If you import regulated wood and wood-based products, pulp or paper products, veneer, mouldings, wood panels, flooring, medium density fibreboard, particle board, plywood, wooden furniture or pre-prefabricated buildings into Australia, illegal logging laws affect you. The legal responsibility to…
As per our previous notifications, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has advised there will be a significant number of BMSB detection arriving from Europe and USA. New seasonal measures will apply for goods shipped on or between…
As you may be aware the Morandi Highway Bridge collapsed overnight in Genoa, Italy. The bridge was a key arterial road both within the Liguria region and in Italy as a whole, connecting northern cities like Milan to the Port…
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has updated their BMSB web page to include recently approved offshore treatment providers and treatment methodologies for the Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme. The current list of approved offshore BMSB treatment…
Shipping Lines operating in the Europe to the Australian trade lanes have advised, following their regular review of Bunker Fuel Prices and based on calculations performed, revised BAF’s will be implemented for services sailing from Europe to Australia effective…
Further to our previous notice dated 16 July 2018, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has confirmed the introduction of an approved Offshore BMSB Treatment Provider’s Scheme for the 2018-2019 BMSB season as well as HS tariff…
Cathay Pacific and QANTAS Airways have advised that with effect from 1st August 2018, they will adjust the fuel surcharge for shipments ex Hong Kong to Australia and New Zealand as follows: HKD 2.50/kg The effective date is based…
Please be advised that Shipping Lines operating in the North Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan & Korea) to Australia trade have advised of a General Rate Increase (GRI) to be implemented from 1st August 2018. The GRI will…
A preview of the seasonal measures for the 2018-19 BMSB risk season has been released by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR). The measures for the 2018-19 BMSB risk season will apply to certain goods shipped from…
We have been advised that a strike has been organised at the Italian port of Genoa commencing Thursday 12th July until Saturday 14th July. As a result, port services may be disrupted resulting in shipments being delayed. VISA Global…