{"id":"F2005L02579","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0507311","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0507311","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37341,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02579-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0507311","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, Wendy Knowles, 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 10.06.05 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\n7326.90.90 THIMBLES, WIRE ROPE 50\n\nOp. 10.06.05 \\- TC 0507311\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n|This is page 1 of 1 page of the above Table. |\n\n| ..Wendy Knowles............................... |\n\n|Dated 02 SEPTEMBER 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n\n|\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_|","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 product. It operates exactly within the intended scope of the Customs Act 1901 — granting duty relief for particular goods. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific product description (wire rope thimbles)","No defined terms section — uses standard Customs Tariff nomenclature","No conditional logic or exceptions — straightforward application of concession","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to standard Customs Act sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD)","Single page document with tabular format","Operates under established statutory framework without additional procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order removes customs duty on imports of wire rope thimbles (tariff code 7326.90.90), effective 10 June 2005, allowing those goods into Australia duty-free.  \n\nSigned by Wendy Knowles as a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Border Force, it lowers costs for importers and increases competition for local manufacturers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order does not expand the legislative scheme beyond its original, product-specific purpose. It simply applies an existing Schedule 4 concession (Item 50, Part III) to a single tariff classification (thimbles for wire rope). The instrument is narrowly tailored to one product and aligns with the established use of Tariff Concession Orders to grant concessions for specified imported goods."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page Order with one line in the goods table (one product: THIMBLES, WIRE ROPE).","One Customs Tariff classification referenced (7326.90.90).","Single cross-reference to a Schedule 4 item (Part III, Item 50).","Small number of statutory cross-references (s269P for making the order; ss269SC/269SD for revocation).","No definitions section, no nested exceptions, no conditional eligibility criteria in the Order itself."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (plain terms)**\n\n- This Tariff Concession Order (TCO 0507311) makes the imported goods described as **\"THIMBLES, WIRE ROPE\"** (Customs Tariff classification 7326.90.90) eligible for the tariff concession listed as **Item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4** to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.  \n- The concession takes effect from **10 June 2005** and stays in force until it is formally revoked under the Customs Act (see below) or until a date listed in the table (none is shown here).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers who bring into Australia thimbles for wire rope and who wish to claim the relevant tariff concession.  \n- The Australian Border Force / Department of Home Affairs for administering and checking claims.  \n- Any domestic firms that compete with imported thimbles or that use imported thimbles as inputs (manufacturers, rigging suppliers, marine, construction firms, etc.).  \n- The Commonwealth (because the concession changes the amount of customs duty collected, i.e. foregone revenue).\n\n**How it works, mechanically**\n\n- The Order declares that goods described in Column 1 of the Table (THIMBLES, WIRE ROPE; tariff classification 7326.90.90) are goods \"to which\" the Schedule 4, Part III, item shown in Column 2 (Item 50) applies. In practice that means importers who correctly classify their imports under 7326.90.90 can claim the Schedule 4 concession identified by Item 50 when calculating customs duty.  \n- The Order is made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. It remains effective until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of that Act or until any specific end date listed in Column 2.\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical effects)**\n\n- Officially the instrument operates to apply a specific tariff concession to a defined imported input (thimbles for wire rope). The likely operational purpose is to lower the customs duty payable on that imported input for those who qualify.  \n- Practical effects: importers who qualify will pay less (or no) customs duty on these thimbles, lowering their landed cost; the Commonwealth collects less duty revenue on these imports; domestic suppliers of equivalent goods may face increased competition from cheaper imports; downstream users of thimbles (businesses using them as inputs) may see lower input costs.\n\n**Trade-offs, incentives and implementation notes**\n\n- Who pays and who benefits: the benefit is concentrated on importers (and their customers) of the specified thimbles; the cost (reduced customs revenue) is borne by the Commonwealth (diffuse across taxpayers).  \n- Incentives and substitution: a lower tariff for these imports encourages import substitution (buying the cheaper imported thimbles instead of domestically sourced ones) and may encourage importers to classify like goods under 7326.90.90 to claim the concession.  \n- Compliance and administrative risk: claimants must correctly classify the goods and follow import procedures to claim the concession; the Department must exercise judgement in classification and may audit claims. The Order references statutory revocation powers (ss 269SC and 269SD), giving the Department discretion to withdraw the concession if conditions change or misuse is detected.  \n- Opportunity cost and budget impact: foregone duty revenue is an identifiable fiscal cost; the government trades that revenue for lower input costs to affected businesses.  \n- Concentration of benefits and capture risk: the instrument benefits a narrow class of imported goods (single product classification), so benefits are concentrated. That structure can create incentives for interested parties to seek renewals or similar concessions for other goods, but this Order itself is limited to one product and one Schedule 4 item.\n\n**Key references within the instrument**\n\n- Legal basis: section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 (delegate declaration power).  \n- Revocation: sections 269SC and 269SD of the Customs Act 1901.  \n- Tariff classification: 7326.90.90.  \n- Schedule reference: Part III, Schedule 4, Item 50 (Customs Tariff Act 1995)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507311/documents"}}