TRADE LAW: Improving the Australian container port experience
THE RECENT release of the “Container Port Performance index 2020 to 2024” by the World Bank Group (CPPI) prepared by S&P Global has triggered significant attention. According to...
TRADE LAW: The US suspends 'de minimis' concessions for commercial consignments
AUSTRALIA'S experience in dealing with de minimis transactions has been complicated by the recent abolition of the equivalent US process for commercial consignments on 29 August...
TRADE LAW: INCOTERMS® - A companion to your international trade agreements
Co-authored by Brighid Virtue* AS READERS may know, International Commercial Terms (Incoterms®) are a set of eleven standardised contractual terms published by the International...
TRADE LAW: POTUS has spoken – US “Reciprocal Tariffs” finalised... For now!
THE REST of the world has been waiting with some trepidation for the announcement of “final” reciprocal tariffs which the US proposed to impose on goods exported from countries on...
INSIGHT: Australia lifts restrictions on US beef
Trade law specialist and regular DCN contributor Andrew Hudson provides clarity on today's decision by the Australian federal government to remove restrictions on US beef imports...
TRADE LAW: Outcomes from the Australian Federal Election
THE AUSTRALIAN federal election was held on 3 May 2025. The result was a win for the incumbent Australian Labor Party (ALP) government with a surprising increase in its majority...
TRADE LAW: Security of the supply chain
THE SUPPLY chain industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. Many potentially dangerous items pass through the supply chain and there are regular threats...
TRADE LAW: Welcome to 2025 and more challenges in the supply chain
EVERY year, the global supply chain experiences a series of unexpected disruptions, requiring those in the supply chain to adapt quickly to manage those disruptions. In 2024,...
OPINION: Trump 2.0 so far
WELL, the first day of “Trump 2.0” could hardly be categorised as the President’s “first day on the job” but rather the first day of a new version of the same job with a...
TRADE LAW: Alert but not alarmed
IN 2017 I visited colleagues at US law firms to get some ideas of how the first Trump administration (which I will call Trump 1.0) was changing US trade policies and the effect on...
TRADE LAW: Australia inks new FTA deal with UAE
AS MANY readers would be aware, Australia has entered into several Free Trade Agreements (FTA) whether bilateral, regional or plurilateral. Many of the FTAs have led to...
TRADE LAW: What’s the fuss on de minimis?
THOSE in industry live in a world dominated by acronyms (for example, ABF, DAFF, NCTF, TFIWG, ATTP, FID and the like). Lawyers also have their own special terminology which draws...
INSIGHT: Commencement of Australia’s free trade deals with the UK and India comes closer
IT HAS been a busy few weeks in the Australian Federal Parliament. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) in parliament issued its reports into proposed treaty action...
OPINION: The UK’s new legislation on paperless trade
AS READERS would be aware, there is currently significant work being conducted around the world aimed at modernising and facilitating trade. Part of that work includes attempts to...
INSIGHT: An outline of the PC's draft report into Australia's maritime logistics system
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission has finally released its draft report as part of its inquiry regarding the Australian maritime logistics system. The draft report including summaries...
