{"id":"F2008L04190","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0822228","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0822228","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76140,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04190-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0822228","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Damien Beaumont, 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 22.07.08 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| 2915.90.00 | METHYL ESTERS, being EITHER of the following:(a) methyl octanoate;(b) methyl decanoateOp. 22.07.08 - TC 0822228 | 50  |\n| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table.....................Damien Beaumont ...................Dated 10 October 2008 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, routine tariff concession order of the type issued hundreds of times per year. It serves exactly its intended purpose: granting a duty concession for specific imported goods. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent of the Tariff Concession Orders system."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow concession covering only two specific chemical compounds","No defined terms section — all terminology is standard customs classification language","No conditional logic or exceptions — straightforward application of Schedule 4, Item 50","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to standard Customs Act provisions (sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD) and the Customs Tariff Act 1995","Document is 1 page with a simple two-column table format","No nested provisions or subordinate legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order lets methyl octanoate and methyl decanoate be imported into Australia at a concessional (reduced or zero) customs duty rate under customs code 2915.90.00, lowering input costs for importers and manufacturers using them in fragrances, flavours and industrial processes.\n\nEffective 22 July 2008 and continuing indefinitely until revoked, it was issued by Damien Beaumont on behalf of the Australian Border Force."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order does not broaden or alter the Customs Tariff generally; it simply applies an existing Schedule 4 concession (item 50) to two specified goods from 22 July 2008. Its scope is narrowly limited to methyl octanoate and methyl decanoate at tariff heading 2915.90.00 and continues only until revoked under ss 269SC/269SD of the Customs Act 1901 (preamble; Table)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter: covers only two specific chemical compounds (methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate) listed at one tariff heading (2915.90.00) (Table, Column 1).","Relies on a cross‑reference to an external statutory schedule (Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, item 50), so practical effect depends on interpreting that Schedule (Table, Column 2).","Simple temporal mechanics: has an operative date (Op. 22.07.08 - TC 0822228) and remains in force until formal revocation under specified sections of the Customs Act (s269SC or s269SD) (preamble).","Administrative provenance: made by a delegate under s269P of the Customs Act 1901 and signed by the delegate (Damien Beaumont), which limits political-legislative debate but leaves revocation to administrative processes (preamble; signature block).","Compliance and transactional impact limited but concrete: importers must correctly classify goods and rely on the concession when arranging customs clearance and accounting, creating modest compliance/documentation burden (Table; operative date).","Potential interpretive task: verifying entitlement to the concession requires checking item 50’s conditions in Schedule 4, not reproduced in this instrument (Table, Column 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order applies item 50 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to two chemicals (methyl octanoate and methyl decanoate) classified at tariff heading 2915.90.00, effective 22 July 2008. It changes the customs treatment of imports of these specific methyl esters (a tariff concession) and therefore directly affects importers, traders and downstream users of those chemicals until the Order is revoked under the Customs Act (sections 269SC/269SD)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0822228/documents"}}