UPDATE - Customs broker and Depot Licensing requirements

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Please refer to the following compliance update - for further detail please contact me direct at acrawford@FTAlliance.com.au

Andrew Crawford - Head of Border & Biosecurity - FTA / APSA

CUSTOMS BROKER LICENCE RENEWALS

As detailed in DIBP Notice No. 2017/38 all customs broker licenses will expire on 30 June 2018.

 

It is recommended that renewals are paid, completed and returned as soon as possible to assist with the process. Ideally all licence renewals should be completed and lodged no later than 22 June, although will be accepted up until 29 June.

 

A renewal received after 29 June will not be processed, resulting in the licence expiring on 30 June.

 

The Client Search function in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) can be used to determine if your application has completed processing. Please wait 7 days after sending through your renewal. For corporate licence holders the end date is displayed on the Client Summary screen. For other licence holders searching against your CCID (or name) will display your client record and licence end date. If the End Date is not displaying 30 JUN 2021 then the renewal process has not been completed.

 

For further enquiries contact brokerlicencerenewal@homeaffairs.gov.au.

DEPOT & WAREHOUSE LICENCE RENEWAL

Depot & Warehouse licence renewal invoices have been sent to the respective licensed establishments for payment. If you have not received your licence renewal invoice please contact National Depot & Warehouse Licensing, at licensingrenewals@homeaffairs.gov.au.

 

 Please note:

  • All warehouse licence fees must be paid within twenty-eight days of the date on which they become payable. If payment has not been received by that time, the Comptroller-General of Customs may suspend and subsequently cancel the licence.

  • All depot licence fees must be paid before the end of the financial year, a Collector may, until the charge is paid or at the end of 90 days immediately following the end of the financial year (whichever occurs first), refuse to permit goods that are the subject to customs control to be received into the depot. If the holder fails to pay the charge within 90 days immediately following the end of the financial year, the licence expires at the end of that period of 90 days.

FTA has a dedicated training package that Depot operators will find invaluable to ensure that operational staff are able to complete day to day activities with confidence that they are compliant with legal requirements. - contact Andrew Crawford if you would like further information.

UPCOMING CPD EVENTS

BRISBANE

  • Wednesday 20 June 2018 (11am – 5pm) – Novotel Brisbane Airport – minimum 15 CPD points - register HERE

  • Wednesday 12 September 2018 (11am – 5pm) – Novotel Brisbane Airport – minimum 15 CPD points - register HERE

SYDNEY

  • Wednesday 26 September 2018 (11am – 5pm) – Novotel Brighton Le Sands – 15 CPD points - register HERE

MELBOURNE 

  • Tuesday 16 October 2018 (8.30am – 5pm) – Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields – 24 CPD points - register HERE

FTA member discounts and early bird rates are available with the option for a "bundled" membership covering our complete range of premium services and uncapped online CPD / CBC access for all of your staff - contact Andrew Crawford if you would like further information.

UPDATE TO CLASS 19.2 APPROVED ARRANGEMENT - AEPCOMM REQUIREMENTS - EFFECTIVE 23 JUNE 2018

Further to Industry Advice Notice 39-2018 the Requirements for approved arrangement Class 19.2: AEPCOMM (version 6) have been updated on the Automatic Entry Processing (AEP) Reform web page.

 

Version 6.1 has been updated to reflect a minor change within the following commodity groups:

  • Highly processed and manufactured wooden articles

  • Unfinished timber and timber products.

Inspection and fumigation pathways have been added to the unfinished timber group and details about how compliance will be monitored for tariff groups 4409 and 4418 has been provided in tables 8 and 10 of the document.  Details of the changes are provided within the document version control.

 

All documents published on the Automatic Entry Processing (AEP) Reform web page come into effect on 23 of June 2018 coinciding with the AEP enhancements to the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS). BIP's will continue to operate under current versions of the Class 19.1 and 19.2 requirements and Approved arrangement general policies until 22 June 2018 ... read more

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