{"id":"F2005L02517","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0504543","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0504543","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37217,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02517-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0504543","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 19.04.05 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 Schedule 4 Item Number\n\nCustoms Tariff Classification Last date of effect\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n8535.21.00 CIRCUIT BREAKERS, dc drive, having ALL of the following: 50\n\n(a) voltage rating NOT less than 700 volts and NOT greater than\n\n800 volts;\n\n(b) current rating NOT less than 1 100 Amperes;\n\n(c) response time of 15 milliseconds OR less\n\nOp. 19.04.05 \\- TC 0504543\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Glen Beatty................................. |\n\n|Dated 02 SEPTEMBER, 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","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. It remains tightly scoped to the specific goods described (high-voltage DC circuit breakers with precise technical parameters) and does not expand beyond the original purpose of granting duty relief for these particular imports."},"complexity_factors":["Single table with only one entry covering specific goods","No defined terms section — technical specifications are self-contained in the description","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provisions (Customs Act 1901, Customs Tariff Act 1995)","Simple conditional logic: goods must meet ALL three listed criteria (voltage, current, response time)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Total length: 1 page"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order (TC 0504543, effective 19 Apr 2005) grants reduced or zero import duty for certain high-voltage DC circuit breakers that meet specific technical specs (700–800 V, ≥1,100 A, ≤15 ms). It affects importers of these specialised goods and competing manufacturers, making such equipment cheaper to import where local equivalents are unavailable, and thus lowering costs for Australian buyers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is narrowly focused: it grants a tariff concession for one precisely described product. It does not expand the legislative scheme or broaden policy beyond the original purpose of Schedule 4 concessions (temporary, product‑specific tariff relief). There is no sign that the Order changes scope beyond that original, narrowly targeted purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single‑entry Tariff Concession Order (one table row)","Three specific technical eligibility conditions (voltage, current, response time)","Direct cross‑reference to Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995","References to three sections of the Customs Act 1901 (s269P, s269SC, s269SD) for operation and revocation","No nested exceptions or multiple sub‑clauses","Short instrument length (one page)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO 0504543) declares that a narrowly‑described product — certain DC‑drive circuit breakers — are goods to which an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. In practice that means the specified goods are eligible for the tariff concession (reduced or nil import duty) provided by that Schedule 4 item. The declaration is made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 and took effect from 19 April 2005 and continues until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act or until any date specified in the Table.\n\n- The Table identifies the goods by tariff classification and technical limits. The entry reads: 8535.21.00 — “CIRCUIT BREAKERS, dc drive,” that must have all of the following characteristics:\n  - voltage rating not less than 700 volts and not greater than 800 volts;  \n  - current rating not less than 1 100 Amperes;  \n  - response time of 15 milliseconds or less.\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers and overseas manufacturers of the specified DC circuit breakers: they can import those items on concessioned tariff terms if the goods meet the stated technical criteria and are correctly classified (Customs Tariff subheading 8535.21.00).\n- Australian purchasers of those imported goods (industries that buy these specific breakers) because the concession can lower landed cost.\n- Domestic manufacturers of similar circuit breakers who compete with imported models meeting these specs, because the concession changes relative prices.\n- Australian Customs and Border Protection (or its successor agency) and the Department administering tariffs, because they enforce classification, check compliance with the technical description and apply/monitor the concession.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effect and mechanics)**\n\n- The immediate mechanical effect is fiscal: the government foregoes tariff revenue on imports that meet this precise description while the concession remains in force. That is a concentrated financial benefit to importers of these particular breakers and a diffuse public cost (foregone tariff receipts).\n\n- Behavioural effects likely follow from the price change. Importers and buyers may substitute toward the concessioned models (if they meet the specs), which can increase imports of these breakers and change procurement choices in the electricity/drive equipment sector. Domestic producers of comparable products face stronger price competition for the specific product described.\n\n- Administrative and compliance effects: importers must ensure the goods meet the technical description and are properly classified at 8535.21.00; Customs may request evidence (spec sheets, test reports) to confirm eligibility. The order continues until revoked, so ongoing monitoring is required.\n\n**Authority, limits and process**\n\n- The declaration is made by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer under the Customs Act 1901 (the instrument is signed by a delegate and dated). Revocation or expiry is governed by the specified sections (269SC/269SD) of the Customs Act or by any date listed in the Table.\n\n**Incentives, trade‑offs and risks (mechanisms, not judgments)**\n\n- Concentrated benefits: the concession is narrowly targeted at a specific product specification; the financial gain accrues to importers and purchasers of those models.\n\n- Diffuse costs: tariff revenue foregone is borne by the budget generally; the cost is spread across taxpayers rather than concentrated on the direct beneficiaries.\n\n- Potential for targeted requests: because the concession is highly specific, there is a straightforward mechanism for individual firms to seek tariff relief for narrowly defined products; that generates an incentive to apply for such orders when import costs are significant relative to the public cost. The document itself does not state the proponents or rationale beyond the legal effect.\n\n- Substitution effects: buyers may switch to concessioned imports where functionally equivalent domestic products exist, shifting demand and competitive conditions in the sector.\n\n- Administrative burden: Customs must verify that imports meet the exact technical parameters; importers must maintain evidence to support entitlement to the concession.\n\n**Key textual pointers**\n- Legal basis: section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 (declaration power); revocation: sections 269SC and 269SD.  \n- Tariff classification cited: 8535.21.00.  \n- Technical eligibility: voltage 700–800 V, current ≥ 1 100 A, response time ≤ 15 ms.  \n- Operative date shown: 19.04.05 (operation), signed 02 September 2005 by a delegate.\n\n(End of summary.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504543/documents"}}