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Vessel directed to leave Australian territory

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has confirmed a ship destined for New Zealand was found carrying brown marmorated stink bugs when it arrived in Australia this month, and has been ordered to anchor offshore. Newsroom reports the vessel is the Armacup Triumph, which departed from Japan and was due to land in Auckland […]

AUS-Hong Kong free-trade agreement negotiations conclude

Australia and Hong Kong have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling it a “significant milestone in our already substantial trade and investment relationship”. Hong Kong is an important trading partner for Australia, with two-way trade in goods and services coming to $18.8bn in 2017, according to DFAT statistics. Prime […]

Your Christmas Office Trading Hours

With December slowly creeping upon us, we enter the holiday season. Whilst ships / airlines never stop coming in or going out, we understand you may have your operations temporarily ceasing over this period. In turn, in the hope of servicing you to our full potential, we invite you to inform our office of your […]

The Trans-Pacific Partnership to begin in 2018

Australia has become the 6th country to officially adopt the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meaning that the agreement will commence on 30 December 2018.  As an added bonus, commencement in 2018 will mean that a second round of tariff cuts occur on 1 January 2019.  This free trade agreement (FTA) is a major reply to the […]

BMSB infestation detected in cargo from China and South Korea

THE brown marmorated stink bug is at the gates, with “a large number” of live insects detected on cargo coming in to the country recently, according to a Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) official. Speaking at the CBFCA National Conference 2018 in Sydney, DAWR assistant secretary, compliance controls, Dean Merrilees said BMSB was […]

Trade Talk

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has published its latest Trade Talk – 26 October 2018 Newsletter and is forwarded for your information. Trade Talk brings you a selection of the latest trade news from Australia and the world. Click here to read this edition of Trade Talk.    

ABF detector dogs selected to work in Singapore

Four narcotics and explosives Detector Dogs, bred and trained by the Australian Border Force (ABF), will soon be protecting the community in Singapore after being hand-picked by the Singapore Police Force K-9 Unit. Commanding Officer, Soh Puay Hwee, and Station Inspector, Chia Chee spent several days at the ABF’s National Detector Dog Facility near Bulla, […]

New oversize tyres imported from Japan

There are  immediate measures to control biosecurity risk in consignments of new oversize tyres imported from Japan. As a result of recent detections of exotic mosquitos in consignments of new oversize tyres brought into Australian territory from Japan, immediate measures are being implemented to ensure the risk is effectively managed. Import conditions for new oversize […]

Update on Management of LCL and FAK containers for BMSB season

From Tuesday 9th October 2018, The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ( the department) have industry of the that the LCL/ FAK container process. All LCL/FAK containers shipped from France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, and the United States of America will be held by the department under biosecurity control at the […]