{"id":"F2005L02937","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0507514","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0507514","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":38112,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02937-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0507514","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Wendy Knowles, 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 20.06.05 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| 5603.13.00 | NONWOVEN FABRIC, BLACK, comprising ALL of the following:(a) NOT less than 100 g/m2 and NOT greater than 150 g/m2;(b) treated with water and oil repellent;(c) coated on one side with melamine powderOp. 20.06.05 - TC 0507514 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table...Wendy Knowles........................Dated 23 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, narrow tariff concession order covering a single specific product. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of granting duty-free entry for a particular type of nonwoven fabric."},"complexity_factors":["Single, highly specific product description with three technical criteria","No defined terms section — all terms are ordinary technical descriptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section (269P) and revocation provisions (269SC/269SD)","Single table with only one entry","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order removes the customs tariff on a specific black nonwoven fabric—100–150 g/m², water- and oil-repellent, melamine‑powder coated on one side—so qualifying imports enter Australia duty‑free. It benefits importers and manufacturers using the material (lowering input costs) and may increase competition for local producers. It took effect 20 June 2005 under the Customs Act 1901."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order does not expand the scope beyond its original purpose. It performs a narrow, targeted function: to apply an existing tariff concession (Schedule 4, Part III, item 50) to a specifically described black nonwoven fabric meeting three defined physical/processing criteria, effective from 20 June 2005 until revoked. There is no sign in the text of scope creep or of adding unrelated subject matter."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page Tariff Concession Order with a single product entry","One customs tariff classification referenced (5603.13.00)","Three specific product conditions (weight range, repellent treatment, melamine coating)","Cross-references to three statutory provisions (s.269P, s.269SC, s.269SD) and to Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (item 50)","No nested exceptions or multiple conditional branches","No expiry date recorded in Column 2 (open-ended until statutory revocation)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this order does (mechanics)\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. Mechanically, it declares that a narrowly‑specified imported good (described in Column 1) is covered by the tariff concession listed in Column 2 — namely the item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 shown as item 50. The Order takes effect from 20 June 2005 and continues until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act or until any expiry date that might be recorded in Column 2.\n\n- The goods covered are identified by customs tariff classification 5603.13.00 and by three physical/processing requirements: (a) a mass per unit area between 100 and 150 g/m2; (b) treated to be water and oil repellent; and (c) coated on one side with melamine powder. Only imports that meet all three conditions fall within this concession.\n\nWho is affected and how\n\n- Importers of the specified black nonwoven fabric are the direct beneficiaries: when an import meets the description and classification it will be treated under the Schedule 4 concession (item 50) rather than the ordinary tariff rate that would otherwise apply. That typically means a reduced or zero duty treatment under the Customs Tariff Act 1995 for goods to which a Schedule 4 item applies.\n\n- Downstream users who buy or use that fabric (manufacturers, assemblers) may face lower input costs if importers pass savings on. Competing domestic producers of similar fabrics face stronger import competition because the concession narrows the price gap between imported and locally produced goods.\n\n- The Commonwealth Treasury (or budget) bears any loss of customs revenue resulting from the concession. The loss is diffuse across taxpayers; the benefit is concentrated among importers and downstream buyers.\n\nWhy it matters (policy and practical effects)\n\n- The instrument changes tariff treatment for a precisely defined product, thereby altering relative prices between imported and domestically produced fabrics that are functionally similar. That changes incentives for sourcing, procurement, and possibly domestic production decisions.\n\n- Compliance and administrative posture: importers must correctly classify shipments and be able to demonstrate that the fabric meets the physical and processing conditions. The delegate of the CEO (the person named) has declared the Order; revocation is available under statutory revocation powers in sections 269SC and 269SD of the Customs Act.\n\nCosts, incentives and practical trade‑offs (analyst lens)\n\n- Who pays: the fiscal cost is borne by taxpayers via forgone tariff revenue; importers receive a concentrated benefit. If savings are passed on, consumers also benefit; if not, importers and/or downstream businesses gain margin.\n\n- Behavioural effects: lower effective import costs create an incentive to substitute imported fabric for domestic alternatives and to import the specific product covered. Firms may alter sourcing, pricing, and stocking decisions.\n\n- Compliance burden: importers must ensure product specifications match the Order (weight range, treatments, melamine coating). Disputes can arise over classification and whether imported stock meets all three conditions.\n\n- Administrative discretion and risk: the Order can be revoked by the relevant statutory mechanisms, creating policy and commercial uncertainty for firms that rely on the concession. There is also a risk of misclassification or of close variants of the fabric being excluded if they do not meet the precise description.\n\n- Market effects: the concession targets a narrow product description. That produces concentrated benefits (specific importers and possibly a few downstream manufacturers) and more diffuse costs (reduced tariff receipts). The policy opens a narrow import channel rather than restructuring an entire tariff line, so substitution effects are limited to goods that meet the technical description.\n\nKey legal references in the instrument\n\n- The Order is made under s.269P of the Customs Act 1901 and may be revoked under ss.269SC or 269SD.\n- It applies an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (item number 50, as recorded in Column 2).\n\nPractical checklist for affected businesses\n\n- Confirm classification 5603.13.00 applies to the product.\n- Ensure and document the product meets all three specified conditions (100–150 g/m2; water and oil repellent treatment; one‑side melamine powder coating).\n- Track any revocation notices or changes to Schedule 4 that would remove or change the concession.\n\n(End of summary.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0507514/documents"}}