{"id":"F2005L02557","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0507031","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0507031","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37294,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02557-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0507031","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 08.06.05 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\n9603.90.00 DUSTERS, ELECTROSTATIC, with OR without handle, comprising 50\n\nnon-woven polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate fabrics\n\nheat-bonded to loose textured polyester fibre strands\n\nOp. 08.06.05 \\- TC 0507031\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_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 tariff concession for a specific product. It represents the original and sole purpose of the instrument — there is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the initial intent to grant duty relief for electrostatic dusters."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product category covered (electrostatic dusters)","No defined terms section — all descriptions are in plain English","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (section 269P of Customs Act 1901)","Simple tabular format with only two columns of operative information","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","One-page document with straightforward declaratory language"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order (effective 8 June 2005) grants a reduced-duty classification for imported electrostatic dusters made from specific non‑woven fabrics and polyester fibres, allowing importers to bring them into Australia at lower customs duty. \n\nIt primarily affects importers, competing Australian manufacturers, and consumers (via potential price reductions), and was made under the Customs Act 1901 by an Australian Border Force delegate."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is narrowly targeted to a single product description and a single tariff classification. It does not broaden the subject matter beyond the original purpose of making that identified product eligible for the concession in Schedule 4. Any change in scope would require additional orders or amendments; this order itself does not expand beyond its limited, product-specific aim."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page, single-item order (one tariff line only).","One goods description with composition details (non-woven polypropylene, PET, heat-bonded to polyester strands).","One customs classification code referenced: 9603.90.00.","Cross-references to external provisions: s.269P, ss.269SC/269SD (Customs Act 1901) and Part III of Schedule 4 (Customs Tariff Act 1995) — must consult those to see full legal and fiscal effect.","Open-ended duration (effective from a date until revoked), which delegates permanence but requires monitoring for revocation.","Potential for borderline interpretation where similar products differ slightly from the written description (administrative discretion)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this order does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901.  The delegate (Michael Perry) declares that a specific kind of imported good listed in the Table qualifies for the tariff treatment listed in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  In short: the order makes that specific product eligible for the tariff concession identified in Schedule 4.\n\n- The Table identifies the product by a customs classification number (9603.90.00) and by a product description: \"DUSTERS, ELECTROSTATIC, with OR without handle, comprising non-woven polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate fabrics heat-bonded to loose textured polyester fibre strands.\"  The order took effect on 08 June 2005 and remains in force until it is revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901 (or until any date specified in Column 2, which is not used here).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers of the specified dusters: they may pay a lower tariff (or the tariff treatment specified in Schedule 4 Part III) when bringing these goods into Australia.\n- Customs and border officials: they must apply this concession when assessing duty on imports that match the description and classification.\n- Competing domestic manufacturers and distributors of similar cleaning products: their competitive position can be affected because the concession changes the cost of importing the specified product relative to locally produced alternatives.\n- Downstream buyers and consumers: changes in import cost can flow through to wholesale and retail prices.\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical consequences)**\n\n- The instrument’s stated legal effect is to attach a Schedule 4 tariff item to the named goods so the Schedule 4 treatment (often a concessional rate or exemption) applies.  The document itself does not state a policy rationale beyond the legal declaration; those making the order presumably intend to change the import duty that applies to these goods.\n\n- Practical consequences and trade-offs:\n  - Who pays and who benefits: applying a concession reduces the tariff impost on importers of this exact product description (benefit concentrated); the fiscal cost (if any) is borne by government (diffuse taxpayers) in the form of lower tariff revenue. Domestic producers of similar goods face relatively stronger foreign competition.\n  - Behaviour changes: importers may source these specific dusters from overseas rather than buying local product if the tariff differential makes that economically attractive. Importers may also adjust product specifications to fall within the written description if that is feasible.\n  - Compliance and implementation: customs officers must decide whether an arriving consignment matches the product description and the HS code 9603.90.00; that can create administrative burden where descriptions overlap with other products.\n  - Bureaucratic discretion and legal clarity: the order is narrow and product-specific; borderline or slightly different products may require further rulings or a separate concession. The order can be revoked by the Commissioner under specified statutory sections.\n\n**Key legal references in the instrument**\n\n- Made under s.269P of the Customs Act 1901; revocation mechanisms are s.269SC and s.269SD.  The concession attaches to an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (so the exact tariff effect requires consulting that Schedule).\n\n**Important implementation note**\n\n- To know the exact tariff rate or exemption that now applies to these dusters, a reader must look up the referenced Part III of Schedule 4 in the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  The TCO itself only declares the goods to be covered by that Schedule item; it does not reproduce the tariff rate or conditions contained in Schedule 4."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507031/documents"}}