New excise duty rates for alcohol from 1 July 2021
03.10pm 01 June 2021
The annual adjustment to the excise and excise-equivalent duty rates on alcoholic beverages will take place on 1 July 2021.
The annual adjustment is based on movements in the Consumer Price Index less credit services subgroup over the 12-month period up to 31 March 2021.
The new rates are those set out in the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Alcoholic Beverages Indexation) Amendment Order 2021.
The rates are summarised as:
| Current excise rate to 30 June 2021 | New excise rate (GST excl.) from 1 July 2021 |
|---|---|
| 45.929 cents per litre of beverage | 46.627 cents per litre of beverage |
| $30.624 per litre of alcohol | $31.089 per litre of alcohol |
| $2.449 per litre of beverage | $2.4871 per litre of beverage |
| $3.0624 per litre of beverage | $3.1089 per litre of beverage |
| $55.777 per litre of alcohol | $56.625 per litre of alcohol |
Alcohol products removed from a licensed manufacturing area or imported after midnight on 30 June 2021 will be subject to the new rates.
For further information, go to the Allowances and charges and What is excise sections, or please contact Customs on 0800 428 786 (0800 4 CUSTOMS).