"Understanding the Implications of New Customs Broker Licence Conditions"
New customs broker licence conditions apply from 1 July 2024 - this is a summary of the new conditions
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Unpacking the Impact: WTO Panel's Ruling on Australian Anti-Dumping Commission's Practices
Following a challenge by China, a WTO review panel has ruled that Australia incorrectly imposed dumping duties on Chinese wind towers,...
The 2024 / 25 Federal Budget from a Customs and Trade Perspective
A review of the 24/25 Federal Budget from a customs and trade perspective
Australia UK Trade Agreement - What you need to know
This quick guide will help you correctly use the Australia UK Free Trade Agreement
The Australian 2023 / 24 budget - A customs and trade perspective
The Australian 2023 / 24 budget had a number of trade implications. These are discussed in this quick update.
Cancellation of a customs depot or warehouse licence
Responding to an ABF notice of an intention to cancel a 77G depot or 78 warehouse licence
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...
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
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...
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...
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
June 2022 Update - The below post relates to a 2020 case. While the content of this post is still relevant, it must be read subject to...
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...
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