Latest News for Importers or Exporters

New Rules apply :100 % examination of all export air cargo On 8 May 2018, the Australian Government announced a range of measures to further strengthen Australia’s domestic and international aviation security. From 1 March 2019, before air cargo is […]

What do they do ? Exporting or Importing is by no means a simple task. There are documents to be collected and forms to completed & regulations to  comply with. Customs broker are the experts in the field, a customs […]

 as Typhoon Mangkhut Moves into Mainland China After Lashing Hong Kong The flow of consumer goods may face shipping delays in the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut ,while shipping agencies, airlines and businesses return to normal operations. Two-to-three story high waves […]

The warehouse licensing system which is administered by Australia Customs,provides owners of imported goods with the ability to defer the payment of Customs duty.Until they are ready to enter the goods for home consumption or pay the duty & taxes […]

Expect – Then Plan for Shipping Delays: Transit time is one of the most critical factors in logistics as goods must be delivered at their intended destination at the right time. The total time taken from pick up to delivery […]

From 1 July 2018, goods with a customs value of AUD1,000 or less (low value goods) may attract the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at point of sale if imported from overseas by consumers in Australia. GST will not be […]

Basic steps to importing Importing is often thought to be easier than exporting and perhaps in some ways it is but there are many traps for the unwary and inexperienced. It is important that you understand the basic steps: BEFORE […]

Exporting overseas all experienced exporters know by exporting their products it achieves the potential of accelerated growth of the business into new overseas markets, other than just serving the domestic market in Australia. This reduces your dependency on the domestic […]

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 […]