Vessel Delays
Due to recent bad weather in Sydney there has been ongoing berthing congestion at the port terminals. The congestion is causing vessel’s to be delayed through Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Air Freight Update
The air freight market continues to be challenged by the impacts of Covid-19 with Australian capacity remaining at very low levels.
GST Deferral
The Tax Office advises that they can now have GST deferral in place within 3 to 4 days of receiving an application, this process previously took up to 30 days.
Compliance Updates
Clients whose import prices are based on a Transfer Pricing arrangement should be aware of a potential compliance issue associated with end of financial year.
Supporting Aussie Ark
At Southern Cross Cargo, we are proud to have donated $2645 to Aussie Ark in their support to provide safe havens for our Koala population.
China Ocean Freight Blank Sailings
There continues to be a capacity issue for ocean freight services particularly from China, shipping lines are still rolling out blank sailings.
2020-2021 Seasonal measures for Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
The Dept. of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has released their proposed measures for the 2020-2021 Brown marmorated stink bug season.
Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement
Australia and the United Kingdom have announced the commencement of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Indonesia-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Indonesia and Australia are both members of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. Under this existing Free Trade Agreement most imports of Indonesia goods into Australia are entitled to duty free entry.