The terms of the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been finalised and released.  The full text of the agreement provides importers and exporters with the details of exactly what duty rates their goods will receive a...

As another new financial year brings in more important changes and new rates apply from 1 July 2015. A snapshot of these changes is set out below.   1. Minimum wage increases The National Weekly Minimum Wage that applies to emp...

A recent Tribunal decision demonstrated that Australian Customs can, and will, pursue the Australian recipient of goods for underpaid duty even where the foreign supplier acted as the importer of record and was responsible for the...

Terms of proposed agreements communicated via email can unexpectedly become an enforceable agreement. A recent case in Queensland serves as a wake-up call to professionals involved in transactions for the sale of land. In Stellard...

At a time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to use tariff concessions, a recent Tribunal decision has opened the door for tariff concession orders to be granted in respect of bespoke made to order capital equipment, even ...

Customs will never dominate the headlines on Australian budget night, but this does not mean that there are not measures in the budget that impact the customs and global trade community. Buried away in the budget papers are increa...