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Main Points New Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws commence on October 1, 2018. All parties that have control or influence over a transport task are responsible for compliance under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). Please refer to the attached CoR checklist, if you select YES in any of the checkboxes for a s

Emergency Bunker Surcharges Most shipping lines are implementing a new surcharge to cover the rapid cost of Bunker Oil that has risen by an average of 30% – 40% over the last few months. We have received notices from a large number of lines operating in and out of Australia to/from the USA, UK/Europe, South

China Customs has released Order No.56 [2017] to adjust the advanced manifest regulations. The adjustments will be effective as of 1st June 2018. We were originally advised by numerous shipping lines and airlines that this information was only required for shipments into China, however further clarification with C

Dear Clients, We have just received notification of Industrial Action at all Sydney port Container Terminals on Tuesday 29th May as follows: HUTCHISON TERMINAL PORT BOTANY Please be advised there will be a terminal closure on the 29th May from 09:00 am – 2:00 pm. Extra slots will be allocated to allow for th

Dear Clients, Please note that the Chinese and Indonesian Governments have announced new regulations on all imports into those countries, regardless of the origin country. For Indonesia, effective immediately, it will be mandatory to show Indonesian importers Tax ID Number (NPWP) and also the HS Code (Tariff Item)

DO YOU IMPORT FOOD, THEN READ THIS Attention all food importers new laws come into force from 1st July 2018, products must be labelled in compliance with “ The Standard under the Australia Consumer Law (ACL). Businesses failing to comply with these new laws face penalties of up to $1.1 million for corporatio

A reminder that the New Packing Declaration comes into force for containers arriving from 1st July 2018. Bamboo packaging is now acceptable provided it is treated by an approved method prior to export or on arrival and does not need to be declared as unacceptable packaging. Could you please have your suppliers com

The Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (DAWR ) has ceased heightened measures for the current Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season for goods shipped from 1 May 2018. Goods shipped on or before 30 April 2018 and still en-route to Australia will still be subject to BMSB Mandatory measures where appli

Delays to Vessels To / From North China: Please note that as a result of severe thick fog recently in North China, all vessels on the NE Asia service are currently being delayed into Australian ports. Shipping Lines are trying to adjust scheduling but in some North China ports, up to 1,000 vessels have been &helli

Airport Arrival Charges Airport Cargo Terminal Operators (CTO’s) have announced an increase in import airport destination charges from April 8th, 2018. The Airline Terminal Fee will increase to $ 0.51/kg and the Import Document Fee will increase to $ 53.00/shipment. GPSM will need to pass on these out of po