BUDGET UPDATE: AUSTRALIA TO INTRODUCE PER CONTAINER BIOSECURITY LEVY ON IMPORTED CONTAINERS
Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) looks to be introducing a $340 million levy on all imported containers – 20′ and 40′- from 1 July 2019.
The article suggests that the fee is one of the key recommendations of an independent report chaired by Wendy Craik. The report recommended:
“Funding for the national biosecurity system should be increased by implementing a per container levy on incoming shipping containers of $10 per twenty-foot equivalent unit and a levy of $5 on incoming air containers, effective from 1 July 2019″.
Matthew Koval, First Assistant Secretary from the Department, will be presenting on Friday to Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA), which will include details from the upcoming budget.
ACF will provide more information as it emerges.