Summary
Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018 to implement Australia’s obligations under Chapter 3 of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, the bill amends the Customs Act 1901 to: provide preferential rates of duty for certain Pacific Islands originating goods; and impose certain obligations on exporters and producers of eligible goods to a party to the agreement for which a preferential rate of customs duty is claimed.