It is expected the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be signed on 8 March 2018. While Australia has free trade agreements with 9 of the 11 TPP members, the TPP still represents significant opportunities for exporters to Australia and importers of Australian …

The one clause….. Too often we are seeing that one clause results in contracts that effectively cannot be enforced against Chinese companies. The clause in question is the choice of forum for resolving disputes. If business dealings were predictable and everything …

There was a time when customs tariffs accounted for 80% of the Commonwealth Government’s revenue. While customs duty revenue may not make the headlines in 2018, there are still a number of interesting customs and trade takeaways from the 2018/19 budget. …

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has released a statement setting out its compliance priorities for 2018. While each importer and exporter will have its own unique risk areas, the statement by the ABF highlights the areas that should be given closest …

Australia exempt from large US tariffs on imported steel and aluminium US President Trump today announced that Australia, together with Brazil and Argentina would be exempt from large US tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. President Trump was of the opinion …

The start of the new Australian financial years brings a number of changes to exporters to Australia should be aware of. Some changes are so significant that Amazon.com has said that it will no longer ship to Australian addresses. However, while …