OPINION: Picking apart packing problems
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999 [the time when I became a licensed customs broker]. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed...
OPINION: Pacific potential
I RECENTLY had the privilege of being invited to participate in the Pacific Connect Dialogue on Freight and Logistics workshop held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Pacific Connect,...
OPINION: Exciting decision from the AAT
I HAVE heard reports that imports of aluminium or steel parts are being reclassified by the ABF regarding the application of anti-dumping duties. The situation appears to occur...
OPINION: Aluminium cladding - why it should be a prohibited import
ALUMINIUM cladding is lightweight, corrosion resistant and contains a plastic core. It is commonly used as facades on the exterior of buildings. It is a problem and should be...
TRADE LAW: The battle grows against non-tariff barriers
AS RATES of general tariffs move downwards - with the exception of those moving upwards in the current US against China and the EU disputes - one of the main restrictions on...
OPINION: Space is the place
WHERE are you? You can answer this question in several ways. You can use a street address, a postal code, or geographic co-ordinates. But these methods fall short when you need...
OPINION: Tariff concession revocations
ACCORDING to the decision in in Vestas - Australian Wind Technology Pty Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Customs [2015] AATA 348 (21 May 2015), the objective of the Tariff...
OPINION: Cost recovery must match reform risk
ALIGNED to a key recommendation in the Freight and Trade Alliance submission to the Inspector-General of Biosecurity, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is...
OPINION: Australian safety and fuel security affected by Navy staff shortage
THE FRIGATE HMAS Perth underwent a substantial and costly capability upgrade and refurbishment in 2017, but it has been in dry-dock since due to the RAN inability to man the...
OPINION: Trade deals fill only half the need as supply chain lags
THE ASIAN Century is well and truly upon us, with data showing Asian economies will be larger than the rest of the world combined and home to half of the world’s middle class by...
Preparing for failure
IN THE past few months, we have seen general average declared on three vessels in the Asia Pacific region: APL Vancouver, Yantian Express and most recently the E.R. Kobe. When it...
TRADE LAW: An agenda for digital trade
TECHNOLOGY has contributed to improvements in trade and is seen as one means to facilitate improvements. For example, many parties are looking to blockchain as a means to enhance...
LETTER TO THE DCN: VICT and stevedore fees
WHILST feeling just a tad of sympathy for VICT it has to be asked why, two years after opening, it has suddenly been discovered that they got their sums so badly wrong that for...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Albanese’s shipping policies
WHO is going to invest in these new ships? The Labor Party misses the point entirely. People invest in ships to make money. That is the only reason and it has been proved time and...
LETTER TO DCN: Tightening the laws on temporary licences
SIR, One of the key components of the policy announcements by the ALP this week was to stop the abuse of temporary licences. AIMPE has highlighted the abuse of the temporary...
