Date of issue: 12 June 2026
Date of effect: 1 July 2026
Attention:
- All dairy, egg and fish industry producers, exporters, supply chain participants.
Purpose
- This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised and published the 2026–27 cost recovery implementation statements (CRIS).
Summary of Key Points
- The department has now finalised and published the 2026–27 cost recovery implementation statements (CRIS) documents.
- The schedule of revised prices for 2026–27 to 2029–30 is included. These statements will implement the government’s 2025 Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) decision of a phased return to full cost recovery by 1 July 2029.
- The 2026 Budget decision provided additional supplementation to defer price rises by 12 months until July 2027.
- This decision acknowledged the impact the conflict in the Middle East is having on Australia’s farmers and producers.
- Amendments to legislative instruments for export regulatory charges that give effect to these decisions will be tabled in Parliament after July 1.
- Industry feedback received during draft CRIS consultation has been considered in the final CRIS documents.
Background
- As announced last year, the Australian Government decided to introduce new cost recovery arrangements for export regulatory functions from 1 July 2026 to ensure export regulatory services are sustainably funded and continue to meet export demands.
- Export arrangements have received $138.4 million in supplementation measures from Government since 2023-24 and will receive a further supplementation from Government through the transition to full cost recovery in 2029-30. The phased return to full cost recovery included $48.7 million in funding announced in December 2025 and an additional $8.2 million announced in the 2026-27 Budget.
- Cost recovery implementation statements provide information on how the department implements cost recovery in export arrangements. The department’s goal is to ensure sustainable export trade funding for the long term, keeping agriculture exports strong and secure into the future.
- The department engaged in public consultation on the draft export CRIS documents for 7 weeks, from 29 January to 20 March 2026.
- For 2025–26, close to $85 billion is forecast to be exported by Australia’s agriculture, fisheries, and forestry industries. These exports cannot occur without assurances provided by the Australian Government.
Further information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email CostRecovery@aff.gov.au.
Cost Recovery Exports
Funding and Revenue Branch
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.