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Changes to Department of Immigration and Border Protection Import Processing Charges from 1st January 2016
17.12.2015
The Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) also referred to as Australian Customs, have decided to restructure the Import Processing Charges (IPC). DIBP have advised that the IPC cost recovery will be used to support a number of significant...
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How will the Department of Agriculture & Water Resources Cost Recovery Redesign Affect Importers?
17.12.2015
The Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (DAWR), also referred to as Australian Quarantine, has implemented a redesign of their cost recovery measures which have come into place on 1st December 2015. DAWR have indicated that the basis for the...
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Container Weight Verification Meeting
23.09.2015
The CBFCA has circulated a media release relating to a meeting that they attended. Chaired by Shipping Australia Limited, the meeting was held in order to discuss the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, specifically in relation...
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Importing to Australia? 5 reasons why smaller is better….
10.09.2015
New importers and exporters may wonder whether to use (a) a large multinational freight forwarder or (b) a long established, medium sized local family based one, such as Bollinger Shipping Agency. Despite the marketing ploys of multinationals, medium sized forwarders in general are...
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Importing to Australia? Find out What is a Customs Broker and what they do
19.08.2015
It is always a fun question at school reunions, family gatherings and when meeting new people: So what do you do? I am the Customs Manager at a Customs Brokerage. Ahhh, Customs, like on that Border Security TV show, yeah I saw that,...
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