This is a Tariff Concession Order — essentially a customs permit that gives businesses a tax break when importing specific equipment. It declares that hydraulic proportioning vessels (used as parts in pressure transfer pumps for desalination plants) can be imported under a special duty-free or reduced-duty arrangement.
Key details:
- What it covers: Specific parts for desalination plant pumps, classified under customs code 8413.91.90
- The benefit: Access to Item 50 in Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (which provides concessional tariff treatment)
- Who it affects: Companies importing desalination equipment or spare parts
- When it applies: From 20 November 2007 onwards, remaining active until formally cancelled
In practical terms, if an Australian business imports these specific hydraulic vessels, they don't pay the standard import duty they otherwise would.