{"id":"F2005L01421","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0503390","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0503390","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35264,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01421-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0503390","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 Glen Beatty 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 24, 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\n8414.90.90 PISTON RODS, COMPRESSOR 50\n\nOp. 24.03.05 \\- TC 0503390\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page(s) of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Glen Beatty ................................ |\n\n|Dated JUNE 3, 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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow Tariff Concession Order covering a single specific product category. It matches the typical scope of such instruments — granting duty concessions on particular imported goods. No evidence of scope creep beyond the original purpose of providing tariff relief for specific compressor parts."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product description (piston rods for compressors)","Only one tariff classification referenced (8414.90.90)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No defined terms section","Straightforward effective date and duration mechanism","Standard template format with minimal variation from standard TCO structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order (TC 0503390) removes or reduces customs duty on piston rods for compressors (tariff classification 8414.90.90) imported into Australia. It took effect 24 March 2005.\n\nIt lowers costs for importers and Australian businesses using these parts, while increasing competition for domestic manufacturers — part of Australia’s trade policy to cut input costs for local industry."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order is consistent with the standard, narrow purpose of tariff concession orders: to tie a specific imported good to a concession item in Schedule 4. It does not broaden the instrument’s scope beyond that original purpose; it lists a single product and delegates the duty treatment to an existing Schedule 4 item rather than creating broader regulatory obligations or new classes of affected parties."},"complexity_factors":["Single-line instrument: one goods description (PISTON RODS, COMPRESSOR) and one tariff classification (8414.90.90)","One prescribed item number referenced (Item No. 50 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995)","Short instrument text (one Table entry) with no internal definitions or conditions","Cross-references to external legislation: Customs Act 1901 (s269P, s269SC, s269SD) and Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995","Open-ended duration (continues until revoked), which shifts stopping power to revocation process rather than a fixed expiry"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- This is a tariff concession order that declares a specific imported product — \"PISTON RODS, COMPRESSOR\" — to be a good to which an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. (The Order records the tariff classification 8414.90.90 and Prescribed Item No. 50.)\n\n- The Order takes effect from 24 March 2005 and remains in force until it is revoked under the listed provisions of the Customs Act 1901 (sections 269SC or 269SD) or until any date specified in the Table.\n\n- The declaration is made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer (signed here by Glen Beatty).\n\nWhat this means in plain English\n\n- By listing the piston rods under a specified Schedule 4 item, the Order makes those imported piston rods eligible for the tariff treatment that the named Schedule 4 item provides. Schedule 4 items set out the customs duty treatment for particular classes of goods (for example, a reduced or zero rate may be specified there). The Order itself does not state the numeric duty rate — it links the goods to the treatment set out in Schedule 4.\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Importers of the specified piston rods. They directly receive the tariff treatment set out in the relevant Schedule 4 item.\n- Domestic businesses that compete with imported piston rods or use imported piston rods as inputs (for example, compressor assemblers). Changes in import costs can affect their input prices and competitive position.\n- The Commonwealth government budget (customs revenue) to the extent the Schedule 4 item reduces duties compared with the standard tariff.\n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose and practical effects)\n\n- The instrument’s stated operation is to make particular imported piston rods subject to a Schedule 4 tariff item (s269P). Instruments like this are typically used to grant a concessionary customs duty treatment for specified goods.\n\nAnalytical test of costs, incentives and implementation\n\n- Who pays: If the Schedule 4 item lowers the duty, the government forgoes customs revenue (diffuse cost) while the importer (or downstream buyers) receives the benefit (concentrated benefit). If duty is reduced to zero, importers face lower landed cost.\n\n- Who decides: A delegated officer of the Australian Customs administration made the declaration under statutory delegation (s269P). Revocation is likewise governed by statutory provisions (ss269SC/269SD).\n\n- Behaviour changes and market effects: Lower import duties reduce the cost of importing these piston rods, which can increase import volumes or reduce local sourcing. Downstream users of the parts may face lower input costs, potentially lowering prices or improving margins. Domestic producers of like goods may face increased competition from imports.\n\n- Compliance and administrative burden: The Order itself creates minimal direct compliance burden beyond normal import documentation — importers must classify goods consistently with the concession and meet any conditions attached to Schedule 4 items.\n\n- Incentives, trade-offs and risks: The immediate concentrated benefit accrues to importers and their customers; the cost is borne by the public treasury. Targeted tariff concessions can invite applications from firms seeking similar treatment (administrative load and potential rent-seeking). The decision rests on statutory delegation rather than Parliament’s line-by-line enactment of each item, which concentrates discretion in the administering agency.\n\nImplementation details to note\n\n- The Order references external provisions (Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995) to set the actual duty treatment. To know the numeric duty outcome you must read the referenced Schedule 4 item No. 50.\n\nKey source citations (from the instrument)\n\n- Made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901; revocation governed by sections 269SC and 269SD. The Table entry shows tariff classification 8414.90.90 for \"PISTON RODS, COMPRESSOR\" and Prescribed Item No. 50, operative 24 March 2005 (TC 0503390)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0503390/documents"}}