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Changes to the Suppliers packing declaration required for Imports

30.05.2017

<p=Justify>In 2016, the Biosecurity Act 2015 superseded the Quarantine Act 1908. Among other considerations, the legislation was put into place to allow the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR - previously Australian Quarantine) greater flexibility for management of potential...

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How will the China – Australia Free Trade Agreement affect importers

17.12.2015

How will this affect Import Duty Rates? Under ChAFTA, import duty on some commodities will drop to 0% immediately, but there are also certain commodities that will have their import duty rate phased out over the next 3 to 5 years. This...

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Increase in import duty on Tobacco

02.12.2013

From 1 December 2013 the excise equivalent customs duty on tobacco and tobacco products has increased by 12.5 per cent. For further information please visit http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/2013-58.pdf

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