The Sydney Morning Herald has reported on Heath Snails being detected in five shipments containing 900 motor vehicles at four ports – in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, and WA. (Article by Joshua Dowling, SMH 23 October 2019). They are to be re-exported for fumigation treatment, before possibly being allowed to re-enter Australia. The Department of Agriculture […]
The Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison this week attended Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) inauguration, which marks the beginning of his second five-year term. During a meeting at the presidential palace, the leaders reiterated their support for the Indonesia-Australian Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), as both sides inched closer to ratification of the deal. The […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has developed a Consultation Paper on ‘Australia’s Maturation Requirements for Certain Unmatured Imported Alcohol’ The ABF administers requirements for the importation of alcohol into Australia under the Customs Act 1901. (The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) administers the Excise Act 1901 for domestically produced goods). Currently, brandy, whisky or rum products […]
On 4th October the Department of Agriculture (DoA) issued Industry Advice Notice 158-2019 (which is an amendment to previous IAN 148-2019): Changes to import conditions for chicken meat, chicken eggs, chicken meat products and pet food from New Zealand. This comes as a consequence of notification received by DoA from New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary […]
Back in June we posted news of the Import Prohibition on Tobacco imposed on 1st July this year. In the first two months after those regulations came into effect, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers seized more than 123 tonnes of illicit tobacco at the border. That consisted of more than 87 tonnes of illicit loose […]
Tariff Concession Orders (TCOs) are an Australian Government revenue concession that exists where there are no known Australian manufacturers of goods that are substitutable for imported goods. The Tariff Concession System is designed to assist manufacturers with tariff protection. It is administered by the Australian Border Force (ABF). Many domestic manufacturers use a mix of […]
A month ago, we reported on DoA’s new treatment requirements for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season. They have since published a series of factsheets to provide further guidance on conducting effective and compliant BMSB treatments. These are summarised under the following topics: Consignment Suitability As temperatures drop and day length shortens, […]
Back on 27 March 2019 we reported on the signing of a Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement between Hong Kong and Australia, set to eliminate all tariffs on goods originating from each other. It is known as the A-HKFTA, and joins the free trade agreements already entered into by Australia with Japan, China and […]
The growth of world merchandise trade volumes is likely to remain weak in the third quarter of 2019 according to the WTO’s Goods Trade Barometer, released on 15 August. The latest reading of 95.7 from the barometer, formerly the World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), is lower than the previous release and signals that stronger trade […]
This week the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) issued a reminder to companies to take loading safety seriously, following a judgement by the South Australian Magistrates Court. Following an investigation and prosecution by the NHVR, a national company was convicted for a mass offence under the pre-1 October Heavy Vehicle National Law and fined $9900. […]
