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Excise

Excise is a tax on alcohol, fuel and tobacco products. More information on excise is available on the pages below.

Excise licensing

Information about excise licences, including how to apply, transfer, and more.

Excise duty

Information about excise duty, including claims for remissions or refunds, applying for credit or drawback, and paying duty and other charges.

Excise Duty Estimator

The Excise Duty Estimator assists in estimating excise duty, alcohol levy and the GST applicable to the alcohol levy for most alcoholic products classified in Part A of the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (EEDT).

Excise declarants

How to become an excise declarant, how to find excise item numbers and duty rates, and information on declaration offences.

Alcohol and excise

Information includes duty-free alcohol permits, record-keeping requirements, and the Excise Duty Estimator.

Entry lodgement timing

Excise Customs-controlled area (CCA) licensees are required to lodge entries and pay every month, unless they have approval from Customs to lodge and pay every 6 or 12 months.

Excise forms and documents

Excise forms and documents

Page updated: 02.22pm 11 March 2021
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