Apr 235 minThe expectations of Freight Forwarders and Customs BrokersDisputes will arise between forwarders and their clients and sometimes those disputes end up before a Court of Tribunal. While painful...
Apr 83 minAre 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...
Mar 286 minCustoms broker liability for underpaid customs dutyRecently a customs broker expressed alarm to us that the Australian Border Force (ABF) had demanded underpaid duty directly from the...
Feb 212 minDumped Chinese steel blamed for Australian job lossesA Victorian manufacturer of wind towers has blamed dumped Chinese steel for its failure to win a contract to produce a $360 million wind...
Feb 53 min2021 Australian Border Force Compliance PrioritiesAsbestos, customs broker shopping and cargo reporting are the 2021 ABF compliance priorities
Dec 8, 20204 minNew Customs legislation to change the effect of recent Australian cases - issues for importersOver the past few years, Customs has had some major, and at times, surprising losses in Australian Court and Tribunals (in one case...
Dec 6, 20203 minHow tariff classification can defeat a claim for dumping dutyCustoms famously went to the High Court arguing that the interpretation of the Australian tariff classification legislation should be...
Dec 4, 20204 minThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – The issues for Australian importers, exporters andAustralia, China, Korea, Japan, New Zealand and the ASEAN nations have signed the long negotiated Regional Comprehensive Economic...
Dec 4, 20204 minHome Affairs Industry Summit – Time for Government and Industry to Work Together to Simplify TradeA global pandemic did not stop the Department of Home Affairs from holding its annual Industry Summit. Fittingly for a virtual event, a...
Aug 22, 20202 minCAUTION WITH ORIGIN WAIVER BENEFITEven where the origin waiver benefit applies, goods must meet the rules of origin. Trusted traders need systems in place to test this.
Aug 10, 20202 minLiens work - debt recovery for freight forwardersA lien is a powerful remedy - but it must be exercised with care
Aug 10, 20202 minAre your house bills of lading misleadingFreight forwarders often issue a house BOL - this case is a warning to consider the message the house BOL sends to a third party
Aug 10, 20205 minAustralia's highest court rules on tariff classification – wins and losses for industryThe High Court ruling on tariff classification and the use of the French language text of the tariff is relevant for all products.
