As an importer, timelines and commitments are vital for your business, and these can be severely disrupted by public holidays. Easter is almost upon us, and that means that cargo will accumulate at the wharf if not cleared beforehand. Quarantine and Customs will be on skeleton resources from Good Friday on April 14th through and including Easter Monday on April 17th.
The Australian Border Force is failing importers and construction companies by refusing to test all building products from China for asbestos.
Peter McRae from Platinum® Freight explains…
Most importers will be well aware the Christmas rush is almost upon us. Each year it seems the festive season, (and the increase in consumer purchasing that comes with it) starts sooner. And with that, so does the Christmas shipping rush and subsequent clearance delays. So what does this mean for your business?
End of financial year is a great time to take stock of the previous year and look at ways to save in the next. If you’re serious about saving money now and in the next financial year, then you need to look at taking advantage of all the Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s) on offer and look at your previous 5 years of shipments for possible refunds.
A 72-hour strike by the Maritime Union of Australia at Fremantle Terminal announced yesterday brings strong possibility that importers’ budgets will blow out by as much as thousands, making them the real losers in the dispute. Today the union has confirmed the industrial action will also affect Port Botany operations from April 13. Importers should consider if other ports might also be affected in the coming weeks and plan accordingly.
Leading Australian Customs clearance agency Platinum® Freight Management will reach further into the international market this month with the appointment of Kumar Karuppusamy to lead the development of new Indian Region business services from the company’s Sydney office.