This Tariff Concession Order makes a specific tariff concession (Schedule 4, Part III, item 50) apply to a named product: refractory grout, hearth or seal plate for blast furnaces with fixed carbon or graphite content of at least 86% (classification 3816.00.00). It takes effect on 30 January 2009 and remains until revoked under the Customs Act.
Importers of these refractory components are the main parties affected because the order changes their customs duty position. The order was issued by a delegate of the CEO (Paul Mercer) and may alter import timing, sourcing and cost calculations for businesses handling these items.