US Government shutdown averted till 17th November 2023

Attached notice from industry body, Freight & Trade Alliance ;lists all industrial action at DP World Terminals expected to be actioned in the coming week. In addition, Patricks Terminal in Sydney have announced an 8 hour operations shut down from 6am until 2pm on Thursday 5th October, 2023. Attachments: MUA I

The Globe Mail reports that the U.S. Congress was able to pass a bill, in both Houses, and get it to the White House for Presidential signature before midnight, 30 September 2023. The Globe article states: The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a tem

US GOVERNMENT POTENTIAL SHUT DOWN DRAWS NEAR IFCBAA has overnight been involved in communications with the NCBFAA (National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America) on this issue. Both organisations have reciprocal organisation membership with each other, on behalf of their respective members. Given

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have advised they now require consignment specific declarations in regards to Illegal Logging. In the past Annual Declarations were acceptable , however effective immediately we will require a declaration on the Importer’s letterhead as per the attached

The Australian Government has extended the additional duty on goods that are the produce or manufacture of the Russian Federation (Russia) or Belarus for twenty four months to 24 October 2025. The measure is temporary and the extension is a response to Russia’s continued illegal invasion of Ukraine and the

ATTENTION FOOD IMPORTERS: Please note mandatory changes which will affect the import of all Imported foods , you should familiarise yourself with this prior to the mandatory implementation by 25/2/24 IFN 12-23: Changes to mandatory allergen labelling (updated) on Imported Foods   Date of effect: 31 August 202

Increased Airline Terminal Handing Costs: Airfreight Cargo Terminal Operators (CTO’s) have announced they will again increase handling fees at all terminals in Australia effective from 1st September, 2023 This is the second increase in the last 2 months. The revised costs amount to $ 0.02/kg on handling, wi

BMSB Season in NZ: The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has finalized the seasonal measures for the 2023-24 high risk season that commences on 1st September 2023 and runs until 30th April, 2024. Effective sailing on or after the 1st September 2023, all target high risk cargo shipped from or via target risk co

Service Disruptions from North East Asia: Severe Typhoons in North East Asia have disrupted vessel departures from China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan over the last week to 10 days. Most sailings from this area have been delayed by 3-4 days, hopefully the typoons have now passed and scheduling can get back to normal. &

Increased Booking Fees: All Port Vehicle Booking Fees as well as empty container park fees will increase from 1st July, 2023 Australia wide to new rates of $ 75.00 and $ 135.00 per container respectively. The ports and empty parks have all added extra fees to their booking requirements (including energy/power surc