How levy and charge rates are set
Levy and charge rates are set by the Australian primary industries that choose to invest in the levies system. The rates are established under legislation.
Levies and charges help to pay for:
- biosecurity activities and responses
- marketing
- research and development
- residue testing.
See more on levy laws and the levy system.
For more on levies and charges, levies accounts or how to lodge a return, contact the Levies team.
Rates tables
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy produce levy | Whole milk (milk fat content) | 2.9263 cents per kilogram |
| Dairy produce levy | Whole milk (protein content) | 7.1299 cents per kilogram |
| Goat fibre levy | Goat fibre sold | 1.5% of the sale price |
| Goat fibre levy | Goat fibre used | 1.5% of the market value on the day the goat fibre begins to be used |
| Honey levy (from 1 July 2025) | Honey sold or used | 5.6 cents per kilogram |
| Honey levy (up to 30 June 2025) | Honey sold or used | 4.6 cents per kilogram |
| Honey export charge (from 1 July 2025) | Honey exported | 5.6 cents per kilogram |
| Honey export charge (up to 30 June 2025) | Honey exported | 4.6 cents per kilogram |
| Wool levy | Wool sold or used | 1.5% of value (sale price if sold or market price if used) |
| Wool export charge | Wool exported | 1.5% of free on-board value |
| Levy type | Product | Levy rate |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo slaughter levy | Buffalo slaughtered | $9.60 per head |
| Cattle slaughter levy | Cattle slaughtered | 0.6 cents per kilogram |
| Deer slaughter levy | Deer slaughtered cold carcase weight determined | 8.06 cents per kilogram |
| Deer slaughter levy | Deer slaughtered hot carcase weight determined | 8 cents per kilogram |
| Deer slaughter levy | All other deer slaughtered weight not determined | $3.60 per carcase |
| Game animal processing levy | Game goats processed | 3 cents per carcase |
| Game animal processing levy | Game pigs processed | 25 cents per carcase |
| Goat slaughter levy | Goats slaughtered | 10 cents per head |
| Horse slaughter levy | Horses slaughtered | $5.00 per head |
| Macropod processing levy | Kangaroos processed for human consumption | 7 cents per carcase |
| Macropod processing levy | Macropods processed for animal consumption | 3 cents per carcase |
| Macropod processing levy | Other macropods processed for human consumption | 4 cents per carcase |
| Pig slaughter levy | Pigs slaughtered | $3.425 per head |
| Ratite slaughter levy | Emus slaughtered | $2.00 per head |
| Ratite slaughter levy | Ostriches slaughtered | $1.25 per head |
| Sheep and lambs slaughter levy | Lambs slaughtered | 16 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs slaughter levy | Sheep slaughtered | 15 cents per head |
| Levy type | Product | Levy rate |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs levy | Eggs | 32.5 cents per laying chicken |
| Laying chickens levy (from 1 July 2025) | Laying chickens | 26.07 cents per laying chicken |
| Laying chickens levy (up to 30 June 2025) | Laying chickens | 15.27 cents per laying chicken |
| Meat chickens levy (from 1 July 2025) | Meat chickens | 0.406 cents per meat chicken |
| Meat chickens levy (up to 30 June 2025) | Meat chickens | 0.2644 cents per meat chicken |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton levy | Cotton fibre | $2.25 per 227 kilograms |
| Seed cotton export charge | Seed cotton exported | $4.06 per tonne |
| Fodder export charge | Fodder exported | 50 cents per tonne |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Barley | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Canary seed | 1.005% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Cereal rye | 1.005% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Grain sorghum | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Maize | 0.72% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Millet | 1.005% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Oats | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (coarse grains) | Triticale | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Black gram | 1.005% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Chickpeas | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Common beans | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Common vetch | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Cowpeas | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Faba beans | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Field peas | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Lentils | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Lupins | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Mung beans | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Peanuts | 1.005% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Pigeon peas | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (grain legumes) | Wild cowpeas | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (oilseeds) | Linseed | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (oilseeds) | Rapeseed | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (oilseeds) | Safflower seed | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (oilseeds) | Soybean | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grain levy (oilseeds) | Sunflower seed | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Grains levy (wheat) | Wheat | 1.02% of the sale value or market value |
| Pasture seed levy | Arrow leaf clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Balansa clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Barrel medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Berseem clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Burr medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Disc medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Gama medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Kenya white clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Lucerne | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Murex medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Persian clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Red clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Rose clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Snail medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Sphere medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Strand medic | $10.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Strawberry clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Subterranean clover | $11.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | White clover | $15.00 per tonne |
| Pasture seed levy | Yellow serradella | $10.00 per tonne |
| Rice levy | Rice | $6.00 per tonne |
| Sugarcane levy | Sugarcane | 70 cents per tonne |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Farmed prawns levy | Farmed prawns delivered, sold or processed | 6.65 cents per kilogram |
| Farmed prawns export charge | Farmed prawns exported | 6.65 cents per kilogram |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Forest growers levy | Plantation logs | 18.5 cents per m3 |
| Forest growers levy | All other logs | 13.5 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Cypress sawlogs for making timber products | 22 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Export woodchip hardwood pulplogs for producing woodchips for export | 3.5 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Hardwood sawlogs for making timber products | 29 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Low-grade softwood sawlogs for making packaging or horticultural products or tile battens | 8 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Plywood and veneer logs for making plywood or veneer products | 15 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Softwood roundwood logs for treating with preservative and using as poles or posts | 8 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Softwood sawlogs other than cypress sawlogs, low-grade softwood sawlogs or softwood roundwood logs | 29 cents per m3 |
| Forest industries products levy and export charge | Wood panel pulplogs for the manufacture of panel board products | 10 cents per m3 |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Agaricus mushrooms levy | Mushroom spawn | $4.00 per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (from 1 July 2025) | In shell Nonpareil variety | 1.87 cents per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (up to 30 June 2025) | In shell Nonpareil variety | 1.6 cents per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (from 1 July 2025) | In shell other than Nonpareil variety | 1.37 cents per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (up to 30 June 2025) | In shell other than Nonpareil variety | 1.1 cents per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (from 1 July 2025) | All shelled almonds | 2.52 cents per kilogram |
| Almond levy and export charge (up to 30 June 2025) | All shelled almonds | 2.13 cents per kilogram |
| Apples and pears levy and export charge | Apples processed or purchased for juicing | $2.75 per tonne |
| Apples and pears levy and export charge | Apples processed or purchased for processing | $5.50 per tonne |
| Apples and pears levy and export charge | All other apples purchased, exported or sold by retail sale | 2.087 cents per kilogram |
| Apples and pears levy and charge | Pears processed or purchased for juicing | $2.95 per tonne |
| Apples and pears levy and export charge | Pears processed or purchased for processing | $5.90 per tonne |
| Apples and pears levy and export charge | All other pears purchased, exported or sold by retail sale | 2.341 cents per kilogram |
| Avocados levy and export charge | Processed or purchased for processing | 1 cent per kilogram |
| Avocados levy and export charge | All other avocados | 7.5 cents per kilogram |
| Banana levy | All bananas | 2.19 cents per kilogram |
| Cherries levy | Cherries sold | 7 cents per kilogram |
| Cherries export charge | Cherries exported | 7 cents per kilogram |
| Chestnuts levy and export charge | All chestnuts | 11 cents per kilogram |
| Citrus levy and export charge | Oranges packed in citrus boxes | 10.6 cents per box |
| Citrus levy and export charge | Oranges packed in containers not citrus boxes | 10.6 cents per 20 kilograms |
| Citrus levy and export charge | All other oranges | $5.30 per tonne |
| Citrus levy and export charge | Grapefruit packed in containers not citrus boxes | 9.1 cents per 16.67 kilograms |
| Citrus levy and export charge | Other citrus (not grapefruit) packed in containers not citrus boxes | 9.1 cents per 20 kilograms |
| Citrus levy and export charge | All other citrus packed in citrus boxes | 9.1 cents per box |
| Citrus levy and export charge | All other citrus | $4.55 per tonne |
| Custard apples levy and export charge | Packed in custard apple boxes (ordinarily 10 kilograms) | 40 cents per box |
| Custard apples levy and export charge | Packed in custard apple trays (ordinarily 7 kilograms) | 40 cents per tray |
| Custard apples levy and export charge | All other custard apples | $50.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes levy | Currants | $19.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes levy | Raisins | $19.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes levy | Sultanas | $19.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes export charge | Currants exported | $7.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes export charge | Raisins exported | $7.00 per tonne |
| Dried grapes export charge | Sultanas exported | $7.00 per tonne |
| Dried tree fruit levy | Dried plums (prunes) | $13.00 per tonne |
| Dried tree fruit levy | Dried tree fruits other than dried plums (prunes) | $32.00 per tonne |
| Ginger levy | All ginger | 0.5% of the sale price |
| Lychees levy and export charge | Processed or purchased for processing | 1 cent per kilogram |
| Lychees levy and export charge | All other lychees | 8 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts levy | Dried kernel sold or processed | 26 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts export charge | Dried kernel exported | 26 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts levy | Macadamia nuts sold in shell (sample taken and moisture content reduced) | 26 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts export charge | Macadamia nuts exported in shell (sample taken and moisture content reduced) | 26 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts levy | Macadamia nuts sold in shell (no sample taken) | 13 cents per kilogram |
| Macadamia nuts export charge | Macadamia nuts exported in shell (no sample taken) | 13 cents per kilogram |
| Mangoes levy and export charge | All mangoes | 1.893 cents per kilogram |
| Melons levy and export charge | All melons | 0.4 cents per kilogram |
| Nursery container levy | Nursery containers | 5% of the amount paid for the containers |
| Olives levy | All olives | $3.10 per tonne |
| Onions levy and export charge | All onions | $4.00 per tonne |
| Papaya levy and export charge | Processed or purchased for processing | 0.25 cents per kilogram |
| Papaya levy and export charge | All other papaya | 2 cents per kilogram |
| Passionfruit levy and export charge | Packed in passionfruit cartons (ordinarily 18 litre) | 40 cents per carton |
| Passionfruit levy and export charge | Processed or purchased for processing | 3 cents per kilogram |
| Passionfruit levy and export charge | All other passionfruit | 40 cents per 8 kilograms |
| Persimmons levy and export charge | All persimmons | 6.25 cents per kilogram |
| Pineapples levy and export charge | Processed or purchased for processing | $2.00 per tonne |
| Pineapples levy and export charge | All other pineapples | $5.00 per tonne |
| Potatoes levy and export charge | Processed | 50 cents per tonne |
| Potatoes levy and export charge | All other potatoes | 60 cents per tonne |
| Rubus levy and export charge | All rubus | 4 cents per kilogram |
| Stone fruit levy and export charge | All stone fruit | 1 cent per kilogram |
| Strawberry runner levy | Strawberry runners purchased or sold (rounded up to the next 1,000 for eachsale or purchase) | $8.00 per 1000 runners |
| Sweet potatoes levy and export charge | All sweet potatoes | 0.5% of the value (either market value on day processing begins, sale price or free-on-board value) |
| Table grapes levy and export charge | All table grapes | 1 cent per kilogram |
| Tea tree oil export charge | Tea tree oil exported | 25 cents per kilogram |
| Tea tree oil levy | Tea tree oil sold | 25 cents per kilogram |
| Turf export charge | Turf exported | 1.5 cents per m2 |
| Turf levy | Turf sold | 1.5 cents per m2 |
| Vegetables levy and export charge | All vegetables | 0.51% of the value (either market value on day processing begins, sale price or free-on-board value) |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo export charge | Buffalo exported | $4.60 per head |
| Cattle exporter charge | Cattle exported that were dairy cattle prior to export | $6.00 per head |
| Cattle exporter charge | Cattle exported that were not dairy cattle prior to export | 0.9523 cents per kilogram |
| Cattle owner export charge | All other cattle | $5.00 per head |
| Cattle owner export charge | Export bobby calves | 90 cents per head |
| Cattle transaction levy | All other cattle | $5.00 per head |
| Cattle transaction levy | Bobby calves | 90 cents per head |
| Cattle transaction levy | Lot-fed cattle | $5.00 per head |
| Goat exporter charge | Goats exported | 50 cents per head |
| Goat owner export charge | Goats | 37.7 cents per head |
| Goat transaction levy | Goats | 37.7 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs exporter charge | Lambs exported | 60 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs exporter charge | Sheep exported | 60 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs owner export charge | Lambs valued at $5 to $75 per head | 2% of the free on-board value |
| Sheep and lambs owner export charge | Lambs valued at more than $75 per head | $1.50 per head |
| Sheep and lambs owner export charge | Sheep valued at $5 to $10 per head | 2% of the free on-board value |
| Sheep and lambs owner export charge | Sheep valued at more than $10 per head | 20 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Lambs with no sale price | 80 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Lambs with sale price $5 to $75 per head | 2% of the sale price |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Lambs with sale price more than $75 per head | $1.50 per head |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Sheep with no sale price | 20 cents per head |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Sheep with sale price $5 to $10 per head | 2% of the sale price |
| Sheep and lambs transaction levy | Sheep with sale price more than $10 per head | 20 cents per head |
| Thoroughbred horse levy | Mares | $10.00 per mare |
| Thoroughbred horse levy | Stallions | $10.00 per mare covered |
| Levy/export charge type | Product | Levy/export charge rate |
|---|---|---|
| Grape research levy | Fresh grapes | $2.00 per tonne |
| Grape research levy | Dried grapes | $2.00 per tonne of fresh grape equivalent |
| Wine grapes levy | No more than 10 tonnes | $200 + $5.00 per tonne |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 10 tonnes but not more than 3,000 tonnes | $180 + $9.20 per tonne |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 3,000 tonnes but not more than 6,000 tonnes | $27,780 + $8.80 per tonne over 3,000 tonnes |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 6,000 tonnes but not more than 9,000 tonnes | $54,180 + $7.00 per tonne over 6,000 tonnes |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 9,000 tonnes but not more than 12,000 tonnes | $75,180 + $6.30 per tonne over 9,000 tonnes |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 12,000 tonnes but not more than 20,000 tonnes | $94,080 + $5.60 per tonne over 12,000 tonnes |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 20,000 tonnes but not more than 40,000 tonnes | $138,880 + $5.50 per tonne over 20,000 tonnes |
| Wine grapes levy | More than 40,000 tonnes | $248,880 + $5.40 per tonne over 40,000 tonnes |
| Wine export charge | Free on-board sales value is not more than $20 million | 0.20% of free on-board sales value |
| Wine export charge | Free on-board sales value is more than $20 million but not more than $70 million | The sum of $40,000 (as a base amount) and 0.1% of free on-board sales value more than $20 million |
| Wine export charge | Free on-board sales value is more than $70 million | The sum of $90,000 (as a base amount) and 0.05% of free on-board sales value more than $70m |