{"id":"F2005L03014","name":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order 19/2005 - Tariff Concession Order 0512070","slug":"tariff-concession-revocation-order-19-2005-tariff-concession-order-0512070","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37913,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order 19/2005 - Tariff Concession Order 0512070","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION REVOCATION ORDERUnder Section 269SD(3) of the Customs Act 1901, I Michael Perry a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer(a) revoke Tariff Concession Order Number 0508244 made on 09.09.05, in respect of the goods described in TABLE A below. This Revocation has effect from 28.09.05; and(b) make in its place the Tariff Concession Orders described in TABLE B. The goods specified in Column 1 of TABLE B are goods to which the item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 specified in Column 2 of TABLE B applies. The Order shall have effect from the date notified in paragraph (a) above as the date of effect for the Revocation. |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nTABLE A\n\n| COLUMN 1Description of Goods including theCustoms Tariff Classification | COLUMN 2Schedule 4 Item Number Last date of effect |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |\n\n| 7326.90.90 | CHAIN FITTINGS, being ANY of the following:(a) hooks, grade 70, grade 8, grade 100 or grade 120;(b) chain connectors, NOT including oblong master links;(c) chain and sling connectors;(d) clevis master links(e) rotating transport links;(f) quick linksOp. 24.06.05 - TC 0508244 | 5028.09.05 |\n| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 2 Pages of the above Table...Michael Perry........................Dated 28 September 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nTABLE B\n\n| COLUMN 1Description of Goods including theCustoms Tariff Classification | COLUMN 2Schedule 4 Item Number Last date of effect |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |\n\n| 7326.90.90 | CHAIN FITTINGS, being ANY of the following:(a) hooks, grade 70, grade 80, grade 100 or grade 120;(b) chain connectors, NOT including oblong master links;(c) chain and sling connectors;(d) clevis master links;(e) rotating transport links;(f) quick linksOp. 24.06.05 - TC 0512070 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 2 of 2 Pages of the above Table...Michael Perry........................Dated 28 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 technical correction to an existing tariff concession order. The scope remains identical — providing tariff concessions on specific chain fittings. The only change is correcting a typographical error in the specification of hook grades (changing 'grade 8' to 'grade 80'). This does not expand or alter the fundamental purpose of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (2 pages)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (Customs Tariff Classification 7326.90.90)","Simple structure: revoke old order, make new order with corrected specification","Single substantive change: one digit correction in hook grade specification (grade 8 → grade 80)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to section 269SD(3) of Customs Act 1901 and Schedule 4 of Customs Tariff Act 1995)"],"plain_english_summary":"This order revokes a prior tariff concession (TC 0508244) for certain metal lifting chain fittings and replaces it with TC 0512070, correcting the hook grade from “grade 8” to the intended “grade 80.” It affects importers, manufacturers, and buyers of hooks and rigging gear by clarifying which safety-rated products receive the import tax concession. Effective 28 September 2005."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand the legislation's original purpose. It revokes an existing Tariff Concession Order and replaces it with a closely similar order whose text slightly alters the product description (appears to correct or change a hook grade). The change narrows or broadens eligibility only to the extent that the grade specification shifts; it does not add new categories of goods or new regulatory powers."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (revocation of one TCO and substitution with one TCO).","Single tariff classification affected: 7326.90.90.","One substantive textual change in the goods description (\"grade 8\" → \"grade 80\").","Two statutory cross-references: s.269SD(3) of the Customs Act 1901 and Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.","No nested exceptions, no multiple parts or conditional schedules."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- Revokes an earlier Tariff Concession Order (TCO No. 0508244) and replaces it with a new TCO (TCO No. 0512070). The revocation and replacement both take effect on 28 September 2005.  The authority for the revocation is section 269SD(3) of the Customs Act 1901.\n\n- The replacement TCO lists the same tariff classification (7326.90.90) for \"chain fittings\" but alters the written description of the covered goods. The notable textual change is in the listed hook grades: the old order listed \"grade 70, grade 8, grade 100 or grade 120\"; the new order lists \"grade 70, grade 80, grade 100 or grade 120.\" The replacement also identifies the Schedule 4 item number (Part III of the Customs Tariff Act 1995) that applies to these goods (item number shown as \"50\").\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Importers and customs brokers who bring in products classified at tariff heading 7326.90.90 described as chain fittings (hooks, chain connectors, clevis master links, rotating transport links, quick links, and related connectors).\n- Manufacturers, distributors and downstream users who rely on tariff concessions for those specific chain fittings.\n- The Australian Border Force and its delegate who administer and apply the TCO.\n\nWhy it matters (practical effect)\n\n- A Tariff Concession Order operates by making particular imported goods eligible for the tariff concession identified in Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995. Replacing the TCO changes — in wording and therefore potentially in scope — which specific chain fittings are eligible for that concession.\n- If a particular product falls inside the new textual description it will be treated under the Schedule 4 item cited (i.e. receive the concession); if it falls outside the new description it will not. That changes the duty outcome for affected importations.\n\nOfficial purpose-claim and testing it against costs, incentives and risks\n\n- The instrument does not state an explanatory policy justification in the text provided. The mechanical purpose-claim implicit in the instrument is a change/correction to the description of covered goods so that the correct goods receive the Schedule 4 concession.\n\n- Costs and who pays: any increase or reduction in tariff coverage mainly affects importers (lower duties if included; higher if excluded). There is an administrative cost to importers and brokers to check classifications and to update declarations. Government administrative cost is minimal (issuing the revocation/replacement).\n\n- Incentives and behaviour: importers may re-label or re-specify goods to meet the textual criteria if economically worthwhile; customs officers will need to apply the revised text when deciding concession eligibility; there is some incentive to test borderline products in classification reviews or request private rulings.\n\n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: the change is a narrow textual amendment. The main risk is ambiguity—if the change is intended as a correction (for example, replacing an obvious typographical error \"grade 8\" with \"grade 80\"), uncertainty may persist until importers, brokers and customs adopt a consistent approach. This may prompt more classification disputes or requests for rulings.\n\n- Effect on markets and competition: the instrument affects only a narrowly defined set of imported chain fittings. Benefits (lower duty) accrue to those importers of goods that meet the new wording; costs (if any goods are excluded) fall on importers whose products no longer meet the description. The measure does not directly change domestic regulatory standards, product ownership or sale rules, but it influences effective landed cost through tariff treatment.\n\nConcrete steps for affected parties\n\n- Importers and customs brokers should review product specifications (especially hook grades) against the new text and confirm whether their goods remain eligible for the Schedule 4 concession. If classification is uncertain, seek a ruling or professional advice.\n\n(References: revocation made under s.269SD(3) Customs Act 1901; concession linkage to Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 as shown in the Order.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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