Latest News for Importers or Exporters

The Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (Formally Australian Quarantine) is AGAIN implementing a new Packing Declaration format, valid from 1 July 2018. It is very important that you inform your suppliers/packers of the changes to the required format for […]

When goods imported into Australia are invoiced in a foreign currency, the invoiced amount must be converted to Australian dollars using the prevailing rate of exchange for that particular currency on the day of exportation.This direction is contained in section […]

Overview of the updated definition of the “Owner”  The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has released the updated notice on the definition of “owner”  click the  attached  link to read the full notice – DIBPN No. 2017/16. The notice  confirms the […]

Dear Valued Customer,                                                         The Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (Formally Australian Quarantine),is implementing […]

New Import Rules for Goods and Serice tax from 01 July 2017 If you are a non-resident and make supplies of goods, services or digital products to consumers or GST-registered businesses in Australia at or above the turnover threshold of […]

Buying over the internet    When you buy over the internet your products will have the same rules, duties and screening processes applied as any other import.. What you need to know For goods that are worth equal to or under […]

Importing by post or mail service     If you receive parcels in the mail from outside Australia you are the importer of those goods, even if the goods were unsolicited.All goods imported by post or mail (whether for commercial […]

The Three Container Delivery Options 1.   Live container Load or unload , we bring the full container on the back of a truck to your curb side or loading dock .The Driver will wait until you have finished unloading or […]

Exporting Cargo by Airfreight to the USA   From the 01/07/2017 security arrangements change . As  United States (US) legislation obliges all airlines transporting air cargo to the US on a passenger flight to examine 100 per cent of air […]

The new SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirements  In recent years, there have been some major incidents at sea and on land arising from packed containers with incorrect weight declarations. As a result, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has amended the […]