Rate of the charge
34-3 Rate of the charge
Logs
The rate of the charge imposed by clause 34‑1 on forest products that are logs is worked out using this table.
Forest products import charge—logs | ||
|---|---|---|
Item | Class of logs | Rate of charge |
1 | Softwood sawlogs, other than cypress sawlogs, that are intended and suitable for timber products, other than: (a) products or battens mentioned in item 6; or (b) poles or posts mentioned in item 7 | 29 cents per m3 (the general component) |
2 | Cypress sawlogs, that are intended and suitable for making timber products | 22 cents per m3 (the general component) |
3 | Hardwood sawlogs, that are intended and suitable for making timber products | 29 cents per m3 (the general component) |
4 | Plywood and veneer logs, that are intended and suitable for making plywood or veneer products | 15 cents per m3 (the general component) |
5 | Wood panels pulplogs, that are intended and suitable for the manufacture of panel board products | 10 cents per m3 (the general component) |
6 | Low‑grade softwood sawlogs, that are intended and suitable for making: (a) packaging products including timber packing, pallets and crates; or (b) horticultural products including trellises, stakes, sleepers, fence posts and palings; or (c) tile battens | 8 cents per m3 (the general component) |
7 | Softwood roundwood logs, that are intended and suitable for treating with preservative and using as poles or posts | 8 cents per m3 (the general component) |
8 | Export woodchip hardwood pulplogs, that are intended and suitable for the production of woodchips for export | 3.5 cents per m3 (the general component) |
9 | Export woodchip softwood pulplogs, that are intended and suitable for the production of woodchips for export | 0 cents per m3 (the general component) |
10 | Paper pulplogs, that are intended and suitable for making paper or pulp products | 0 cents per m3 (the general component) |
11 | Any other logs | 0 cents per m3 (the general component) |
If more than one item of the table in subclause (1) covers a class of logs, apply the first item that covers that class.
Forest products that are not logs
The rate of the charge imposed by clause 34‑1 on forest products that are not logs is the applicable number of cents per m3 (the general component) of each class of logs covered by subclause (1) that were used to produce the forest products.
The applicable number is worked out by multiplying:
the number of cents per m3 that would have been applicable under subclause (1) in respect of that class of logs if that class of logs had been imported into Australia; by
for forest products classified to a heading of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 that is specified in column 1 of an item in this table—the number specified in column 2 of the item.
Forest products import charge—forest products that are not logs | ||
|---|---|---|
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
1 | 4403 | 2 |
2 | 4407 | 2.5 |
3 | 4408 | 2 |
4 | 4409 | 2.5 |
5 | 4410 | 1.5 |
6 | 4411 | 1.7 |
7 | 4412 | 2.5 |
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