DELIVERY ADDRESS ON FULL IMPORT DECLARATIONS - ABF update on Goods Compliance Update

As members would be aware and as addressed in the webinar delivered by Russell Wiese of CGT Law on 1 August 2023 titled "CUSTOMS CASE LAW – WINTER 2023", Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has been leading advocacy on a pragmatic and compliant approach in reporting DELIVERY ADDRESS details on Full Import Declarations. 
 
CUSTOMS CASE LAW – WINTER 2023

•           PDF of presentation – refer HERE
•           Webinar recording available upon registration – refer HERE

During the course of the webinar, reference was made to the Goods Compliance Update (Autumn 2023) page 16 that stated the following:

Address details are mandatory for import declarations. The Approved Statement requirement for the Delivery Address field is "The address identifying where the goods are finally destined". Entry of an intermediary address, such as a depot or logistics service provider address, is not appropriate. Please ensure the correct address details are recorded on import declarations. Compliance action may be undertaken where an address other than the delivery address of a consignment is recorded.

Following further intervention from FTA, the Australian Border Force (ABF) has provided advice that the Goods Compliance Update has been reissued with the above text replaced with the following:

Address details are mandatory for import declarations. The Approved Statement requirement for the Delivery Address field is "The address identifying where the goods are finally destined." Entry of an intermediary address, such as a depot or logistics service provider address, is not appropriate, except in limited cases where, post importation, a single consignment is to be delivered to multiple customers or addresses of the importer. In this case, the customer/importer location or a logistics service provider warehouse can be reported as the delivery address in FIDs.

Please ensure accurate address details are recorded on import declarations. Compliance action may be undertaken where an address other than the delivery address of a consignment is recorded.

The latest version of the Goods Compliance Update (Autumn 2023) is available HERE

FTA is continuing bi-lateral discussions with the ABF on this matter. Please share your feedback to me at bflint@FTAlliance.com.au

Bianca Flint - Member Support - Trade Operations - FTA/APA