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Australia: New definition of beer and wine leads to import duty increase

Announcement

13 Aug 2009

The Government of Australia made new definitions for beers and wines identifying certain beer-based and wine-based drinks as alcopops. This change lead to the increase of import duties on these products.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

13 Aug 2009

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 13 Aug 2009
Import tariff In force
On August 13, 2009, the Australian government passed the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill including in the definitions for beer and wine which now include those beer-based and wine-...
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