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Customs Duty Rates for Tobacco and Tobacco products – Set to increase from 1st March 2023

24/2/2023

Rate Indexation

Excise duty rates on tobacco goods increase in March and September each year, based on average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE). The AWOTE indexation factor for rates on and from 1 March 2023 is 1.021.

 

Imported into Australia

When manufactured tobacco goods are imported into Australia, they are subject to customs duty. This duty is:

  • Paid at the time the products arrive at the Australian border
  • Equivalent to the following tobacco excise rates.

 

Tobacco Excise Rates

The following are the current rates for:

  • Tobacco manufacture occurring in Australia
  • Manufactured tobacco goods imported into Australia.

Tariff item

Description

Unit

From 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023

From 1 March 2023

5.1

In stick form not exceeding in weight 0.8 grams per stick actual tobacco content

$ per stick

1.14040

1.16435

5.5

Either:

  • not in stick form
  • in stick form exceeding in weight 0.8 grams per stick actual tobacco content

 

$ per kg of tobacco content

1629.14

1663.36

5.8

Blended tobacco goods

n/a

The amount of duty worked out under section 6AAC

The amount of duty worked out under section 6AAC

 

Should you have any further questions or require more information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our brokerage team for guidance

 

Keeping you updated

BRI Customs Team

 

 

 

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