The importance of a correct classification; the wrong eight digits can lead you to a penalty
Most goods that enter Australia require an identifying eight [8] digit number known as a classification to be declared on the customs entry. This classification is linked to Community Protection questions that all Government departments who regulate imported goods...
Dumping — is it really dumping or is it just being competitive?
The term “Dumping” is used in international trade when goods are imported to Australia and sold to Australian importers at lower prices than they would be sold in the home country overseas. Dumping could occur deliberately so as to damage Australian manufacturers who...
Why do Quarantine declaration charges need to increase by $23 Million?
In December 2019, Agriculture [Quarantine] advised that effective 01 January 2020, Air Full Import Declarations and Sea Full Import Declarations will increase.
“Ticking & Flicking” – the approval process for face masks with the TGA
Since March 2020, the amount of telephone calls, emails and subsequent cargo that arrived [mainly by air] of face masks has been quite amazing. It was even more amazing to read in the Sydney Morning Herald on 26 March 2020 that the same goods amongst sanitiser,...
The road ahead to 2047
Is there an alternative to using the Ozone Depleting Substance Methyl Bromide? Methyl Bromide is the most commonly relied upon fumigant used prior to shipping by sea to Australia.