Jason Wood (La Trobe, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2022.

Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2022 is for amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to insert the correct heading to which blood grouping reagents are classified and to replace previous tariff subheading 3808.93.90 with new subheading 3808.93.00 in the tariff scheduled for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement. he Customs Tariff Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2021 created new heading 3822, to which blood grouping reagents are classified. A corresponding change was not made to a reference to blood grouping reagents in paragraph G of note 1 to chapter 13 of schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act. This proposal is to amend the existing reference to heading 3006 and replace it with heading 3822 to reflect this change.

The Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Act 2021 inserted tariff subheading 3808.93.90 into schedule 14 of the Customs Tariff Act. Due to the change in tariff classification of the herbicide paraquat dichloride, this subheading was replaced by 3808.93.00 in schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to reflect this change. This proposal is also to repeal the reference to subheading 3808.93.90 and insert subheadings 3808.93.00 for goods that are herbicides, antisprouting products and plant growth regulators. The amendments contained in this proposal operate from 1 January 2022 and will ensure that importers are able to more accurately classify their goods.

Debate adjourned.