Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2024
9‑2 Rate of the charge9‑2 Rate of the charge
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9‑2 Rate of the charge
(1) The rate of the charge imposed by clause 9‑1 on cattle is worked out using this table.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Cattle exporter charge</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:91.42%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Rate of charge</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:91.42%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For cattle that, before their export, were not dairy cattle, the sum of the following components:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) 0.7936 cents per kilogram of the cattle (the marketing component);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) 0.1587 cents per kilogram of the cattle (the research and development component)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:91.42%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For cattle that, before their export, were dairy cattle, the sum of the following components:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) $5 per head (the marketing component);</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(b) $1 per head (the research and development component)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Liveweight of cattle that are not dairy cattle (2) For the purposes of item 1 of the table in subclause (1), the weight of cattle is their liveweight, which is: (a) their liveweight described in the bill of lading, or similar document of title, facilitating the export of the cattle; or (b) if their liveweight is not so described—taken to be 480 kilograms per head.