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AustraliaProposed measure, not in force yet

Motor cars and other motor vehicles – Australia

Official title

Proposed Amendments to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024 Exposure draft—New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Amendment (NVES Integration Date) Determination 2026; Draft compilation—New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024 (if amended by the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Amendment (NVES Integration Date) Determination 2026); Draft Explanatory Statement—New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Amendment (NVES Integration Date) Determination 2026; Fact sheet—Proposed changes to e

Australia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 May 2026. The comment period closed on 20 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702); Road vehicles engineering

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of…
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/AUS/199

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/AUS/199; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

This notification outlines the Australian Government's intention to amend the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024, to remove 'Exempt Vehicle' status for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t from 1 July 2027, if the vehicle is required to comply with Australian Design Rule (ADR) 81/03 (Energy Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) or ADR 114/00 (Carbon Dioxide Emissions Measurement). ADR 81/03 requires vehicle models with a GVM over 3.5 tonnes that are sold for the first time from 1 July 2026 to comply with a carbon dioxide emissions testing requirement, if the vehicle is fitted with a label containing information on the vehicle's fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption and/or battery range. ADR 114/00 requires vehicles supplied from 30 June 2027 with a gross vehicle mass over 3.5 tonnes (other than work vans[1] or work trucks[2]) that would be regarded as a light duty vehicle in the United States (vehicles with a gross vehicle mass under 8,500 pounds or 3,855kg) to comply with a carbon dioxide emissions testing requirement. The purpose of this amendment is to enable vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t to be included in the calculation of a regulated entities' 'interim emissions value' under Section 19 of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024 (NVES Act), if they are required to comply with ADR 81/03 or ADR 114/00. The NVES Act sets average CO2 emissions targets for entities that…

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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