{"id":"F2005L02902","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0505070","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0505070","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":38008,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02902-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0505070","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 03.05.05 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| 9506.91.00 | WEIGHT SYSTEM, comprising ALL of the following:(a) weight selection dial;(b) spring loaded locking mechanism;(c) weight range NOT less than 1.5 kgs and NOT greater than 35kgsOp. 03.05.05 - TC 0505070 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table....Michael Perry.......................Dated 23 September 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\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, narrow tariff concession order of the type routinely made under the Customs Act 1901. It applies only to the specific goods described (adjustable weight systems) and does not expand beyond the original purpose of granting duty concessions for particular imported products."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (1 page)","Only 1 defined term (THE TABLE)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citing the empowering Act","Simple conditional logic: goods must meet ALL three specified criteria (dial, locking mechanism, weight range)","Single operative provision with clear effective date","No exceptions or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order lets specific adjustable weight systems (dumbbells with a weight-selection dial, spring‑loaded lock, 1.5–35 kg range) classified under tariff code 9506.91.00 be imported into Australia at a reduced customs duty. It benefits importers and fitness-equipment sellers by lowering import costs (and potentially retail prices). The concession has applied since 3 May 2005 and remains in force until revoked."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order is narrowly confined to a single product description and its application of an existing Schedule 4 concession item. It does not expand the legislation's scope beyond that original, specific purpose: granting tariff concession treatment for a defined \"weight system\". There is no sign in the instrument itself that the scope has been broadened beyond the TCO’s core objective."},"complexity_factors":["Single-table instrument with one product entry","One tariff classification (9506.91.00) and one Schedule 4 item referenced (item 50)","Narrow, component-based product description (three required elements and a numeric weight range)","Short text with few cross-references (s.269P; revocation under ss.269SC/269SD; Schedule 4 to Customs Tariff Act 1995)","No nested exceptions or conditional subclauses within the product description"],"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 imported product is to be treated under an item (item 50) in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  That means the tariff treatment set out at that Schedule 4 item applies to imports that match the description.  The Order takes effect from 3 May 2005 and remains in force until it is revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act or until any expiry date listed in the Order.\n\n- The goods covered (Column 1) are classified to tariff line 9506.91.00 and described as a \"WEIGHT SYSTEM\" that comprises all of the following: (a) a weight selection dial; (b) a spring-loaded locking mechanism; and (c) a weight range not less than 1.5 kg and not greater than 35 kg.  The Order applies only to goods that meet that exact description.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Importers and sellers of the specific \"weight system\" described.  If an importer brings in a product that meets all the listed elements and the weight range, they may receive the tariff treatment set out at item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n- Australian Customs (the Chief Executive Officer or their delegate) who administers, verifies and enforces the concession.  The Order here is signed by a delegate of the CEO (Michael Perry).\n- Domestic producers of similar products can be affected indirectly because the concession changes the relative cost of imported units versus locally produced ones.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and incentives)**\n\n- Direct benefit: qualifying importers receive the tariff concession specified at the referenced Schedule 4 item (i.e. a concessional tariff outcome instead of the normal rate).  That lowers the customs duty cost for those imports, all else equal.\n- Who pays: the Australian Government foregoes some customs revenue on imports that meet the description; consumers or downstream buyers may pay lower prices if savings are passed on; competing domestic manufacturers face stronger import competition.\n- Who decides and how: a delegate of the CEO of Customs declares the concession (under s.269P). Revocation and review happen under ss.269SC/269SD of the Customs Act (these sections allow later revocation or variation by the administration).\n\n**Key practical constraints and compliance points**\n\n- Narrow product specification: the concession applies only where the imported article \"comprises ALL of the following\" components and falls within the stated weight range (1.5–35 kg). That creates a clear pass/fail test at import entry — customs must verify component presence and weight range.\n- Verification and classification risk: importers must substantiate that their goods match the description at entry; Customs officers perform checks and can deny the concession where goods don’t match. Classification disputes can arise where a product differs slightly in construction or function.\n- Administrative cost and implementation risk: Customs must assess individual imports against the description, which imposes routine inspection/assessment work; importers must keep technical descriptions/specifications or supplier declarations to support claims.\n\n**Trade-offs, incentives and likely economic effects**\n\n- Concentrated benefit, diffuse cost: the gain is concentrated (importers of this particular weight system), while the fiscal cost (lost tariff revenue) is spread across taxpayers.\n- Competition and prices: by reducing import duty on this specific imported product, the Order lowers the landed cost of that import relative to domestic alternatives, potentially increasing import competition and reducing retail prices for that product class.\n- Substitution effects: importers or manufacturers might alter product specifications to fit the exact words of the concession if commercially worthwhile (i.e. product design could be adjusted to qualify).  That creates an incentive to engineer to the concession description.\n- Compliance risk and scope control: because the description is component- and range-specific, it reduces scope creep compared with a broad description but still depends on Customs’ interpretation of whether a product indeed “comprises ALL of the following.”\n\n**Source claims and testing them against implementation facts**\n\n- The instrument’s stated purpose is to apply the tariff concession listed at item 50 of Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to the described goods (see the Order text).  Mechanically, that is what it does — it links a precise product description to an existing Schedule 4 item.\n- Implementation costs: the Order shifts some fiscal cost to government and administrative burden to Customs and importers (verification, documentation).  Those are concrete and flow from the concession mechanism rather than from policy intent.\n\n(Statutory references in the Order: section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 authorises the declaration; sections 269SC and 269SD provide for revocation/variation; the concession references Part III, Schedule 4, item 50 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0505070/documents"}}