Waste Tyre levy to commence October 1st
TyreTrade.ie has learned that strong representations made by the ITIA and ITWRA delegates at the Tyres Working Group meeting last week has been successful. Minister Denis Naughton, when confirming the rates for truck tyres, agreed to a three months delay in the implementation of the new waste tyre levy (or Visible Environmental Management Charge – vEMC) from the most recent planned date of July 1st. to October 1st. this year.
This is being said by the Department as giving some time to allow current stocks of waste tyres be run down and to enable operators to carry out the necessary modifications to IT systems, which I agree are both necessary.
The Minister agreed to this deferral, subject to there being no further pushback from tyre industry and also to the industry engaging proactively with the registration and approval bodies.
However, I don’t expect it to stop organisations like the ITIA and ITWRA representing their member’s interests. It’s a reasonable expectation that they will not agree to everything, including that which could in some way be against the commercial viability interests of all their members.
We have also learned that the project was far from ready to be launched by the Minister in just over three weeks time and the extension will give them another opportunity to be in a position to launch.
So while it is still widely agreed within the Tyre industry that the scheme is not fit for purpose, it will now come in to effect anyway on October 1st.
And the Minister is reported to not be prepared to consider any further delay beyond the October 1st. date. He expects to sign the new regulations within the coming weeks (when they are finalised).
Minister Denis Naughton has set the following vEMCs which will apply from October 1st. this year.
Tyres Recycling Levy each:
Car, Van, 4×4 – €2.80 +VAT (23%)= €3.44*;
Small Truck – €6.70 +VAT (23%) = €8.24;
Large Truck – €11.00 + VAT (23%)= €13.53;
Motorcycle – €1.50 + VAT (23%) = €1.85.
*Charge for 4 Car/Van Tyres incl. VAT = €13.78.
It appears the very complicated plan and rates for agriculture, OTR and all other commercial tyres (excl. van, light and heavy truck, trailer & bus) as outlined last week on TyreTrade.ie remains as is for now.
We have also learned that it has been agreed to form a ‘Tyre Steering Group’ to monitor the roll out of the new structures with a view to providing feedback to the 6 month and 12 month reviews.
The group will likely have one representative from each organisation (including the ITIA and ITWRA). The Terms of Reference for the Committee will be issued in the near future.