The Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China will commence on 20 December bringing with it an immediate round of tariff cuts and a further round of cuts on 1 January 2016. With only 11 days’ notice of commencement, impor...

After being kept secret for years, the wording of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has now finally been released.  The wording contains practical guidance for traders on how to use the TPP. TPP refresh The TPP is a Free Trad...

Ownership of FTAs by in-house counsel is a key to increasing FTA utilisation.  Too often FTAs are not used because of their complexity, other times they are incorrectly used.  Logistics teams need legal support to fully utilise ...

Negotiators have announced that an agreement has been reached regarding the terms of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a regional trade agreement potentially covering 40% of global GDP.  However, from an Australian trade in go...

September has highlighted the wide variety of issues that customs professionals must consider in the areas of classification, the Trusted Trader Programme, anti-dumping duties, the process for appealing decisions by the Department...

After weeks of heated political noise, the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) is a step closer to being implemented with the enabling legislation introduced into the Australian Parliament on Wednesday 16 September. T...