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ACC Work Levy Rate for CU 78330

Electronic (except domestic appliance) and precision equipment repair and maintenance — Other Services

Levy Rate (per $100)
Work levy (CU 78330) $0.34
Working Safer levy (flat, all CUs) $0.08
Combined ACC Work Account levy $0.42

Rates are GST-exclusive, for the 2026-27 levy year (1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027). Does not include the ACC earner's levy, CoverPlus Extra, or Experience Rating discounts/loadings.

Worked examples for CU 78330

Liable earnings Work levy Working Safer levy Total
$50,000 $170.00 $40.00 $210.00
$100,000 $340.00 $80.00 $420.00
$250,000 $532.58 $125.31 $657.89

Is $0.34 per $100 a high rate?

ACC sets a separate Work levy rate for each of its 536 classification units, priced on the injury risk and claims history of that activity rather than the size of the business. For 2026-27 those rates run from $0.02 to $5.29 per $100 of liable earnings, with a median of $0.67. CU 78330 sits in the second-cheapest quarter: 148 classification units are charged less and 377 are charged more.

Comparison Rate (per $100) Work levy on $100,000
CU 78330 — Electronic (except domestic appliance) and precision equipment repair and maintenance $0.34 $340.00
Median of all 536 CUs $0.67 $670.00
Median of the 22 Other Services CUs $0.50 $500.00

On $100,000 of liable earnings that is $330.00 a year less Work levy than the median classification unit. CU 78330 is one of 11 classification units on this same rate , spread across 2 industry sectors.

What a different classification would cost

ACC assigns your CU from your declared business activity, so a business doing more than one thing can reasonably sit in more than one unit — and the choice is not cost-neutral. Within Other Services the levy runs from $0.15 (CU 96100, Religious organisations and services) to $0.90 (CU 95210, Laundry and dry-cleaning services) — $750.00 a year apart on $100,000 of liable earnings. These are the Other Services units closest to CU 78330 on a different rate:

Classification unit Rate vs CU 78330 on $100,000
CU 66110 Parking services $0.50 +$160.00 a year
CU 95240 Funeral, crematorium, and cemetery services $0.50 +$160.00 a year
CU 95260 Hairdressing and beauty services $0.50 +$160.00 a year
CU 95270 Diet and weight-reduction centre operation $0.50 +$160.00 a year
CU 95290 Personal services (not elsewhere classified) $0.50 +$160.00 a year
CU 95300 Brothel-keeping, massage parlour, and prostitution services $0.50 +$160.00 a year

Shown to help you sanity-check the CU on your ACC invoice against what your business actually does. You cannot choose your classification unit — ACC assigns it, and describing your activity inaccurately to get a lower rate is a false declaration.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ACC Classification Unit 78330?

CU 78330 is "Electronic (except domestic appliance) and precision equipment repair and maintenance", one of ACC's 536 Classification Units in the Other Services sector. ACC assigns businesses and self-employed people to this CU based on their declared business activity or BIC code.

What is the ACC Work levy rate for CU 78330?

For the 2026-27 levy year (1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027), CU 78330 has a Work Account levy rate of $0.34 per $100 of liable earnings, GST-exclusive. On top of that, every CU also pays the flat Working Safer levy of $0.08 per $100 — a combined rate of $0.42 per $100.

Is this the same as the ACC earner's levy?

No. The earner's levy is a single flat rate every employee and self-employed person pays for non-work injury cover — it's the same regardless of CU. The Work levy calculated here is an additional levy employers and self-employed people pay, and it varies by classification unit.

Is $0.34 per $100 a high ACC levy rate?

It sits in the second-cheapest quarter of ACC's 536 classification units: 148 charge less and 377 charge more. The median CU rate for 2026-27 is $0.67 per $100, and rates run from $0.02 to $5.29 — a spread that reflects injury risk and claims history by industry, not the size of the business.

What does being in the wrong CU cost?

Within Other Services alone, rates run from $0.15 (CU 96100, Religious organisations and services) to $0.90 (CU 95210, Laundry and dry-cleaning services). On $100,000 of liable earnings that is a difference of $750.00 a year in Work levy — which is why it is worth checking the CU on your ACC invoice actually matches what your business does.

How do I confirm my own CU?

ACC assigns your CU based on your declared business activity or BIC code — check a recent ACC invoice, or use ACC's CoverPlus Extra estimator for a business-specific confirmation. If your work doesn't match "Electronic (except domestic appliance) and precision equipment repair and maintenance", search our full CU list for a closer match.

Sources

Calculations assume the 2026-27 levy year, GST-exclusive rates, and no Experience Rating discount/loading or CoverPlus Extra. Confirm your own CU on a recent ACC invoice or via ACC's CoverPlus Extra estimator — this page is a reference estimate, not a substitute for your ACC assessment.

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