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Customs By-law No. 1305752

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This by-law determines which imported industrial robots qualify for special customs duty treatment under Item 42 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

What it does:

Prescribes industrial robots (as defined in international standard ISO 8373:2012) as eligible for tariff concessions under Item 42
Specifically excludes more complex installations: industrial robot systems, lines, and cells (also defined in the same ISO standard)

Who it affects:

Businesses importing industrial robots into Australia
Customs brokers processing import declarations
Manufacturers using imported automation equipment

Why it matters: This classification affects import duty costs. Standalone industrial robots receive the benefit of Item 42 (typically concessional or duty-free rates), while integrated systems (robot cells or production lines) are excluded and may attract higher duty rates under different tariff categories.

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Customs By-law No. 1305752

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAW No. 1305752

I, Geoff Johannes, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.

THE SCHEDULE

Item 42

Schedule 4

This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1305752.
This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.
For the purposes of item 42 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 industrial robots, being goods defined in subparagraph 2.9 of International Standard ISO 8373:2012, are prescribed.
For the purposes of item 42 the goods in paragraph 3 do not include the following:

(a) industrial robot systems; (b) industrial robot lines; (c) industrial robot cells.
For the purposes of this by-law “industrial robot systems”, “industrial robot lines” and “industrial robot cells” are defined in International Standard ISO 8373:2012.
For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1995", means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of February 2013.

(signed)

Geoff Johannes

Delegate of the

Chief Executive Officer

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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