10 Go Karts…perfect toys for the boys…
A group of mates put their money together and purchased 10 go karts. The karts which recently arrived have proven popular - so popular in fact that their is talk of importing a further 10 karts. As an added benefit of being a customer of Platinum® Freight, this...
"un nuovo inizio…" a new beginning in Italian
This week we welcome on board a fabric importer who is importing high value fabrics from Italy for the very first time. The team at Platinum® Freight, assessed the duty rates for fabric and noticed that the standard rate of duty would be 5%. Platinum®...
Platinum® Freight & Fairfax Digital
This week we welcome on board Faifax Digital who have asked us to customs clear their camera technicians when they travel abroad. The camera technicians will be travelling with their valuable camera equipment onboard the same plane that they travel on; Platinum®...
Every new Facebook fan = $1 donated to the White Ribbon Foundation
For every new "like" on our facebook page throughout September, we will donate $1 the White Ribbon Foundation. Click here to visit our Facebook page The white Ribbon Foundation is Australia's campaign to stop violence against women. You can read more about it here:...
Free Freight Offer!
Have you ever heard the saying, "there is no such thing as a free lunch"? Well at Platinum® Freight there is... If you import your Sea Freight LCL shipments with us from the following ports, you will pay $0 for the freight and the arrival port charges in Sydney are...
while the others sleep…Platinum is at work…
Recently, a new customer called us as he been notified that a shipment had just arrived in Sydney that morning. While the other customs brokers slept - we customs cleared the spectrum analyser and finalised the whole process so that he could collect the package over...
building relations beyond the borders…
This week we welcomed onboard a customer who resides in Thailand and who would be in Australia for 5 days (the customer was referred to as via word of mouth). The customer was travelling with a large amount of stock in her possession and was unsure of the Australian...
a little sax in the city…
We welcomed a new customer onboard today who is importing Saxophones from overseas. The saxophones will arrive into Australia over the weekend and they have already been pre-cleared through Customs and will enjoy an expeditious transfer to the customer; as they are...
from Rajasthan to Sydney…satin service all the way…
Platinum® Freight today succesfully secured new business with an importer who imports fine clothing from India The shipment which travelled from India via seafreight was received by Platinum® Freight today, subsequently customs cleared and will be collected bythe...
…switched on by an electronics wholesaler…
Platinum® Freight today succesfully secured new business with an electronics importer; the new customer plays an important role in supplying electronic goods within the marketplace. The importer who is located within 2 kilometres of Platinum® Freight decided to...
channel 7…from behind the camera…
Last week, we customs cleared two cameramen returning to Australia from abroad. The cameramen were returning with their valuable camera equipment onboard the same plane that they were arriving on; Platinum® Freight pre-cleared them through Australian Customs so that...
…like kids in a lolly shop…
Later this week a shipment of lollypops will arrive from Los Angeles, they are destined for a special lolly shop south of Sydney. I am sure you can all visualise the faces of children when they walk into a boutique lolly shop and they are confronted with an...