This order allows specific industrial washing equipment called Ferro-silt washers to be imported into Australia at a concessional customs duty rate (typically duty-free or reduced rate).
To qualify, the equipment must include all three of the following components:
- Deep cone thickeners (tanks used to separate solids from liquids in mineral processing)
- Insulation panels
- Support pads
The goods fall under tariff classification 8474.10.00, which covers machinery for sorting, washing, or processing minerals.
Who it affects: Mining companies, quarry operators, or contractors importing this specific type of mineral processing machinery.
Why it matters: It reduces the cost of importing these washers by granting them the benefit of Item 50 in Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, avoiding the standard rate of customs duty that would otherwise apply.