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CHANGES IN THIS AND FORTHCOMING ISSUES


Impacts on services due to delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data

A number of releases of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) have been delayed due to passenger card processing issues as announced by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). These delays impact on the transport and travel services series from November 2014 onwards. Caution should be used when interpreting the recent services credits and services debits estimates as they are based on modelled estimates rather than actual data.

Preliminary OAD estimates for November, December 2014 and January, February, March 2015 published in the ABS publication Preliminary Estimates of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0.30.001) have been incorporated into services estimates. These preliminary OAD estimates have been modelled based on a combination of historical OAD data and information about travellers for the relevant reference months from DIBP's traveller processing system.

For further information refer to the Explanatory Notes of Preliminary Estimates of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0.30.001).


CHANGES IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES

Delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data

Contingency processing plans are now in place to ensure the regular scheduled releases of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) can resume as soon as possible. Finalised OAD data for November and December 2014 will be released in Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) on 13 May 2015 and 22 May 2015 respectively. It is expected that these estimates will be incorporated in the March quarter 2015 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia (cat. no. 5302.0), resulting in a likely difference between the sum of the three months for transport and travel services series published in this issue of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0). For more information on release dates, refer to the Notes section of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0).


Proposed changes to Customs Tariff import classification

The ABS is undertaking an import classification feasibility study into the creation of specific new Combined Australian Customs Tariff Nomenclature and Statistical Classification (Customs Tariff) statistical codes under subheadings 7228, 7308, 8443, 8473, 8528 and 8607. The outcomes of the feasibility study will be implemented on 1 July 2015. The initial proposed changes are shown in the tables below.

Users and importers are invited to comment on the proposed changes, please contact the International Trade section on Canberra (02) 6252 5409 or email international.trade@abs.gov.au no later than 11 May 2015. The ABS Privacy Policy outlines how the ABS will handle any personal information that you provide to us.

Current Customs Tariff
	722830					- Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded:
		7228301070		T		--- Goods, as follows:(a) of high alloy steel;(b) flattened circles and modified rectangles as defined in Note 1(m) to Chapter 72
		7228309049		T		--- Other
Proposed Customs Tariff
	722830					- Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded:
		7228301070		T		--- Goods, as follows:(a) of high alloy steel;(b) flattened circles and modified rectangles as defined in Note 1(m) to Chapter 72
						--- Other
		72283090XX		T		Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process
		72283090XY		T		Other

Current Customs Tariff
	730810
		7308100001		NR		- Bridges and bridge-sections
	730820
		7308200002		NR		- Towers and lattice masts:
	730830
		7308300003		NR		- Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors
	730840
		7308400004		NR		- Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping
Proposed Customs Tariff
	730810					- Bridges and bridge-sections
		73081000AA		T		Guard rails and road barriers
		73081000AB		T		Culverts
		73081000AC		T		Other
	730820					- Towers and lattice masts
		73082000AD		T		Tubular, whether or not tapered, and sectional components thereof
		73082000AE		T		Other
	730830					- Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors
		73083000AF		T		Of stainless steel
						Other
		73083000AG		T		.Windows and their frames
		73083000AH		T		.Thresholds for doors
		73083000AI		T		.Lintels
		73083000AJ		T		.Other
	730840	73084000AK		T		- Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping

Current Customs Tariff
	844331					-- Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
		8443310022		NO		.Weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg
	844332					-- Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
		8443320031		NO		.Weighing not more than 10 kg
Proposed Customs Tariff
	844331					-- Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
		84433100ZA		NO		.Weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 35 kg
		84433100ZB		NO		.Weighing more than 35 kg but not more than 50 kg
	844332					-- Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
		84433200ZC		NO		.Weighing not more than 1 kg
		84433200ZD		NO		.Weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg
		84433200ZE		NO		.Weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg

Current Customs Tariff
	847330					- Parts and accessories of the machines of 8471
		8473300070		NO		.Other
Proposed Customs Tariff
	847330					- Parts and accessories of the machines of 8471
						.Other
		84733000YA		NO		..Weighing less than 1 kg
		84733000YB		NO		..Weighing 1 kg or more but less than 5 kg
		84733000YC		NO		..Weighing 5 kg or more

Current Customs Tariff
	852851					-- Of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of 8471
		8528510032		NO		Flat screen monitors
	852872					-- Other, colour
						Plasma
		8528720023		NO		.Screen size less than 76 cm ††
		8528720024		NO		.Screen size 76 cm or more but less than 111 cm ††
		8528720025		NO		.Screen size 111 cm or more but less than 137 cm ††
		8528720026		NO		.Screen size 137 cm or more ††
						LCD and LED †
		8528720081		NO		.Screen size less than 35 cm ††
		8528720082		NO		.Screen size 35 cm or more but less than 43 cm ††
		8528720083		NO		.Screen size 43 cm or more but less than 51 cm ††
		8528720084		NO		.Screen size 51 cm or more but less than 59 cm ††
		8528720085		NO		.Screen size 59 cm or more but less than 74 cm ††
		8528720086		NO		.Screen size 74 cm or more but less than 84 cm ††
		8528720087		NO		.Screen size 84 cm or more but less than 99 cm ††
		8528720088		NO		.Screen size 99 cm or more but less than 109 cm ††
		8528720089		NO		.Screen size 109 cm or more but less than 125 cm ††
		8528720090		NO		.Screen size 125 cm or more but less than 135 cm ††
		8528720091		NO		.Screen size 135 cm or more but less than 150 cm ††
		8528720092		NO		.Screen size 150 cm or more ††
		8528720093		NO		Other
Proposed Customs Tariff
	852851					-- Of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of 8471
						Flat screen monitors
		85285100YA		NO		. Weighing not more than 5 kg
		85285100YB		NO		. Weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg
		85285100YC		NO		. Weighing more than 10 kg
	852872					-- Other, colour
		85287200XA		NO		Weighing less than 3 kg
		85287200XB		NO		Weighing 3 kg or more but less than 5 kg
		85287200XC		NO		Weighing 5 kg or more but less than 8 kg
		85287200XD		NO		Weighing 8 kg or more but less than 10 kg
		85287200XE		NO		Weighing 10 kg or more but less than 12 kg
		85287200XF		NO		Weighing 12 kg or more but less than 14 kg
		85287200XG		NO		Weighing 14 kg or more but less than 16 kg
		85287200XH		NO		Weighing 16 kg or more but less than 18 kg
		85287200XI		NO		Weighing 18 kg or more but less than 20 kg
		85287200XJ		NO		Weighing 20 kg or more but less than 25 kg
		85287200XK		NO		Weighing 25 kg or more but less than 30 kg
		85287200XL		NO		Weighing 30 kg or more but less than 40 kg
		85287200XM		NO		Weighing 40 kg or more

Current Customs Tariff
	860719	8607190017		NR		-- Other, including parts
Proposed Customs Tariff
	860719			NR		-- Other, including parts
						Axles and parts thereof:
		86071900AA		NR		. Axles
		86071900AB		NR		. Parts of axles
						Wheels and parts thereof, including wheels or parts with axles fitted in them:
		86071900BA		NR		. Wheels, whether or not fitted with axles
		86071900BB		NR		. Parts of wheels
		86071900CA		NR		Other