ATO Depreciation Rates 2023

Table A
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING:
Nursery and floriculture production:
Packaging assets:
Bunching and bundling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Deleafers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Grading machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2006
Aquaculture:
Processing assets:
Packaging assets (including vacuum and modified atmospheric packing)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2007
Other agriculture and fishing support services:
Pulse and seed processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines
Labellers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2017
Palletisers and depalletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Platform scales10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers, pallet wrappers and strapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
MANUFACTURING:
Meat processing:
Packaging assets:
Automatic carton erecting and lidding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Bagging machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Bar code label printers3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2013
Bar code readers4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2013
Carton weigh label stations7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2013
Flow wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Labelling machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Meat compactors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Metal detectors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Netting machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Palletisers and de-palletisers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Shrink wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Strapping machines5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2013
Transfer belt conveyors (incorporating belts, drive motors and supporting structures)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Vacuum packaging systems (incorporating vacuum pumps and booster pumps):
Rotary systems12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2013
Tunnel systems12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2013
Weighing scales4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2013
Poultry processing:
Packaging machines generally (bagging machines, batchers, carton and case erecting and closing machines, inspection equipment (checkweighers, metal detectors etc), multihead and singlehead weighers, palletisers and depalletisers, product identification labellers, robotic pick and place machines and wrapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Cured meat and smallgoods manufacturing:
Post-production and packaging assets:
Carton tapers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2016
Clipping/tying/stringing machines (including tie clipping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Dicing and shredding assets15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Packaging machines generally (bagging machines, carton and case erecting and closing machines, inspection equipment (checkweighers, metal detectors etc), multihead and singlehead weighers, palletisers and depalletisers, product identification labellers, robotic pick and place machines and wrapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Pasteurisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Rods and smoke sticks12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Shrink dip tanks and shrink tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Slicers and slicing line assets17 years11.76%5.88%1 Jul 2016
Smokehouses20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Thermoformers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Dairy product manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Bottle and lid unscramblers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Butter patting machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2018
Cartoning assets (including carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines, and carton and box sealers/tapers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Checkweighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Cheese wrapping machines (including overwrappers and thermoforming machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2017
Debaggers (debagging tables)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2016
Filling and sealing/capping machines (including various types used in the industry such as bag, bin, bottle, bulk, can, carton, pouch and tub filling and sealing/capping machines; form fill and seal machines; preformed cup filling and sealing machines; seamers and clinchers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Flow wrappers (including continuous heat seal wrappers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Inkjet and laser label printers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2016
Palletisers and depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Palletising robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Product identification labellers (including coding machines and label applicators)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Shrink tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Fruit and vegetable processing:
Dried fruit (other than sun-dried) manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Box sealers (including taping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Form fill and seal machines - see Table B Packaging machines
Labellers - see Table B Packaging machines
Multihead weighers - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Quality control and inspection assets:
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers and metal detectors) - see Table B Packaging machines
Jam, pickles and sauces manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2018
Labellers - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Preserved fruit and vegetable manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2018
Labellers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2018
Palletisers and depalletisers - see Table B Packaging machines
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Quality control and inspection assets:
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers and metal detectors) - see Table B Packaging machines
Oil and fat manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Cartoning assets (including carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Coding machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Filling machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Labellers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Palletisers and depalletisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Platform scales - see Table B Platform scales
Robots (pick and place packaging machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Grain mill product manufacturing:
Flour milling assets:
Packaging assets:
Bag sewers - see Table B packaging machines
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Hoists15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Inspection equipment (including check weighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc) - see Table B Packaging machines
Label applicators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Multihead and singlehead weighers - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers and depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Vertical form fill and seal/volumetric fillers (including valve bag fillers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Weighers25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2017
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers) - see Table B Packaging machines
Rice milling assets:
Packaging assets:
Cartoning assets (including bagging machines, bag sealers, carton and case erecting, packing and closing machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Palletisers and depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2017
Weighers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2017
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines) - see Table B Packaging machines
Cereal and pasta product manufacturing:
Packaging assets (including cartoners, casepackers, case palletisers, checkweighers, fillers, label applicators, robotic pick and place packaging machines, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Bakery product manufacturing:
Baking assets used by large-scale manufacturers of biscuits, bread, cakes, pastries and pies:
Packaging assets (including accumulators, bag closers, bread baggers, box and carton making machines, finished product check weighers, flow wrappers, metal detectors, robotic pick and place assets and shrink wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2002
Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based):
Sugar refining assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines, and roll wrapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Bottling assets:
Bottle capping, filling and unscrambling machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Syrup and treacle filter presses15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
UV disinfectors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Inspection equipment (including check weighers, metal detectors, counting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Multihead and singlehead weighers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Palletisers and de-palletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Product identification labellers (including decorating, applicator and coding machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Support assets:
Conveyors (including framework and enclosures):
Packaging conveyors15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill seal machines, shaped foil wrappers, stick/bunch/sleeve wrappers etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2016
Cartoning and boxing machines (including erectors, robots, case packers, palletisers, strappers etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2016
Inspection equipment (including check weighers, metal detectors, scales, vision scanners etc)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2016
Multihead and singlehead weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2016
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing:
Pet food manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Can and tray labelling assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Multihead and singlehead weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Palletisers and depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Robotic lid, tray and sealing assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Robotic pick and place assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing assets generally:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Multihead and singlehead weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Palletisers and depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Robotic pick and place, lid, tray and sealing assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wrapping machines (including shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.:
Coffee processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Form fill and seal packaging machines (including flat bottom, flat top and bottom, pillow shape, stand up and vacuum brick pack packaging machines)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Multihead weighers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Frozen pre-prepared food manufacturing assets (including frozen appetisers and finger foods such as dim sims and spring rolls, frozen french fries/potato chips, frozen pizzas and frozen pre-prepared meals):
Packaging and quality control assets:
Accumulators12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Adhesive applicators7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Cartoners (including inner and outer cartoning machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Case sealing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Checkweighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Coding machines (including laser coding machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2012
Flow wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Form fill and seal assets (including bagging units and multihead weighers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Heat shrink tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Metal detectors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Palletisers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Palletising robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Pallet wrappers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2012
Product loaders and stackers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Tray denesters15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Tray sealers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Weighbridges20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
X-ray detectors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Peanut processing assets:
Packaging assets (including packers, palletisers, shrink wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Tea processing assets:
Packaging assets:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers and roll wrapping machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Packaging machines:
Form fill and seal packaging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Generally (including flat bottom, flat top and bottom, pillow shape and stand up packaging machines)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Vacuum brick pack packaging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Tea packaging assets generally (including cartoners, casepackers, case palletisers, checkweighers, fillers, label applicators, shrink wrappers and stretch wrappers etc)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Filling and sealing assets:
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Container dryers (incorporating air knives and blowers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Cooling and warming tunnels10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Filling machines (including bag in box fillers, cup fillers and aseptic fillers)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Induction sealers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Handling assets:
Bottle and can rinsing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Depalletisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Pallet binders10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Palletisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2009
Strap cutting machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Stretch wrappers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Packing assets:
Carton packers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Coding machines (including container coders and outer date coders)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Label applicators7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2009
Labellers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Multipack machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Shrink wrappers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2009
Tunnel pasteurisers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Beer manufacturing (except non-alcoholic beer):
Packaging assets:
Bottle and can filling and sealing assets:
Filling machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Bottle and can handling assets:
Bottle and can rinsing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Depalletisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Palletisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Bottle and can packing assets:
Carton packers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Date coders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
Labellers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Multipack machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Outer date coders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
Shrink wrappers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Tunnel pasteurisers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Conveyers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Keg line assets:
Capping machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Coding machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
External washing machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Internal washer and filler machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Kegs (stainless steel)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2013
Pasteurisers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2008
Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Bottle and cask filling, sealing and coding assets:
Cap feed systems15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Cappers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Carton packing machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Corkers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Crown sealers (sparkling wine)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Date coders7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
Fillers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Foilers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Inspection machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Labellers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Rinsers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Handling and packing assets:
Carton erectors/sealers/tapers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Conveyors (loose bottle, carton and pallet)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Depalletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Outer date coders5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Palletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Shrink wrappers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Plywood and veneer manufacturing:
Packaging assets20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Reconstituted wood product manufacturing:
Packaging assets20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jan 2005
Sanitary paper product manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Cartoning assets (including bundlers, carton and case erectors, packing and closing machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Coding and labelling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Robots (including automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and pick and place packaging machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Stackers and baggers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2013
Industrial gas manufacturing:
Industrial gas - manufacturing assets for specific gases:
Dry ice manufacturing assets:
Dry ice packaging systems (incorporating conveyors, shrink tunnels and wrapping and sealing machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing:
Salt manufacturing and refining assets:
Bag sewers - see Table B Packaging machines: Bag sewers
Pallet wrappers - see Table B Packaging machines: Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)
Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing:
Packaging assets:
Accumulators10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Batch, barcode, label, and volume readers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Blister pack packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Blow-fill-seal (BFS) machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Bottle and vial inverters and blowers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Bottle and vial unscramblers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Bundlers and bundle packing machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Cappers and sealers (including tamper proof sealers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Cartoners10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Check weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Cream, liquid and powder filling and sealing machines (including bag, bottle, syringe and tube fillers and sealers)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jan 2004
Desiccant and cotton wool depositors/inserters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Dropper and leaflet inserters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Flaming stations10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Flow wrappers and shrink wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Ink jet batch label printers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jan 2004
Labelling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Palletisers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Pinhole inspectors10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Robotic pick and place packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Sleevers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Tablet/capsule fillers, feeders and counters10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jan 2004
Polymer film and sheet packaging material manufacturing:
Extrusion assets:
Extruder dies15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Extruders and co-extruders (incorporating barrels, screws, towers and treatment units, but excluding dies)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Heat exchangers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Laminating machines20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Packaging assets:
Labelling machines7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2014
Palletisers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2014
Wrapping machines (including shrink and stretch wrappers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Pouch and bag making machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Printing assets - see Table A Printing (16110)
Racking machines25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2014
Recycling machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Resin preparation assets (including hoppers mixers/blenders and weigh batchers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Slitting machines and perforation units15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Support assets:
Air compressors and receivers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Boilers20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2014
Control system assets (including control cabinets and panels, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), switchgear and variable speed drives (VSDs))10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Jib cranes15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Laboratory assets:
Generally15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2014
Laboratory analysers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Silos25 years8.00%4.00%1 Jul 2014
Vacuum transfer system assets (incorporating blowers, ductwork, fans and pumps)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2014
Rigid and semi-rigid polymer product manufacturing:
Palletisers - see Table B Packaging assets, palletisers and depalletisers
Glass and glass product manufacturing:
Container glass and flat (float) glass manufacturing assets:
Glass product handling and packaging assets (including case packers, flat glass lifters and stackers, palletisers, strapping machines, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and trolley shuttle cars)12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2008
Cement manufacturing:
Storage, handling and packing assets:
Packaging assets:
Packing/bagging machines15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Palletisers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Concrete product manufacturing:
Concrete block, brick and paver manufacturing assets:
Palletising and packaging assets:
Cubing assets (including cubers, doublers and squeezers)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2011
Robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Wrapping and strapping machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2011
Concrete roof tile manufacturing assets:
Packaging assets:
General (including collectors, compilers and cranes)20 years10.00%5.00%1 Jul 2012
Robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Shrink wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Strapping assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Wrapping assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Fibre cement building boards manufacturing assets:
Finishing line and packaging assets:
Applicators (including coating and sealing applicators)7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2012
Drying tunnels (including heating ovens)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
Machining assets (including sanding and trimming assets)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2012
Printers5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2012
Robots10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2012
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Packaging assets:
Carton sealers and box taping machines12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2019
Pallet wrappers - see Table B Packaging machines
RETAIL TRADE:
Supermarket and grocery stores:
Support and other assets:
Packaging assets:
Automatic labelling wrappers, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum chamber packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
Benchtop heat wrappers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2020
TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING:
Other warehousing and storage services:
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Packaging machines and wrapping machines - see Table B Packaging machines
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
Packaging services:
Fruit and vegetables pack houses assets used off farm:
Banana assets:
Air rams3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2008
Bunch lines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Choppers/mulchers4 years50.00%25.00%1 Jul 2008
Rails (including points)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Scrap conveyors5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Tops8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2008
Water troughs10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
General assets:
Bins5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Bin tippers15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Conveyors (including elevators)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Drying tunnels15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Fungicide units10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Receival hoppers (including water dumps)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Tables (including packing and sorting tables)15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Washing assets (including brush and barrel washers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Waxing assets10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Graders:
Electronic10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Mechanical15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Optical8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2008
Labelling assets:
Labelling applicators (including in line labellers)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2008
Labelling guns3 years66.67%33.33%1 Jul 2008
Packing assets (including bagging and wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Scales (excluding platform scales)5 years40.00%20.00%1 Jul 2008
Tree nuts assets:
Crackers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2008
Drying silos15 years13.33%6.67%1 Jul 2008
Separating assets (including air separators, trommels and vibrating screens)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2008
Table B
NameEffective LifeDiminishing Value RatePrime Cost RateDate of Application
Packaging machines:
Bagging machines (including flow wrappers, form fill and seal machines, and roll wrapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Bag sewers7 years28.57%14.29%1 Jul 2017
Carton erecting, packing and closing machines (including cartoners)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Case erecting, packing and closing machines (including casepackers)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Inspection equipment (including checkweighers, metal detectors, counting machines etc)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Multihead and singlehead weighers10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Palletisers and depalletisers12 years16.67%8.33%1 Jul 2009
Product identification labellers (including decorating, applicators and coding machines)8 years25.00%12.50%1 Jul 2009
Robotic pick and place packaging machines10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2009
Wrapping machines (including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, stretch wrappers and strapping machines)10 years20.00%10.00%1 Jul 2017
Warehouse and distribution centre equipment and machines:
Packaging machines and wrapping machines - see Table B Packaging machines

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Source: TR 2022/1