Returns ATO excise data, covering four sub-releases:
beer : beer clearances summary (volumes by product class)
spirits : spirits and other excisable beverages clearances
excise_rates : historical excise rate schedule (all excise categories, quarterly indexed rates)
ftc_rates : historical Fuel Tax Credit rates
Usage
ato_excise(table = c("excise_rates", "ftc_rates", "beer", "spirits"))Value
An ato_tbl. Rates are in AUD per litre (or per kg
for tobacco); volumes are in megalitres or similar.
References
Commonwealth of Australia. Excise Act 1901; Excise Tariff Act 1921; Fuel Tax Act 2006.
Australian Taxation Office (annual). Excise data: methodology and indexation notes. Excise rates are indexed to the Consumer Price Index twice a year (February and August) for most commodities.
Productivity Commission (2016). Migrant Intake into Australia (for tobacco excise distributional analysis); Harmful Drinking inquiry (for alcohol excise distributional analysis).
See also
Other discovery:
ato_catalog(),
ato_charities(),
ato_cite(),
ato_download(),
ato_fbt(),
ato_help(),
ato_irpd(),
ato_payg(),
ato_rdti(),
ato_sme_benchmarks(),
ato_tax_gaps(),
ato_top_taxpayers(),
ato_vttc()
Examples
# \donttest{
op <- options(ato.cache_dir = tempdir())
try({
rates <- ato_excise("excise_rates")
head(rates)
})
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#> # ato_tbl: ATO Excise data (excise_rates)
#> # Source: https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0aa77454-d0f6-4499-b0a4-88dbdeee95d1/resource/b9227cdf-4c04-492d-bd84-65031adc408e/download/historical-excise-rates-3-aug-2026.xlsx
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#> # Retrieved: 2026-08-23 17:35 UTC
#> # Snapshot: 2026-04-24
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#> # Rows: 6 Cols: 94
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#> tariff_item product units tariff_item_description 46237 46204 46113 46084
#> 1 101 Beer L/A Bottled - Light 55.83 54.74 54.74 54.74
#> 2 102 Beer L/A Keg - Light 10.57 10.57 10.57 10.57
#> 3 105 Beer L/A Bottled - Medium 65.03 63.75 63.75 63.75
#> 4 106 Beer L/A Keg - Medium 33.11 33.11 33.11 33.11
#> 5 110 Beer L/A Bottled - Heavy 65.03 63.75 63.75 63.75
#> 6 111 Beer L/A Keg - Heavy 43.39 43.39 43.39 43.39
#> 46055 45901 45873 45839 45717 45691 45536 45509
#> 1 54.74 53.72 53.72 52.87 52.87 52.87 52.66 52.66
#> 2 10.57 10.57 10.57 10.57 10.57 10.57 10.53 10.53
#> 3 63.75 62.56 62.56 61.57 61.57 61.57 61.32 61.32
#> 4 33.11 33.11 33.11 33.11 33.11 33.11 32.979999999999997 32.979999999999997
#> 5 63.75 62.56 62.56 61.57 61.57 61.57 61.32 61.32
#> 6 43.39 43.39 43.39 43.39 43.39 43.39 43.22 43.22
#> 45474 45352 45327 45170 45139 45108 44986 44958 44833
#> 1 51.63 51.63 51.63 50.72 50.72 49.63 49.63 49.63 47.86
#> 2 10.32 10.32 10.32 10.14 10.14 9.92 9.92 9.92 9.57
#> 3 60.12 60.12 60.12 59.06 59.06 57.79 57.79 57.79 55.73
#> 4 32.33 32.33 32.33 31.76 31.76 31.08 31.08 31.08 29.97
#> 5 60.12 60.12 60.12 59.06 59.06 57.79 57.79 57.79 55.73
#> 6 42.37 42.37 42.37 41.62 41.62 40.72 40.72 40.72 39.270000000000003
#> 44805 44774 44743 44650
#> 1 47.86 47.86 46.02 46.02
#> 2 9.57 9.57 9.1999999999999993 9.1999999999999993
#> 3 55.73 55.73 53.59 53.59
#> 4 29.97 29.97 28.82 28.82
#> 5 55.73 55.73 53.59 53.59
#> 6 39.270000000000003 39.270000000000003 37.76 37.76
#> 44621 44593 44440 44410
#> 1 46.02 46.02 45.07 45.07
#> 2 9.1999999999999993 9.1999999999999993 9.01 9.01
#> 3 53.59 53.59 52.49 52.49
#> 4 28.82 28.82 28.23 28.23
#> 5 53.59 53.59 52.49 52.49
#> 6 37.76 37.76 36.979999999999997 36.979999999999997
#> 44378 44257 44228 44075 44046 44013 43891 43864 43709
#> 1 44.45 44.45 44.45 44.05 44.05 44.05 44.05 44.05 43.53
#> 2 8.89 8.89 8.89 8.81 8.81 8.81 8.81 8.81 8.7100000000000009
#> 3 51.77 51.77 51.77 51.31 51.31 51.31 51.31 51.31 50.7
#> 4 27.84 27.84 27.84 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.59 27.26
#> 5 51.77 51.77 51.77 51.31 51.31 51.31 51.31 51.31 50.7
#> 6 36.47 36.47 36.47 36.14 36.14 36.14 36.14 36.14 35.71
#> 43682 43647 43525 43500 43344 43313 43282
#> 1 43.53 43.27 43.27 43.27 42.84 42.84 42.5
#> 2 8.7100000000000009 8.66 8.66 8.66 8.57 8.57 8.5
#> 3 50.7 50.4 50.4 50.4 49.9 49.9 49.5
#> 4 27.26 27.1 27.1 27.1 26.83 26.83 26.62
#> 5 50.7 50.4 50.4 50.4 49.9 49.9 49.5
#> 6 35.71 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.15 35.15 34.869999999999997
#> 43160 43136 42979 42948 42917 42795 42767
#> 1 42.5 42.5 41.95 41.95 41.7 41.7 41.7
#> 2 8.5 8.5 8.39 8.39 8.34 8.34 8.34
#> 3 49.5 49.5 48.86 48.86 48.57 48.57 48.57
#> 4 26.62 26.62 26.28 26.28 26.12 26.12 26.12
#> 5 49.5 49.5 48.86 48.86 48.57 48.57 48.57
#> 6 34.869999999999997 34.869999999999997 34.42 34.42 34.21 34.21 34.21
#> 42614 42583 42552 42430
#> 1 41.16 41.16 41.08 41.08
#> 2 8.23 8.23 8.2100000000000009 8.2100000000000009
#> 3 47.95 47.95 47.85 47.85
#> 4 25.78 25.78 25.73 25.73
#> 5 47.95 47.95 47.85 47.85
#> 6 33.770000000000003 33.770000000000003 33.700000000000003 33.700000000000003
#> 42401 42248 42217 42186 42066
#> 1 41.08 40.75 40.75 40.43 40.43
#> 2 8.2100000000000009 8.14 8.14 8.08 8.08
#> 3 47.85 47.47 47.47 47.09 47.09
#> 4 25.73 25.53 25.53 25.33 25.33
#> 5 47.85 47.47 47.47 47.09 47.09
#> 6 33.700000000000003 33.43 33.43 33.159999999999997 33.159999999999997
#> 42037 41953 41883 41852 41821 41699 41671 41609 41487
#> 1 40.43 40.15 40.15 40.15 39.75 39.75 39.75 39.01 39.01
#> 2 8.08 8.02 8.02 8.02 7.94 7.94 7.94 7.79 7.79
#> 3 47.09 46.76 46.76 46.76 46.3 46.3 46.3 45.44 45.4
#> 4 25.33 25.15 25.15 25.15 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.44 24.44
#> 5 47.09 46.76 46.76 46.76 46.3 46.3 46.3 45.44 45.44
#> 6 33.159999999999997 32.93 32.93 32.93 32.6 32.6 32.6 31.99 31.99
#> 41456 41306 41122 41091 40940
#> 1 38.700000000000003 38.700000000000003 38.090000000000003 37.86 37.86
#> 2 7.73 7.73 7.61 7.56 7.56
#> 3 45.08 45.08 44.37 44.11 44.11
#> 4 24.25 24.25 23.87 23.73 23.73
#> 5 45.08 45.08 44.37 44.11 44.11
#> 6 31.74 31.74 31.24 31.05 31.05
#> 40878 40756 40575 40392 40298
#> 1 37.630000000000003 37.630000000000003 36.71 36.31 35.770000000000003
#> 2 7.51 7.51 7.33 7.25 7.14
#> 3 43.85 43.85 42.78 42.31 41.68
#> 4 23.59 23.59 23.01 22.76 22.42
#> 5 43.85 43.85 42.78 42.31 41.68
#> 6 30.86 30.86 30.11 29.78 29.34
#> 40210 40028 39846 39661 39565 39479
#> 1 35.770000000000003 35.24 35.03 34.72 33.770000000000003 33.770000000000003
#> 2 7.14 7.03 6.99 6.93 6.74 6.74
#> 3 41.68 41.06 40.82 40.46 39.36 39.36
#> 4 22.42 22.09 21.96 21.76 21.17 21.17
#> 5 41.68 41.06 40.82 40.46 39.36 39.36
#> 6 29.34 28.91 28.74 28.48 27.7 27.7
#> 39295 39114 38930 38899
#> 1 33.21 32.78 32.520000000000003 31.73
#> 2 6.63 6.54 6.49 6.33
#> 3 38.700000000000003 38.200000000000003 37.9 36.979999999999997
#> 4 20.82 20.55 20.39 19.89
#> 5 38.700000000000003 38.200000000000003 37.9 36.979999999999997
#> 6 27.24 26.89 26.68 26.03
options(op)
# }