WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Australia #9149 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2022 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Australia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prohibition on the import into Australia of Russian-origin gold
National legal basis
Autonomous Sanctions (Import Sanctioned Goods – Russia) Amendment (No. 1) Designation 2022* (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2022L01282), made under sub regulation 4A(3) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2022C00057#:~:text=These%20Regulations%20facilitate%20the%20conduct,targeting%20those%20entities%20or%20persons.).

The amended Designation commenced on 30 September 2022.

*A consolidated version of the Autonomous Sanctions (Import Sanctions Goods – Russia) Designation 2002, incorporating amendments to date, is available here (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2023C00075).
Administrative mechanism
The Minister for Foreign Affairs may authorise sanctions permits to undertake an activity otherwise prohibited by an Australian sanctions law. Further information available at:
Sanctions Permits | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (dfat.gov.au) (https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/security/sanctions/what-we-can-do-help/sanctions-permits).

Responsible entities
Minister of Foreign Affairs
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

Article XXI - Article XXI - Security Exceptions.

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XXI of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Russian Federation
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP
Symbol
CP

Tariff lines
7108
7108
Gold (including gold plated with platinum) in unwrought or in semi manufactured forms, or in powder...