{"id":"F2005L02554","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0504565","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0504565","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02554-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0504565","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, Michael Perry, 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 20.04.05 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\n8417.10.00 WALKING BEAM FURNACE, HOT STRIP MILL, having ALL of the following: 50\n\n(a) throughput NOT less than 400 tonnes per hour;\n\n(b) exit temperature of steel slab NOT less than 1 250 degrees\n\ncelsius;\n\n(c) slab input size NOT less than 1 metre wide by 220 mm thick\n\nby 12 metres in length;\n\n(d) coke oven gas fired\n\nOp. 20.04.05 \\- TC 0504565\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table. |\n\n| ...Michael Perry.............................. |\n\n|Dated 02 SEPTEMBER 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order is narrowly focused and stays within the typical purpose of a tariff concession order: to declare a specific imported good eligible for an item in Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995. The text does not expand the legislative scope beyond that original, confined purpose (it lists a single, highly specific piece of equipment and sets precise qualifying thresholds). Therefore the scope has not changed beyond the instrument’s likely original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one Table entry","Narrow, numerically specific technical description (four discrete thresholds)","One customs classification reference (8417.10.00) and one TCO number (TC 0504565)","Cross-reference to a small number of statutory sections (Customs Act s269P, ss269SC/269SD) but no layered exceptions","No nested conditions or multiple defined terms; entitlement depends on an exact match to the Table rather than interpretive criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. It declares that a narrowly described piece of imported plant — a specific type of walking beam furnace for a hot strip mill — is a good to which an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. In practice that means the furnace, if it matches the written description, is eligible for the tariff concession set out in the referenced Schedule 4 item (i.e. the importer may be entitled to a reduced or zero rate of customs duty applicable to that Schedule 4 entry).\n\n- The Order takes effect from 20 April 2005 and continues until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901, or until any expiry date stated in the Table entry.\n\n**Exact goods covered (how the concession is limited)**\n\nThe concession applies only to a walking beam furnace for a hot strip mill that meets all of these technical criteria listed in the Table (Column 1):\n\n- throughput of not less than 400 tonnes per hour;  \n- exit temperature of steel slab not less than 1,250°C;  \n- slab input size of at least 1.0 metre wide × 220 mm thick × 12 metres long;  \n- fired by coke oven gas.\n\nThe customs classification shown is 8417.10.00 and the Order is recorded as TC 0504565 (operation date 20.04.05).\n\n**Who decides and who is affected**\n\n- Decision-maker: a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the customs authority issued the Order (the instrument is signed by the delegate under s269P).  \n- Directly affected: importers (or their Australian agents) who bring in the exact type of furnace described. They receive the tariff concession if the imported goods match the description and the concession criteria are met.  \n- Indirectly affected: purchasers in Australia who buy or use such furnaces (lower acquisition cost if duty is reduced), competing domestic suppliers of similar equipment (if any), and the Commonwealth budget (through foregone customs revenue while the concession operates).\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claims and tested effects)**\n\n- The Order’s apparent purpose is to permit duty relief for a specific piece of capital equipment (a large walking beam furnace). Such concessions are commonly used to lower the import cost of specialised industrial plant when the importer asserts there is no suitable Australian-made supply or for other policy reasons. That is the declarative mechanism of the instrument; the instrument itself does not set out policy justification.\n\n- Costs and incentives: the concession concentrates benefit on importers of this highly specified furnace (a narrow group). The cost — reduced customs revenue — is borne by the Commonwealth. The instrument creates an incentive for the specified importer(s) to import this precise type of furnace rather than source domestically (if domestic suppliers exist), or to accelerate investment that depends on the lowered duty. The narrow technical description reduces the risk of broader substitution (i.e. it does not automatically cover other furnaces).\n\n- Compliance and implementation: Customs will need to verify that an imported furnace matches the technical thresholds set out in the Table (through documentation, inspection, or supplier declarations). That verification requirement is routine but can create administrative steps and possible disputes over whether a given machine “meets all of the following” criteria.\n\n- Trade-offs and risks: the measure delivers a concentrated financial benefit to one or a few importers and a diffuse cost (foregone tariff revenue) to the budget. There is a modest risk of strategic drafting around the description to capture the concession for similar models; the precise numeric thresholds limit that risk. There is also a low administrative burden and low legal complexity — the instrument is a single entry, narrowly confined.\n\n**Relevant statutory hooks**\n\n- Made under s269P of the Customs Act 1901; continues until revoked under ss269SC or 269SD of that Act (these are the statutory provisions that allow and terminate tariff concession orders).\n\n**Net practical effect**\n\nIf you import a walking beam furnace that exactly meets the listed specifications and claim the concession, Customs will treat the goods as falling within the relevant Part III Schedule 4 item (so the matching tariff treatment in Schedule 4 applies). Importers should retain technical documentation proving the furnace meets each threshold in the Table to support the concession claim (inspection/verification may be required)."},"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 administrative instrument creating a tariff concession for a specific piece of industrial equipment. It serves exactly its intended purpose: granting duty relief for a narrowly defined category of goods. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single, highly specific product description with four technical criteria","No defined terms section — all specifications are technical/engineering measurements","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to standard Customs Act provisions for creation and revocation)","Straightforward tabular format with only two columns","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — the criteria use simple 'ALL of the following' conjunction","Single page document with no subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order grants a reduced 5% import tariff for a specific walking beam furnace used in hot strip steel mills, provided the equipment meets strict performance and size criteria (high throughput and exit temperature, large slab capacity, and coke-oven-gas firing). \n\nIt affects steel manufacturers importing that furnace and customs officials processing entries, lowering capital costs for mill upgrades and encouraging investment in higher‑capacity, higher‑temperature steelmaking. The order began on 20 April 2005 and remains in force until revoked or replaced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0504565/documents"}}