The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ( Australian Customs) has issued a discussion paper on the proposed Trusted Trader Programme. The program seeks to reduce Australian Customs’ administrative costs while conferring certain benefits to program participants that can demonstrate that their entities are “low risk” for supply chain security issues.
Read more →In December 2011, Customs will void approximately 940 Tariff Advices (TAs), as their classification codes are affected by the 2012 tariff update. Customs will be notifying importers before December 15 with respect of the TAs to be voided. Importers may wish to seek a new Tariff Advice to confirm they can continue to rely on
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Parliament recently passed three bills of importance to the Australian trade community, all of which are now awaiting Royal Assent: Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2011 Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2011, and Customs Tariff Amendment (Taxation of Alternative Fuels) Bill 2011. The full text of the Bills and
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The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service administers the granting of Tariff Concession Orders (TCOs). A TCO is a form of legal permission to import a particular good duty free into Australia, provided there is no substitutable good produced in Australia on the date your TCO application is lodged, and the good does not appear
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