The Australia India interim Free Trade Agreement
After prolonged negotiations, Australia and India have agreed to enter into an interim trade agreement while they continue negotiations...
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Australia's new 35% tariff on Russian imports
Australia imposes a 35% tariff on Russian goods - what steps should logistics professionals take in response
Australian Federal Budget 2022 – 23 - Trade and logistics issues
A discussion of the 22/23 Federal Budget from a customs and trader perspective
As sanctions against Russia increase – Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders need to careful
Just as international trade was starting to become a little more predictable, conflict has erupted in Eastern Europe bringing with it...
Obtaining a tariff concession may have become a lot easier
Australia has in place the logical system of granting tariff concessions for imported goods where there is no local manufacturer. This...
Banning the import of goods produced by forced labour
This article first appeared in Across Borders, Edition 2, 2021. You can access Across Borders here. While we often marvel at the...
Australia’s foreign affairs policy and its potential impact on trade agreements
The team within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that has responsibility for negotiating Australia’s Free Trade Agreements...
TCO Applications - Getting it Right
While the reach of Australia’s Free Trade Agreements is expanding, there are still some goods that attract duty. Where this is the case...
The expectations of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers
Disputes will arise between forwarders and their clients and sometimes those disputes end up before a Court of Tribunal. While painful...
Are your warehouse terms enforceable?
You offer great warehouse pricing, but its on the basis that you are not liable for damage to the goods. The customers can obtain their...
Customs broker liability for underpaid customs duty
Recently a customs broker expressed alarm to us that the Australian Border Force (ABF) had demanded underpaid duty directly from the...
Dumped Chinese steel blamed for Australian job losses
A Victorian manufacturer of wind towers has blamed dumped Chinese steel for its failure to win a contract to produce a $360 million wind...
2021 Australian Border Force Compliance Priorities
Asbestos, customs broker shopping and cargo reporting are the 2021 ABF compliance priorities
New Customs legislation to change the effect of recent Australian cases - issues for importers
Over the past few years, Customs has had some major, and at times, surprising losses in Australian Court and Tribunals (in one case...
How tariff classification can defeat a claim for dumping duty
Customs famously went to the High Court arguing that the interpretation of the Australian tariff classification legislation should be...
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – The issues for Australian importers, exporters and
Australia, China, Korea, Japan, New Zealand and the ASEAN nations have signed the long negotiated Regional Comprehensive Economic...
Home Affairs Industry Summit – Time for Government and Industry to Work Together to Simplify Trade
A global pandemic did not stop the Department of Home Affairs from holding its annual Industry Summit. Fittingly for a virtual event, a...
CAUTION WITH ORIGIN WAIVER BENEFIT
Even where the origin waiver benefit applies, goods must meet the rules of origin. Trusted traders need systems in place to test this.
Liens work - debt recovery for freight forwarders
A lien is a powerful remedy - but it must be exercised with care
Are your house bills of lading misleading
Freight forwarders often issue a house BOL - this case is a warning to consider the message the house BOL sends to a third party