{"id":"F2007L03385","name":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order HS2007/200A - Tariff Concession Order 0614133","slug":"tariff-concession-revocation-order-hs2007-200a-tariff-concession-order-0614133","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":69396,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03385-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Revocation Order HS2007/200A - Tariff Concession Order 0614133","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 9801381 made on 24.04.98, 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| 3808.40.00 | CASSETTES, STERILISING, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, having ALL of thefollowing:(a) plastic vials each containing NOT more than 2 ml of 58%aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution;(b) a cardboard cover having hydrogen peroxide indicator stripsand a hydrogen peroxide absorbent layer;(c) an outer wrapping of hydrogen peroxide impermeable plasticOp. 16.02.98 - TC 9801381 | 5031.12.06 |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 2 Pages of the instrument...Robert Crawford......................Dated 20 June 2007 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nRevocation Instrument HS2007/200A\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| 3808.94.00 | CASSETTES, STERILISING, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, having ALL of thefollowing:(a) plastic vials each containing NOT more than 2 ml of 58%aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution;(b) a cardboard cover having hydrogen peroxide indicator stripsand a hydrogen peroxide absorbent layer;(c) an outer wrapping of hydrogen peroxide impermeable plasticOp. 01.01.07 - TC 0614133 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --- |\n\n| This is page 2 of 2 Pages of the instrument...Robert Crawford......................Dated 20 June 2007 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nRevocation Instrument HS2007/200A","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a straightforward technical update — reclassifying specific goods from one tariff category to another. It does not expand beyond the original purpose of managing tariff concessions for these sterilisation cassettes."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on external references (Customs Act 1901, Customs Tariff Act 1995, Schedule 4) without reproducing their content","Technical product description with multiple qualifying conditions ('having ALL of the following')","Cross-referencing between revoked and replacement orders with different classification codes","Specific date mechanics (revocation effective from 01.01.07, replacement effective from same date)","Use of delegated legislative authority (delegate of CEO making the determination)"],"plain_english_summary":"This customs tariff decision cancels an old concession order for hydrogen peroxide sterilisation cassettes and replaces it with a new order effective 1 January 2007. Importers and healthcare buyers of these specific sterilisation vials are affected because the goods are reclassified to a different tariff heading, moving them from one Schedule 4 item to another, which can change applicable duty rates and ensures the imports are taxed under the correct, updated category."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not materially change the scope of regulation beyond the original purpose. It is a technical reclassification/re‑issuance of a tariff concession for the same described goods (sterilising hydrogen peroxide cassettes). It maintains a tariff concession entry (now under a different subheading and recorded item number) rather than expanding coverage, adding conditions, or creating new regulatory obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow administrative action (revocation + replacement of one TCO)","Two short tables listing one product description each","One statutory cross‑reference: s269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901","One cross‑reference to Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (Schedule item number 50)","No defined terms, nested exceptions, or multiple conditional pathways","Fixed effective date (01.01.2007) reducing transition complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- Revokes an earlier Tariff Concession Order (TCO No. 9801381) and replaces it with a new TCO (TC 0614133). The revocation and replacement take effect from 1 January 2007.\n- The instrument changes the tariff classification line for a specific product (sterilising cassettes that contain small plastic vials of 58% hydrogen peroxide, with indicator strips and absorbent layer, and an outer impermeable wrapping) from subheading 3808.40.00 to 3808.94.00 and records the applicable Schedule 4 item number (Item 50 under Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995).\n- The power used to do this is section 269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901, exercised by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer.\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Importers and their customs brokers who bring these sterilising hydrogen‑peroxide cassettes into Australia. They must use the new TCO number and tariff classification when claiming the concession (if applicable).\n- The Australian Customs administration, which must update its tariff schedules, databases and processing rules to reflect the new classification/TCO.\n- Suppliers and downstream customers only insofar as changes in classification affect customs duty treatment, paperwork or costing.\n\nWhy it matters (official claim and practical effect)\n\n- The instrument’s apparent official purpose is to update the legal tariff entry for this specific product and record the Schedule 4 concession that applies to it (so that the product can be entered under the correct concession item). That is an administrative/tariff‑classification change rather than a change to the product’s physical description.\n\nTesting that claim against costs, incentives and implementation issues\n\n- Who pays: If importers or brokers fail to rely on the new TCO/classification, import duty and related charges could apply. Practically, importers bear the risk and cost of any transitional mis‑entry.\n- Who decides: The delegate of the CEO of Customs exercises the statutory power to revoke and remake the TCO (s269SD(2) of the Customs Act 1901). Customs administration decides how to implement the change operationally (system updates, notices to industry).\n- Behavioural change required: Importers and customs brokers must update entries, electronic import declarations and internal costing to use the new tariff code/TCO number; Customs must update classification tables and release public advice.\n- Compliance and administrative burden: Low in substantive terms (no change to the product), but there is an administrative burden to update systems, references and educate brokers/importers. Short-term errors in classification are the main practical risk.\n- Trade‑offs and opportunity costs: This is a narrowly‑targeted technical change. The main trade‑off is administrative effort (systems, training, transitional checks) versus legal/record accuracy and ensuring the correct concession is applied.\n- Risk of unintended consequences: Misclassification or failure to apply the new TCO could lead to additional duties or delays for affected import consignments. The instrument itself does not create broad new regulatory duties or wider market effects beyond this specific product.\n\nNet practical effect (plain):\n\n- The law replaces one tariff concession entry with another for the same described product, effective 1 Jan 2007. Importers of these sterilising hydrogen‑peroxide cassettes should use the new TCO/tariff subheading and check that the Schedule 4 concession (Item 50) is applied when lodging import declarations.\n\n(Reference: exercise of power under Customs Act 1901 s269SD(2); Tariff entries as shown in Table A and Table B of the instrument.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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