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Form B444: submission objecting to a tariff concession order
Completion guide for Australian Border Force Form B444, the approved form for a written objection to the making of 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 B444 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 a local manufacturer objects to a gazetted application for a tariff concession order. Lodge within 50 days of the gazettal day, or 14 days if the application was amended, unless an invitation states another period. This form is not a self-assessed clearance.
How AI may be used
AI may index the gazette notice and the invoices the lawyer marks against Form B444; the lawyer decides whether substitutable goods are produced in Australia and signs the objection.
AI may
- Copy the gazette number, gazettal date, gazetted description and TC reference from the notice the lawyer marks
- List the invoices, stock records or catalogues the lawyer has already selected, with date and customer
- Flag a missing signature, a website-only description, or a date of readiness that is not before the application was lodged
AI must not
- Must not decide whether the goods are substitutable or produced in Australia in the ordinary course of business
- Must not sign Form B444 or send it to tarcon@abf.gov.au
- Must not describe this form as a self-assessed clearance declaration
The lawyer checks
- The objection is lodged no later than 50 days after the gazettal day, or 14 days after the gazettal day of an amended application, or inside an invited period
- Questions that apply are answered. A website address alone is not the illustrative material the form asks for
- The date the manufacturer was first prepared to accept an order is before the tariff concession application was lodged
- The applicant signs. The first two pages are sent to the tariff concession applicant. The rest is marked commercial-in-confidence on the form
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 B444 each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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