DAFF - Import Industry Advice Notice 217/2024 Self-Assessed Clearances cost recovery charge - Fact sheet publication and trial updates

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has received advice from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) advising of the publication of Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge fact sheets in addition to a trial update.

DAFF has prepared the following documents to support industry:

SAC cost recovery charge: Charging fact sheet
SAC cost recovery charge: Resolving disputes over the SAC charge
SAC cost recovery charge: Regulatory actions taken on unpaid SAC charges
SAC Cost Recovery Charge: Process flow

These have been published on DAFF's SAC cost recovery webpage.

SAC process and data trial updates

DAFF has concluded the Q4, 2023–24 SAC charge process and data trial that was held with eligible SAC reporters during August and September 2024. The trial results show that cargo reporters accounting for 72.6% of total SAC declaration numbers are highly prepared for the commencement of the SAC charge. Of those reporters invited to participate in this trial, only 4 parties accounting for less than 1.8% of total declarations did not engage with DAFF.