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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Vehicles; public transport passenger type – Australia

Official title

Exposure Draft—Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/03 – Energy Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2025; Draft Explanatory Statement for the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/03 – Energy Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2025

Australia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 October 2025. The comment period closed on 6 November 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver; Road vehicles in general

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 7 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/AUS/185

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 6 November 2025
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 6 November 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/AUS/185; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

The responsible Agency is proposing adoption of a new Australian vehicle standard This notification outlines the Agency's proposal for the Australian Government to adopt a new Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/03 – Energy Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2025 to mandate a new energy consumption label for new light duty passenger and commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) up to 3,500kg. Vehicles with a GVM between 3,500 and 4,500kg would also be required to comply if the vehicle is fitted with a label containing information on the vehicle’s fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, energy consumption and/or range. A new label format is now proposed to align with the new test procedures adopted in ADR 79/05 The Agency is proposing that ADR 81/03 mandate the fitment of a new energy consumption label for all light duty passenger and commercial vehicle models approved from 1 July 2026 and all light duty passenger and commercial vehicles supplied from 1 July 2028. This new label will require manufacturers to report fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, energy consumption and battery range values determined in accordance with the WLTP or 40 CFR 600. As the WLTP does not enable an equivalent urban or extra-urban fuel consumption values to be calculated for internal combustion powered vehicles, the new energy consumption label is based on the label format currently adopted for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in ADR 81/02, with some minor changes to enable its…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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