FTA - Customs Broker Toolbox

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) continues to expand its FTA - Customs Broker Toolbox, providing members with a practical reference resource to support day-to-day customs, biosecurity and international trade operations.

A PRACTICAL INFORMATION RESOURCE N INFORMATION SOLUTION 

The FTA - Customs Broker Toolbox has been developed to complement official guidance published by government regulators and agencies relevant to international trade, particularly the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).

Drawing on legislation, government guidance, operational experience and publicly available information, the Toolbox provides practical guidance on a range of statutory and commercial issues regularly encountered by customs brokers and other international trade professionals.

SUPPORT FOR TRADE PROFESSIONALS 

Written by customs brokers for customs brokers, the FTA - Customs Broker Toolbox is designed to assist members in navigating complex operational requirements, interpreting regulatory obligations and identifying practical solutions to common industry issues.

Current topics include:

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry

• AEI – Generic Status
• BICON – Better Utilisation
• BMSB – Date on Board
• BMSB – NUFT Declarations
• BMSB Treatment Providers List and the 120-Hour Transshipment Rule
• Declaring Delivery Address & Rural Tailgate Requirements
• Illegal Logging – Due Diligence Requirements
• DAFF - Overtime Document Processing Requests
• Quarantine Direction Completion Timeframes
• DAFF - Where to Claim Compensation
• Reporting Biosecurity Breaches – Redline
• Quarantine Direction Completion Timeframes - Applying for an Extension
• Where to Check Biosecurity System Functionality 
• Illegal Logging – Importer Due Diligence & Broker Support
• BMSB – New, Unused and Not Field-Tested Goods Declarations

Australian Border Force

• Abandoned Cargo
• Clearance Procedures – FCX & FCL
• Compliant Export Procedures
• Where to Check ICS Functionality
• ABF - Where to Claim Compensation
• ABF & DAFF - Cargo Holds and FCL Storage Concessions
• ABF – Circumstances for Duty Refunds on FTA Originating Goods
• Verification of Government-Issued Certificates of Origin (CoOs)
• Valuation Date for Import Declarations 
• Authority to Lodge and Import Declaration

Other

• ATO – GST Exemptions and GST-Free Foods
• US Import Tariffs