The annual adjustment to the levy rates on alcoholic beverages will take place on 1 July 2017. The new rates are contained in the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Health Promotion Agency Levy) Order 2017. The HPA is paid in addition to any duties, taxes and other fees.
The new HPA rates are:
|
Class |
Current HPA rates to 30 June 2017 |
New HPA rates from 1 July 2017 |
| A – 1.15–2.5 % alcohol |
0.5707 cents per litre |
0.5409 cents per litre |
| B – 2.5–6 % alcohol |
1.6945 cents per litre |
1.6152 cents per litre |
| C – 6–9% alcohol |
3.0435 cents per litre |
2.8847 cents per litre |
| D – 9–14% alcohol |
3.8043 cents per litre |
3.6059 cents per litre |
| E – 13-23% alcohol |
6.8014 cents per litre |
6.4281 cents per litre |
| F – more than 23% alcohol |
14.5799 cents per litre |
12.4064 cents per litre |
Alcoholic beverages removed from a licensed manufacturing area or imported after midnight on 30 June 2017 will be subject to the new rates.
