{"id":"F2005L02795","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0504835","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0504835","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37702,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02795-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0504835","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Michael Perry, a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer 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 Tariff Act 1995 specified in Column 2 of THE TABLE applies. This Order shall have effect from 28.04.05 and continue in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Act, or the date, if any, specified in Column 2. |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nTHE TABLE\n\n| COLUMN 1Description of Goods including theCustoms Tariff Classification | COLUMN 2Schedule 4 Item NumberLast date of effect |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n\n| 8481.90.90 | PARTS, HOT BLAST VALVE, BLAST FURNACE, being spindle and nutassemblyOp. 28.04.05 - TC 0504835 | 50  |\n| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table....Michael Perry.......................Dated 16 September 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 product. It represents the original and sole purpose of the instrument — to grant duty relief for specific industrial parts. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow, original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single, highly specific product description limiting scope to one narrow category of goods","Minimal conditional logic — straightforward application of Schedule 4 Item 50","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","Single cross-reference to Customs Act 1901 (sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD) and Customs Tariff Act 1995","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Document is essentially a one-page table with minimal text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order exempts spindle-and-nut assemblies for hot blast valves used in blast furnaces (customs code 8481.90.90) from import duty under Item 50, Part III, Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act. \n\nIt lowers import costs for steel-makers’ equipment suppliers and affects importers and competing Australian manufacturers; it took effect 28 April 2005."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This TCO is narrowly focused: it assigns a Schedule 4 item (50) to a single, specifically described imported part. That is the standard, original purpose of a Tariff Concession Order (to apply a particular tariff treatment to particular imported goods). The instrument does not broaden its scope beyond that purpose, add unrelated regulatory obligations, or introduce new policy mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Single-entry instrument: one goods description in the Table.","One tariff classification referenced (8481.90.90).","Single cross-reference to Part III of Schedule 4 (item number 50) — the substantive duty treatment sits in that external Schedule.","Short statutory cross-references to sections 269P, 269SC and 269SD of the Customs Act 1901.","No nested conditions, exceptions, or multiple defined terms inside the instrument itself.","No explicit expiry date in the Table (relies on revocation or unspecified Column 2 date), which slightly increases interpretive work to determine duration."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO) declares that a particular imported good — described in the Table as “PARTS, HOT BLAST VALVE, BLAST FURNACE, being spindle and nut assembly” and classified under tariff heading 8481.90.90 — is a good to which the Schedule 4 item shown in Column 2 applies.\n- Column 2 gives the Schedule 4 item number as \"50\" and no separate expiry date is shown. The Order takes effect from 28 April 2005 and continues until revoked under the Customs Act (sections 269SC or 269SD) or until any date specified in Column 2 (none is specified here).\n- The legal power used to make the Order is section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 (a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer made the declaration).\n\n**What that means in practice**\n\n- The specified parts, when imported and correctly identified against this TCO, receive the tariff treatment that is attached to Part III, Schedule 4 item 50 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995. That Schedule entry — not the TCO text itself — determines the actual rate or concession (for example, a reduced or nil customs duty) applicable to the goods. To know the precise duty treatment you must check Schedule 4 item 50 in the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n- The immediate, direct effect is on importers of those specific blast-furnace valve parts: their customs duty liability will be determined according to the Schedule 4 item instead of the default general tariff for the classification.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Importers of the listed parts (they are the direct beneficiaries of whatever concession Schedule 4 item 50 provides).\n- Customs administration (must process and verify claims under the TCO and may revoke or vary it under the Act).\n- Potentially, local manufacturers of equivalent parts (they may face different competitive conditions because of the tariff treatment applied to the imported parts).\n\n**Why it matters (official rationale and practical tests)**\n\n- Officially, TCOs are used to apply specific tariff treatment to particular imported goods. This TCO mechanically links a defined imported item to Schedule 4 item 50 so that the Schedule’s duty treatment applies.\n- Costs and incentives: the benefit is concentrated (importers of these parts). The cost is the foregone tariff revenue or the change in competitive pressure for any domestic producers of similar parts — those are diffuse and realised via the tariff system rather than by direct spending.\n- Compliance and administrative burden: importers must demonstrate the goods match the description and classification (8481.90.90). Customs must check claims and may investigate misuse; the instrument can be revoked by the Commissioner’s delegate under the Act (sections 269SC/269SD).\n- Implementation risk and substitution effects: because the TCO relies on a tariff classification plus a brief textual description, there is a risk that closely similar parts might be presented as covered by the order. Customs will need to make goods-by-goods determinations, creating some administrative discretion and potential dispute over scope.\n\n**How it affects private enterprise and market choices**\n\n- Price and competition: if Schedule 4 item 50 reduces or removes duty, importers’ landed costs for these parts fall, which can lower downstream production costs for firms using the parts and/or increase competitive pressure on domestic producers.\n- Contract freedom and supply decisions: manufacturers and buyers may alter sourcing (import vs local) because of the changed tariff treatment; the TCO does not itself mandate sourcing, it only changes the trade cost metric.\n- Concentrated benefits, diffuse costs: the main private gain accrues to importers and users of these parts; any fiscal or industry effects are spread more widely.\n\n**Key statutory pointers**\n\n- Made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 (delegate power).\n- Can be revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901.\n- The actual tariff treatment comes from Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, item number 50 (see Column 2).\n\n**Practical actions for interested parties**\n\n- Importers: confirm the goods you import exactly match the TCO description and classification (8481.90.90); check Schedule 4 item 50 for the specific duty rate or concession; retain documentation to support a customs claim.\n- Domestic producers: review whether the concession changes competitive conditions for your products and whether any administrative review or objection is appropriate under the Customs Act.\n- Advisers and customs brokers: ensure classification and description alignment to avoid misdeclaration or post-import disputes.\n"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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