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Product Emissions Standards

Emissions from certain products can be a significant source of air pollution, particularly in urban areas. The product emissions standards help improve our air quality to protect human health and the environment. By setting emissions standards and stopping high-emitting products from entering Australia, pollutants in our air are reduced. Importers and manufacturers of power equipment […]

Change of Department of Agriculture name and logo

After the federal election in May 2019, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources was renamed the Department of Agriculture. The department will now be referred to the Department of Agriculture in all AIMS documentation and the logo replaced by the new department logo. Please note the new departmental name and logo: Old logo New […]

Fremantle Road Delays – Stirling Bridge Expansion Joint Replacement

Main Roads are conducting works on Expansion Joint Replacement to Stirling Bridge in Fremantle. Night works began on the 10th June and is expected to continue for approx. 3-4 weeks.  The works will occur between 11am-5pm Sunday to Thursday. During those times, the bridge will drop to 1 lane each way. During the normal business […]

Biggest ever onshore ice seizure in Australia

Australian authorities have made the biggest ever onshore seizure of the drug ice, equivalent to almost 16 million drug deals. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Melbourne found nearly 1.6 tonnes of the illegal drugs hidden in stereo speakers from Bangkok, Thailand. There are no arrests yet and the investigation is continuing. Almost 1.6 tonnes […]

Finalised seasonal measures for 2019-20 BMSB risk season

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has finalised the seasonal measures for the 2019-20 BMSB risk season. The seasonal measures will apply to certain goods that are manufactured in or shipped from, target risk countries arriving as sea cargo. In addition, the measures will also apply to vessels that berth at, load or tranship in […]

Asbestos – ignorance is not a defence

In a judgement that should serve as a warning for all businesses operating in Australian that import goods, the District Court of Western Australia has convicted and imposed fines on a multi-national energy corporation for importing gaskets containing asbestos, even though the court found the company had imported the asbestos inadvertently. The company, which has […]

Your Incoterms – are they working for you?

The world of importing (and exporting!) can become a huge rabbit warren of information.  The amount of information that can be required for just a single shipment can be huge and quite often scary. Today we’d like to point out one huge downfall when it comes to importing under the terms CIF (Costs, Insurance, Freight) […]

System Changeover

During the month of June EES Staff will be training,utlising and implementing a new internal computer system. This new system will see a change in all documentation that EES sends out – everything from invoicing, to arrival notifications, document requests, quotations and delivery instructions. Please bear with us while we run both systems parallel and […]

Blank Sailings as Freight Rates Drop

Freight rates from the Asia region continued to drop this month.  Importers in Australia are reaping the benefits, but it begs the question, just how long can shipping lines keep the rates so low?  The below article has been taken from gcaptain and highlights the one of the down sides to low freight rates – […]