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

Amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to:

  • set the general rate of customs duty applicable to approximately 500 tariff headings and subheadings to free
  • provide that the preferential rate of customs duty applied to goods covered by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is not higher than the general rate of customs duty
  • extend for a further 2 years the increase in customs duty on imported goods that are the produce or manufacture of Russia or Belarus
  • extend for a further 24 months the free rate of customs duty for certain goods that are the produce or manufacture of Ukraine
  • repeal spent phasing rates of duty for Peruvian originating goods.

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActCustoms Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Act (No. 1) 2026
NumberNo. 67, 2026
Assent26 Aug 2026
StatusIn force

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.

Progress

DateStep
House
27 May 2026Introduced and read a first time
27 May 2026Second reading moved
24 Jun 2026Second reading debate
24 Jun 2026Referred to Federation Chamber
24 Jun 2026Second reading debate
24 Jun 2026Second reading agreed to
24 Jun 2026Reported from Federation Chamber
24 Jun 2026Third reading agreed to
Senate
25 Jun 2026Introduced and read a first time
25 Jun 2026Second reading moved
20 Aug 2026Second reading agreed to
20 Aug 2026Third reading agreed to
20 Aug 2026Finally passed both Houses
26 Aug 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.