{"id":"F2006L01701","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0605441","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0605441","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":59466,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01701-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0605441","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Paul Mercer, 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 15.03.06 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```html\n

8468.90.00

PARTS, WELDERS, being ANY of the following:
(a) nozzles;
(b) tips;
(c) contacts;
(d) guns;
(e) torches;
(f) electrodes;
(g) housings;
(h) insulators;
(i) adapters;
(j) drive rolls;
(k) fasteners;
(l) guides;
(m) knobs;
(n) mountings;
(o) pins;
(p) plugs;
(q) retaining cups;
(r) shields;
(s) spacers;
(t) liners;
(u) triggers;
(v) collet bodies;
(w) diffusers;
(x) body tubes;
(y) strain reliefs;
(z) collets;
(aa) rotors;
(ab) stators;
(ac) stabilisers;
(ad) printed circuit boards;
(ae) arrestors;
(af) lugs;
(ag) heads

Op. 15.03.06 - TC 0605441

50

This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table.

..Paul Mercer..........................

Dated 26 May 2006 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer

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Its scope remains limited to the listed parts and to the concession in Part III of Schedule 4 (Item 50)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (single-order TCO) with one tariff classification (8468.90.00).","One enumerated list of parts (items (a)–(ag); ~33 discrete entries) — specific but not legally nested.","References to external legislation: s.269P, ss.269SC/269SD of the Customs Act 1901 and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (requires cross-checking those Acts to see full legal effect).","Open-ended duration (continues until revoked) — requires monitoring for revocation.","Potential classification ambiguity at the margins (application depends on matching descriptions to physical imports)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically):**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) that declares a specific group of imported goods — listed parts for welders classified under tariff heading 8468.90.00 — to be goods to which an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. In short, the Order makes those listed parts eligible for the Schedule 4 concession listed in Column 2 (Item number 50). (Citation: TCO text invoking s.269P of the Customs Act 1901 and referring to Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.)\n\n- The Order took effect on 15 March 2006 and remains in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act 1901, or until any date specified in Column 2 (none earlier than revocation is specified here).\n\n**Which goods are covered:**\n\n- The TCO applies to goods classified to tariff heading 8468.90.00 and described in the Table as \"PARTS, WELDERS, being ANY of the following:\" followed by a list of items (a) to (ag). Examples include nozzles, tips, contacts, guns, torches, electrodes, housings, insulators, drive rolls, collets, printed circuit boards, rotors, stators, stabilisers, lugs and heads. (See the instrument's Table.)\n\n**Who this affects:**\n\n- Importers and customs brokers who bring these specific welder parts into Australia, because the concession changes how customs duty applies to those imports.\n- Australian businesses that use these parts (fabricators, welding-equipment service providers) who may face lower input costs if the concession reduces import duty.\n- Domestic manufacturers of the same parts, who face changed competitive conditions relative to importers.\n- The Australian Border Force (customs administration) and the Department administering Schedule 4, which must apply and police the concession at the border.\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical effect):**\n\n- The stated legal effect is to make the listed welder parts eligible for the Schedule 4 tariff treatment (Item 50). Schedule 4 items typically provide concessional duty treatment (often a reduced rate or duty-free access) for specified goods. The TCO therefore alters the customs duty outcome for imports of those parts.\n\n- Practical consequences: if the Schedule 4 item lowers or removes duty on those parts, importers pay less duty at importation, which can reduce costs for downstream users and increase the competitiveness of imported parts vs. local production.\n\n**Testing the purpose-claim against trade-offs, incentives and costs:**\n\n- Who pays and who benefits: The direct beneficiaries are importers and any businesses that buy these parts; the government forgoes customs revenue on those particular imports while retaining enforcement costs (customs administration). (TCO cites application under s.269P; revocation under ss.269SC/269SD.)\n\n- Incentives and substitution effects: Reduced or removed duty creates an incentive to import the listed parts rather than buy domestically made equivalents. There is an incentive for importers to classify parts under tariff heading 8468.90.00 and to establish that an imported part matches a listed description. That creates some risk of reclassification or stretching descriptions to capture the concession.\n\n- Compliance and implementation burden: Customs must verify that an imported item both falls under 8468.90.00 and matches one of the listed part descriptions. Importers bear the paperwork and classification risk; customs officers exercise judgment at the border, which creates administrative discretion and room for disputes.\n\n- Concentrated benefits vs diffuse costs: The direct benefit is concentrated (importers/users of these parts). The cost (lost tariff revenue) is diffuse and borne by the budget. The instrument does not itself quantify revenue impact.\n\n- Opportunity cost and enforcement risk: The government trades tariff revenue for lower input costs for certain businesses; there is an enforcement cost to ensure correct application and to guard against misclassification.\n\n**Operational notes and legal references:**\n\n- The Order is made under s.269P of the Customs Act 1901 and can be revoked under ss.269SC or 269SD of that Act.\n- The concession referenced is in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, identified in the Table as Item number 50.\n- Effective date: 15 March 2006 (Op. 15.03.06). The delegate who signed is recorded in the instrument.\n\n**Practical points for users:**\n\n- Importers should ensure correct tariff classification (8468.90.00) and be able to show that the imported article matches one of the enumerated parts.\n- Domestic producers of the listed parts should monitor how the concession affects competitive pressure from imports.\n- Customs and brokers should expect potential classification disputes where descriptions are borderline.\n\n(References in the instrument: authority under s.269P Customs Act 1901; revocation provisions ss.269SC and 269SD; concession applies to Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 — Item No. 50 as set out in the Table.)"},"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. It applies only to the specific welding parts listed and does not expand beyond its original purpose of granting duty relief for these particular goods."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific customs classification (8468.90.00) with no cross-references","Simple two-column table format with straightforward goods description","No conditional language or exceptions — applies to all listed goods unconditionally","33 enumerated items but all within one coherent category (welding parts)","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single operative date with no sunset clause or complex timing provisions","Standard administrative form with minimal legal machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order allows specified welding machine parts (classified under customs code 8468.90.00) to be imported into Australia at a concessional (lower or zero) duty rate. It covers a long list of 33 specialised components like nozzles, torches, drive rolls, PCBs and more.\n\nIt affects importers of welding parts and competing Australian manufacturers, lowering costs for industries that rely on welding equipment. The concession took effect on 15 March 2006 and remains until revoked."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0605441/documents"}}