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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.

Progress

27 May 2026Introduced and read a first time (House of Representatives)
27 May 2026Second reading moved (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Second reading debate (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Referred to Federation Chamber (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Second reading debate (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Second reading agreed to (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Reported from Federation Chamber (House of Representatives)
24 Jun 2026Third reading agreed to (House of Representatives)
25 Jun 2026Introduced and read a first time (Senate)
25 Jun 2026Second reading moved (Senate)
20 Aug 2026Second reading agreed to (Senate)
20 Aug 2026Third reading agreed to (Senate)
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.