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.
Progress
| 27 May 2026 | Introduced and read a first time (House of Representatives) |
| 27 May 2026 | Second reading moved (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Second reading debate (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Referred to Federation Chamber (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Second reading debate (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Second reading agreed to (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Reported from Federation Chamber (House of Representatives) |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Third reading agreed to (House of Representatives) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Introduced and read a first time (Senate) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Second reading moved (Senate) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Second reading agreed to (Senate) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Third reading agreed to (Senate) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Assent |
Divisions on this bill
- 20 Aug 2026Bills — Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026; Limitation of DebateNegativedSenate 28–35
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.