Why this matters
NZ Winegrowers collects two statutory levies under the Commodity Levies Act 1990: a grape levy on tonnes harvested and a wine levy on litres sold. Both fund industry research, marketing and SWNZ. Returns are lodged twice a year; the calculation comes straight from your harvest and sales records.
Prerequisites
- Member number in Settings > Compliance > NZ.
- Harvest records with tonnes per variety.
- Sales records categorised by domestic vs export, packaged vs bulk.
1. Open the levy module
Go to Compliance > NZW Levies. The current return window and provisional amount are shown.
2. Grape levy
Cepaos sums tonnes harvested in the levy period, applies the current cents-per-tonne rate, and breaks the result down by variety.
3. Wine levy
The wine levy applies to litres of wine sold. Cepaos separates:
| Channel | Levy treatment |
|---|---|
| Domestic packaged | Standard rate |
| Domestic bulk | Standard rate |
| Export | Excluded |
| Cellar door under thresholds | Excluded if eligible |
4. Generate the return
Click Generate levy return. Cepaos produces a PDF and a CSV ready for upload to the NZW member portal.
5. Reconcile against bank
When NZW invoices the levy, attach the invoice to the return record so the audit trail is closed.
FAQ
What if my export bottle is re-imported by a foreign buyer?
The levy applies on the original domestic-equivalent sale. Cepaos flags re-imports separately.
Do I include juice or grape concentrate?
The grape levy covers the tonnes; juice and concentrate are out of scope for the wine levy unless reconstituted and sold as wine.