Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) 2020

# Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) 2020 ## What it does This law creates a fee that companies importing industrial chemicals into Australia must pay. The fee only applies to businesses that officially register their chemicals with the government's industrial chemicals register. It's essentially a user-pays charge to fund the environmental management system that oversees these chemicals. ## Why it matters Chemical importers will now face a new cost when bringing industrial chemicals into the country. This money helps pay for the government's work in tracking and managing industrial chemicals to protect the environment and public health. ## Key details - **Who pays:** Only registered introducers (importers/manufacturers) of industrial chemicals are charged. The bill doesn't specify the actual fee amount—that's left to regulations. - **Exemptions:** Some users are exempt from paying, though the specific exemptions aren't detailed in this excerpt (they'd be in the regulations). - **When it starts:** The law only comes into effect once the related *Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Act 2020* commences. If that act never gets up and running, this charge law won't either.

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