Category Archives: Member Updates

Does China matter?

11th April 2025

Analysis by Alex Masso

The talk of the whole world right now is the uncertainty and potential impact of the US Administration’s tariff policies. This article looks at import data from 2012 to 2024 to analyse changes by certain product categories and the market overall. Continue reading →

Funding secured for Instrument Making and Repair Course

November 2024

The AMA recently wrote a submission to the Victorian Skills Authority to support ongoing funding for the Certificate III and IV courses in Musical instrument making and repair at the Northern College of the Arts & Technology (NCAT). We recently heard that this funding has been continued thanks to the efforts of NCAT, Maton Guitars, the AMA, and others. Continue reading →

Tariffs Removed on Percussion

15th November 2024

The Australian Government has removed tariffs on all imports of Percussion products. The Nuisance Tariffs policy was developed to remove very low revenue tariff collection where there is no particular reason for a tariff to continue. The AMA supported this change and analysed customs, AMA found that in the 12 months prior to this consultation (April 2023-March 2024), $37426 was collected on Percussion imports including $12462 from the US. Continue reading →