What this does: This order removes a special import tax break (called a tariff concession) for specific types of tea and coffee bag packing machines.
Who it affects: Businesses importing fully automatic machines that make tea or coffee bags (including forming inner and outer packs, threading, weighing, tagging, and filling).
What changes: Previously, these machines could be imported into Australia without paying the usual customs duty (import tax) under concession order 9105832. After this revocation, importers must now pay the standard duty rates that apply to machinery classified under tariff code 8422.30.
Why it matters: This increases the cost of importing these specific packing machines into Australia. The revocation applies retrospectively from 28 June 2004, meaning any imports of these machines since that date (if they relied on the old concession) may be subject to duty charges.