidence in the text that the scope was extended beyond the instrument’s apparent original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument containing one Table row (one tariff line)","One tariff classification: 6305.33.90","One explicit exclusion clause: \"but NOT including bags OR sacks fitted with lifting loops\"","Applies one Prescribed Item number (50) from Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995","References to three provisions of the Customs Act 1901 (269P, 269SC, 269SD) but no lengthy cross-referenced conditions","Simple temporal clause: effective date (08.03.2005) and continuing until revocation","No complex definitions, nested exceptions, or multi-part eligibility criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO) declares that a specific class of imported goods — \"BAGS, woven polypropylene AND/OR woven polyethylene, but NOT including bags OR sacks fitted with lifting loops\" — falls under the concession item shown in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. The Customs Tariff classification cited is 6305.33.90 and the Prescribed Item number shown is 50.  \n- The delegate signs the declaration under power from section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. The Order took effect from 8 March 2005 and continues until it is revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act (or until any date specified in the Table).\n\nWho it affects\n\n- Importers who bring into Australia woven polypropylene or woven polyethylene bags (as described) and seek to claim the tariff concession listed at the cited Schedule 4 item.\n- Customs/advice officers who must assess import declarations to determine whether imported goods match the description and may lawfully rely on the concession.\n- Domestic producers of similar bags, who face increased competition from imports that benefit from the concession.\n- The Australian Government, which forgoes whatever tariff revenue would otherwise have been payable on qualifying imports.\n\nWhy it matters (claimed purpose and practical implications)\n\n- The stated legal effect is to attach the Schedule 4 concession to that particular tariff classification. Instruments like this are typically used to allow eligible imported inputs or finished goods to enter at a lower or nil duty rate to support importing businesses or supply chains.\n\n- Who pays and who decides: Customs (through its delegates) decides whether an imported shipment matches the description; importers pay less duty when they successfully claim the concession; the government receives less revenue on qualifying imports.\n\nMechanics, limits and compliance\n\n- The goods description contains a specific negative carve‑out: bags or sacks fitted with lifting loops are excluded. That exclusion matters because an importer or manufacturer can alter product features (for example, by adding or removing lifting loops) to qualify or disqualify goods for the concession.  \n- To use the concession an importer must satisfy Customs that the goods fall within the specified description and tariff classification. That creates an administrative compliance task (classification, documentation, evidence of physical characteristics).\n- The Order is open‑ended in duration: it continues until revoked under the specified sections of the Customs Act.\n\nCosts, incentives and tradeoffs (practical testing of the Order’s claimed effects)\n\n- Concentrated benefits: the main beneficiaries are importers (and their overseas suppliers) of the specified bags; the benefit per firm can be significant if tariff savings are material. (See the Table, Column 1–2.)  \n- Diffuse costs: tariff revenue loss to the government is spread across taxpayers; domestic competitors of these bags face competitive pressure.  \n- Incentive effects: the exclusion for lifting loops creates a precise design boundary. Suppliers may adjust product design to fall inside/outside the concession, producing substitution effects that change product offerings rather than underlying demand.  \n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: Customs officers must classify goods against a concise but potentially litigated description; importers must supply sufficient evidence. Misclassification risk and administrative disputes can occur.  \n- Scope and discretion: the instrument is a narrow, product‑specific exercise of administrative power by a delegate under the Customs Act; it does not itself set rates or broader tariff policy, but it changes which imports get the concession.\n\nRelevant statutory hooks cited in the Order: section 269P (delegate power to declare), sections 269SC/269SD (revocation), and the reference to Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the concession item applied)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow administrative instrument creating a single tariff concession. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of granting duty relief for specific woven plastic bags."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product category (woven polypropylene/polyethylene bags)","Only one exclusion clause (lifting loops)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering Act","Straightforward two-column table format","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Total length: 1 page"],"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- Grants a tariff concession (lower import tax) for specific woven plastic bags\n- The goods covered are: **woven polypropylene and/or woven polyethylene bags** (but **not** bags with lifting loops)\n- These goods fall under customs classification code **6305.33.90**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers** bringing woven plastic bags into Australia\n- **Australian businesses** that use these bags (e.g., for packaging grain, fertiliser, or other bulk goods)\n- **Domestic manufacturers** of similar bags, who may face competition from cheaper imports\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Makes imported woven plastic bags cheaper by reducing the customs duty\n- Helps keep costs down for industries that rely on these bags\n- The concession took effect on **8 March 2005** and continues until revoked or a specified end date\n\n**Key limitation:** Bags with lifting loops are explicitly excluded — these still attract full duty."},"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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