This order gives importers a discount on customs duty when bringing specific packaging machinery into Australia.
What it covers:
Vertical plastic bag formers, fillers and sealers — industrial machines that create plastic bags in an upright position, fill them with product, and seal them closed (classified under tariff code 8422.30.90).
Who benefits:
Businesses importing this equipment pay duty at a concessional rate under Item 50 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, rather than the standard import duty rate.
Key details:
- Took effect on 20 December 2005
- Remains in force indefinitely until revoked
- Applies only to the specific vertical bag-making machinery described in the order