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Tariff Duty Concessions

Tariff Concessions

If you are seeking general tariff classification information or are a private individual wishing to import goods on a one-off basis, please contact the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) by telephone 1300 363 263 or email [email protected]. Further information about Customs Tariff is at www.customs.gov.au

ICN is recognised as a ‘prescribed organisation’ under the Customs Regulations 1926, which means it can determine whether ‘substitutable goods’ or 'potentially substitutable goods' subject to a tariff concession are manufactured in Australia.

When making applications to Customs, ICN can provide industry research on a fee for service basis to determine if there are any Australian businesses that manufacture or can manufacture goods to meet the definitions of substitutable goods under the Customs Act. For example: 

• Tariff Concession Order (TCO) – refer Customs TCO Application Form B443 (Question 6A);
• Certain Inputs to Manufacture (CIM) - Item 57 & 60
• Australian Customs Notice No 2003/67 - Oil & Natural Gas Concession (Item 22);
• Australian Customs Notice – 1998/22 – Project By-Law Scheme (Item 45, 46 and 56) 

If you would like to engage ICN to undertake industry research, please complete our research request form HERE

Return the completed research request form to ICN Via email: [email protected].  

A quotation for research will then be provided.

If you require further information please contact Gavin Lewis on 03 8689 2528 or email [email protected]

Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme (EPBS)

NOTE: This is not a Customs scheme.  The program and scheme administered by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) via the Department's agency, AusIndustry.

A summary of the Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme (EPBS) can be found here and here.   

ICN can verify if ‘equivalent goods’, subject to an Enhanced Project By-Law scheme (EPBS) application, are manufactured in Australia.
 
Applicants applying for duty concession for projects that exceed $10M for each significant phase must demonstrate that the capital equipment to be imported is not produced in Australia. This can be demonstrated by providing a Tariff Concession Order for the equipment, or a statement from ICN stating that it is not aware of an Australian manufacturer producing, or capable of producing, the equipment required for the applicant’s project.
 
Should you require assistance with Enhanced Project By-Law research please contact ICN.

 For further information on EPBS, please contact Lynn Johnson on 03 9864 6743.