A public consultation period for draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statements (CRIS) for the 2026-27 financial year is now open until 6 March 2026. This process is critical to shaping how fees and charges are set and to ensure transparency and sustainability.
The CRIS and explanatory materials outline cost recovery activities, how fees and charges would be calculated, and how industry can provide their feedback.
Stakeholders can provide feedback on the structure of fees and charges across each cost recovery arrangement and whether adjustments should be made, the rationale for charging including activities shifting into cost recovery, and the impact of the proposed changes.
For further information and to share your feedback, visit the Have Your Say page.
Our role
The department has a key role in supporting industry to realise the economic potential of trade by delivering export regulatory services, negotiating technical rules and standards, and engaging internationally to advance the interests of Australian agriculture.
As the regulator, we have an obligation under the Australian Government Charging Framework to recover the minimum necessary cost for providing effective regulatory services.
The gap between what it costs to deliver these services and the revenue raised from export cost recovery has existed for 16 of the last 20 years - and has been exacerbated by trading partners’ increasing complexity and requirements for goods entering those markets, inflationary pressures, amongst other things.
New Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) will be introduced for export regulatory functions from 1 July 2026 to ensure vital export regulatory services are sustainably funded and continue to meet industry needs.
For more information on how the department applies fees and charges, please read the Export cost recovery reform for sustainable trade funding page.
