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- New HPA Levy rates for alcohol from 1 July 2016
New HPA Levy rates for alcohol from 1 July 2016
The annual adjustment to the levy rates on alcoholic beverages will take place on 1 July 2016.
The new HPA rates are:
| Current HPA rates to 30 June 2016 | New HPA rates from 1 July 2016 |
| 0.5628 cents per litre | 0.5707 cents per litre |
| 1.6590 cents per litre | 1.6945 cents per litre |
| 3.0015 cents per litre | 3.0435 cents per litre |
| 3.7519 cents per litre | 3.8043 cents per litre |
| 6.9674 cents per litre | 6.8014 cents per litre |
| 14.4058 cents per litre | 14.5799 cents per litre |
The Legislative Instrument that provides for these new rates is the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Health Promotion Agency Levy) Order 2016.
Alcoholic beverages removed from a licensed manufacturing area or imported after midnight on 30 June 2016 will be subject to the new rates.
For further information see the Duties & charges section, or contact Customs on 0800 428 786 (0800 4 CUSTOMS).