FED Reduced Import Tariffs for Specific Goods

Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026

20 Aug 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

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customs duties import costs import tariffs international trade

Introduced by: The Hon Julian Hill MP (ALP)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Importers of goods under table items 29, 374, 318 and 404A pay a temporary rate before the tariff becomes free from 1 July of year 5
Importers of goods under table items 251, 277D and 309 pay 4% until 1 January of year 3; the rate then drops to 3%
Importers of goods under table item 362 pay 2% from 1 January of year 5; the tariff becomes free from 1 July of year 5

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Julian Hill ALP

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026, or the bill, amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to incorporate the measures in two customs tariff proposals moved in the House of Representatives in May this year and another proposal that was moved in August 2025.”

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Andrew Hastie LIB

“I rise to speak on the Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026. The coalition will support the passage of this bill. This is, in broad terms, a technical but practical piece of legislation.”

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Tim Ayres ALP

“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (INCORPORATION OF PROPOSALS) BILL (NO. 1) 2026 The Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No.”

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