This order cancels a tax break for importing specific steel parts used in gas turbines.
What it does:
- Revokes Tariff Concession Order 0827187 (made in November 2008), which previously allowed duty-free or reduced-duty import of certain goods.
- Affected goods: Steel exhaust ducting parts for gas turbines, specifically:
- Exhaust plenum assemblies
- Exhaust extensions
- Customs classification: These goods fall under tariff code 7308.90.00.
- Effect: From 28 May 2009, importers must pay standard customs duties on these parts instead of benefiting from the previous concession.
Why it matters:
This makes it more expensive to import these specific industrial components into Australia. Such revocations typically occur when local manufacturers start producing equivalent goods, removing the need to subsidise overseas imports through duty exemptions.