Resources
Customs Clearance INFOGRAPHICS
Below are some useful flowcharts that we have created to explain the customs clearance process in Australia.
Air Freight Customs Clearance explained
USEFUL FORMS
Below are forms that you may need as part of the customs clearance process in Australia.
Platinum® Standard Terms and Trading Conditions
Platinum® Authorisation and Acknowledgement of Trading Conditions
Australian Customs – Personal Effects B534 form
Department Agriculture and Water Resources – Packing Declaration
GET OUR FREE E-BOOk TO UNDERSTAND IMPORTING TO AUSTRALIA
Platinum Freight® has written a helpful e-book that will unpack the complex Australian import process, making it easy to understand. This must-have book will explain all of Australia’s customs requirements and procedures. Including links to required customs forms and explanatory videos, this book will give you insight into the process that gets your goods from Ireland—or anywhere in the world, for that matter—to Australia, safe and sound.
If you need customs clearance for your air cargo arriving at Dublin [DUB], Cork [ORK], Shannon [SNN] or Limerick [LMK], Platinum Freight® should be your first choice. Feel free to contact us today via our secure form.
EXPORTING TO AUSTRALIA: HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?
Customs Clearance FAQs
WHAT IS A CUSTOMS BROKER?
WHAT DOES A CUSTOMS BROKER DO?
A Customs Brokers role can be very diverse depending on the clients that they retain. A Customs Broker will develop knowledge and skills in performing clearances for clients who they specialise in.
A Customs Broker will receive the initial shipping documents from you then he / she will:
- Contact the airline / shipping line to request details of the cargos arrival date.
- Attend to the airline / shipping line to collect a ‘delivery order’ and pay any charges necessary to the airline / shipping line.
- Attend to Customs for any documentary checks necessary on a Customs clearance file.
- Attend to DAWR for any documentary checks necessary on a Customs clearance file.
- Attend to any inspections / examinations in relation to Australian Border Force [ABF], Department of Agriculture and Water Resources [DAWR], pillage or damage.
- Organise collection of cargo from the airline / wharf.
- Organise delivery to your premises.
- Forward to you a completed Customs Clearance folder which needs to be retained by ‘the owner of the goods’ for a minimum of years.
Do I need a customs broker?
WHAT ARE THE COSTS OF USING A CUSTOMS BROKER?
WHAT ARE THE DUTY AND GST RATES APPLICABLE FOR ITEMS ENTERING AUSTRALIA?
MY GOODS WILL BE IN THE COUNTRY FOR LESS THAN 12 MONTHS – ARE THERE ANY SAVINGS?
WHY DO I NEED A PACKING DECLARATION FOR MY SEA FREIGHT SHIPMENT?
I HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT TO IMPORT BY SEA FREIGHT… WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
WHO CHARGES THE PORT CHARGES FOR SEA FREIGHT CARGO?
I HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT TO IMPORT BY SEA FREIGHT… WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
I WANT TO IMPORT FOOD OR DRINK TO AUSTRALIA, HOW DO I FIND OUT THE REQUIREMENTS?
Food and drink is a technical area and it has many issues; firstly there is the Australian Border Force http://www.border.gov.au/australian-border-force-abf, DAWR http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import, Imported Foods and then finally the Australian Food Standards. We have many customers who import food and drink and we consult with them before they ship the goods to make sure that all areas of concern have been covered.
If you wish to export food or drink to Australia, the minimum requirements for the label on the package is that it must :
- be in English
- state your name or your business name
- state your address or your business address
- list the ingredients
- state the expiry date / batch number / lot code
- state the country of manufacture