by Saving | Dec 20, 2012 | Customs Duty Advisory News, Duty Planning, Import File Audit, News
The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) was signed on 22 May 2012. MAFTA will enter into force on 1 January 2013. Importers will be entitled to duty-free for goods imported from Malaysia, provided that the goods meet the MAFTA rules of origin requirements....
by Saving | May 31, 2011 | Import File Audit, News
On 11 May 2011, Customs and Border Protection published a Notice indicating an intention to revoke 22 Tariff Concession Orders (TCOs). Customs believes the TCOs may provide access to duty concessions for goods that is broader than permitted by the Customs Act 1901 and...
by Elance | Feb 2, 2011 | Customs Duty Advisory News, Import File Audit, News
By Boaz Shiponi In a recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) case an importer (Trustee for the Kurowski Family Trust) claimed that food supplements should be classified as medicaments for therapeutic or prophylactic under subheading 3004.50.00 which are duty...