{"id":"F2007L01208","name":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order 66/2007 - Tariff Concession Order 0703471","slug":"tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65350,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01208-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order 66/2007 - Tariff Concession Order 0703471","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION REVOCATION ORDERUnder Section 269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901, I Robert Crawford a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer(a) revoke Tariff Concession Order Number 0619950 made on 09.03.07, in respect of the goods described in TABLE A below. This Revocation has effect from 01.01.07; 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| 7304.21.00 | DRILL RODS, FRICTION WELDED, having DIN 17MnV6 steel tool jointsOp. 18.12.06 - TC 0619950 | 5031.12.06 |\n| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 2 Pages of the instrument...Robert Crawford......................Dated 27 March 2007 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| 7304.23.00 | DRILL RODS, FRICTION WELDED, having DIN 17MnV6 steel tool jointsOp. 01.01.07 - TC 0703471 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 2 of 2 Pages of the instrument...Robert Crawford......................Dated 27 March 2007 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":"The instrument is an administrative revocation and reissue of a single Tariff Concession Order for a narrowly described product. It does not broaden the policy reach beyond the original concession; it changes the tariff classification and the Schedule 4 item applied. There is no evidence in the text that the instrument expands scope beyond the original, specific purpose of adjusting the concession's technical details."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (2 pages)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This instrument revokes one specific Tariff Concession Order (TCO No. 0619950) and replaces it with a new Tariff Concession Order (TCO No. 0703471). The revocation and replacement take effect from 1 January 2007. The action is taken under section 269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901.\n\n- The goods affected are a narrowly described product: “drill rods, friction welded, having DIN 17MnV6 steel tool joints.” The tariff classification number attached to those goods is changed from 7304.21.00 (in the revoked order) to 7304.23.00 (in the replacement order).\n\n- The replacement order also changes which item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies to those goods: the revoked order recorded one Schedule 4 item number (shown for the earlier order); the new order records a different Schedule 4 item number (shown as item 50). The Schedule 4 item controls the tariff treatment that applies to the classified goods.\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers (or prospective importers) of the specific drill rods described in the instrument. Their duty liability at the border depends on the Schedule 4 item applied to the goods.\n- Customs administration staff who apply tariff classifications and Schedule 4 items when processing import entries.\n- Potentially domestic producers or users of these drill rods to the extent changes in tariff treatment affect prices or sourcing decisions.\n\n**Why this matters (practical effects)**\n\n- The instrument changes which tariff rule (Schedule 4 item) is used to determine the duty on the named drill rods. That can change the amount of duty payable on importation (higher, lower, or unchanged, depending on what the two Schedule 4 items prescribe).\n\n- Because the change is narrowly targeted at a single product description and classification code, the direct incidence is concentrated on a small group of importers and on customs processing for that commodity code.\n\n**Official rationale (as stated or implied)**\n\n- The instrument records an administrative revocation of one TCO and creation of another. The practical purpose in such instruments is commonly to correct or update tariff classification, the Schedule 4 mapping, or to reissue a concession with a revised operative date or item reference. The instrument itself does not set out a policy justification beyond making the revocation and replacement effective from 01.01.07 (see heading and operative paragraphs).\n\n**Testing the stated purpose against likely costs, incentives and operational trade-offs**\n\n- Who pays: any change in duty incidence falls on importers (and, through prices, on their buyers). The instrument itself creates no direct administrative charge, but the tariff outcome determined by the Schedule 4 item will change the monetary duty paid on affected consignments.\n\n- Who decides: a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of Customs made the revocation and replacement under statutory power (s. 269SD(2) Customs Act 1901). Customs officers decide how to classify imported goods and which Schedule 4 item to apply when entries are lodged.\n\n- Behavioural changes: importers of the described drill rods may change sourcing, timing of shipments, or tariff classification arguments depending on whether the new Schedule 4 item is more or less favourable than the old one. Customs processing may need to update commodity-code handling for this product.\n\n- Compliance burden and implementation risk: administrative burden is modest and concentrated — importers must ensure import documentation uses the new TCO reference/commodity code if relying on the concession. Customs must update systems and guidance for one commodity line. If the change was backdated (it takes effect from 01.01.07 while the instrument is dated 27 March 2007), there is potential for dispute over entries lodged in the intervening period if importers relied on the earlier order.\n\n- Concentrated benefits, rent-seeking and substitution effects: because the order targets a single narrowly-described product, any tariff advantage created by the replacement is likely to be concentrated (benefits a small set of importers or a single importer). That concentration creates a potential for targeted applications or requests for concessions; however, the instrument itself simply records a revocation and reissue and does not provide evidence of wider policy change.\n\n- Opportunity costs: administrative time spent making and implementing the change is small relative to larger tariff policy work, but affected importers may incur paperwork or accounting costs to adjust.\n\n**Net practical summary**\n\nThis is an administrative instrument that replaces one tariff concession order with another, changing the commodity code (7304.21.00 to 7304.23.00) and the Schedule 4 item applied to a narrowly specified class of drill rods. The main real-world effects are on how customs calculates duty for those imports, on the small number of importers of that product, and on Customs’ entry-processing for that commodity code."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative instrument maintaining the original scope—providing tariff concessions for specific drill rods. The only change is updating the tariff classification code from 7304.21.00 to 7304.23.00, which reflects a technical reclassification rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two clear actions (revocation and replacement)","Only two tables with minimal data (description of goods, tariff classification, schedule item number)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision (Section 269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901)","Straightforward temporal application (single effective date)","Highly specific scope (single product category: friction-welded drill rods with specific steel specification)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Tariff Concession Revocation Order** made under the Customs Act 1901. It does two things:\n\n- **Revokes** an earlier tariff concession (Order 0619950) that gave reduced import duties on certain friction-welded drill rods with DIN 17MnV6 steel tool joints. The revocation takes effect from 1 January 2007.\n- **Replaces it** with a new tariff concession (Order 0703471) covering the same type of goods, but under a different customs classification number (7304.23.00 instead of 7304.21.00).\n\n**Who it affects:** Importers of these specific drill rods used in mining or drilling operations.\n\n**Why it matters:** The change ensures the correct customs tariff classification is applied to these goods, which determines the duty rate paid when importing them into Australia. The replacement order maintains the tariff concession (reduced or zero duty) but aligns it with the proper classification code."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-revocation-order-66-2007-tariff-concession-order-0703471/documents"}}