The Australian Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries have reviewed the treatment options and rates for the 2019-20 BMSB risk season. It is important to note that some treatment rates have changed. Our DoA has issued notice 128-2019 – Treatment requirements for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has this week issued a reminder notice to importers and exporters about Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) which recognise Australian Trusted Traders in economies where Australia has arrangements in place. Administered by Home Affairs with the Australian Border Force, Trusted Trader is free and accredits Australian businesses with compliant trade practices […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham embarked on a visit this week to our fourth largest trading partner – South Korea – to promote further exports. The Minister said the trip would provide another important opportunity for Australia and Korea to advance our already strong trade and economic relationship, underpinned by the Korea-Australia […]
The ACSC has issued a warning to suppliers of goods and to freight forwarders, to be vigilant in their dealings with new customers, cold callers and what may appear to be a ‘legitimate enquiry’. To date, the cyber criminals have yielded more than $700,000 through what has been termed freight forwarding scams. Australian Cyber Security […]
DoAG has issued Notice IFN 12-19 to advise Customs Brokers and importers that, under subsection 15(9) of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 (Act), they will be publishing on their website the administrative instruments for all holding orders not related to label fails. From August 2019, DoAG will publish holding order instruments on a monthly […]
Among the reports issued by the ABF Newsroom in July, we find the following cases. 15-07-2019 – 384kg of cocaine seized from second-hand excavator, two charged Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a second-hand excavator which had arrived from South Africa. The excavator was X-rayed at the Sydney Container Examination Facility and anomalies were identified […]
PEMS is an electronic system that streamlines the process for plant export inspections. It is used to capture and store information relating to the export of plants and plant products from Australia – including plant product export inspection, in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) calibration results and transport units. PEMS offers plant exporters a range of benefits. […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has issued duty demands of more than $15 million to combat duty evasion on aluminium from China. They announced these results as part of an ongoing two-year investigation into the dumping of aluminium extrusions, mostly used to mount solar panels, in the Australian marketplace. Dumping occurs when an exporter sells […]
Included in the latest edition of the ABF Goods Compliance Update are the latest Compliance Program Results – 1 October 2018 – 31 March 2019, covering Cargo Reporting, Import and Export Declarations performance. Briefly, it covers: Asbestos located in Apiculture Equipment Licensed Brokers are advised to be aware that battery-operated bee smokers may contain asbestos […]
In the 2018-19 Budget, the Australian Government announced new measures to combat the illegal tobacco trade in Australia as part of the part of the response to the black economy. This has become law, and will take effect from 1st July 2019. It includes cigarettes, shisha/molasses tobacco and loose-leaf tobacco for use in pipes or […]
