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Form B443: application for a tariff concession order
Completion guide for Australian Border Force Form B443, the approved form for a written application for a tariff concession order under Part XVA of the Customs Act 1901.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at abf.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Commonwealth of Australia. Link only: download the current Form B443 each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by abf.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when no suitable tariff concession order already exists and the applicant can assert that no substitutable goods are produced in Australia in the ordinary course of business. Do not lodge if the applicant knows substitutable goods are produced.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may index the enquiries and the goods description the lawyer marks against Form B443; the lawyer decides whether the core criteria can be asserted and signs the application.
AI may
- List the local manufacturers and organisations the lawyer has already enquired of, with the date and the reply
- Check the draft has a full goods description, a tariff classification and, if the applicant is not the importer, the importer identity
- Flag an application that does not record the enquiries the form requires
AI must not
- Must not decide whether substitutable goods are produced in Australia
- Must not sign or lodge Form B443, Form B444 or Form B441
- Must not describe the goods more narrowly or widely than the specification the lawyer has settled
The lawyer checks
- The list of existing orders has been searched. The form tells the applicant to do this before lodging
- Questions 1 to 8 are answered. The form says failure to supply the required information rejects the application and loses the operative date
- The applicant can point to the information and enquiries behind the core-criteria assertion
- The applicant signs. An accepted application publishes the applicant and importer identity in the Tariff Concessions Gazette
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Commonwealth of Australia. Link only: download the current Form B443 each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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