WEBINAR RECORDING - Vitamins – Classified as a food or medicament ?

Friday, January 25, 2019

Pharm-A-Care presentation.pdf

An issue which has troubled customs authorities around the world is whether vitamin tables should be classified as food (usually attracting duty) or a medicament (usually duty free). 

The Australian Full Federal Court has recently been required to rule on the tariff classification of a vitamin, marketed as a chewable VitaGummies.  

The Court unanimously ruled that the goods were duty free medicaments.  The decision creates the possibility of duty refunds for importers of health products that have previously been treated as food ... read more

Webinar Recording - FREE & EXCLUSIVE to FTA / APSA members

Russell Wiese, Principal Hunt & Hunt Lawyers delivered a webinar on 24 Jan 2019 elaborating on the above commentary with a detailed presentation which will also provided an overview of the December 2018 Goods Compliance Update

Recording available HERE
PDF of presentation

2019/20 CPD & CBC – Border and Biosecurity Compliance Program

Face-to-Face Events 

Each event will provide 24 customs broker CPD points and includes the 2019/20 CBC Information Session mandated to maintain your 19.1 NCCC and 19.2 AEPCOMM accreditation.

SYDNEY (8.30am to 4.30pm – Tues 9 April 2019) – Novotel, Brighton Le Sands

BRISBANE (8.30am to 4.30pm – Thurs 2 May 2019) – Novotel, Brisbane Airport

MELBOURNE (8.30am to 4.30pm – Wed 19 June 2019) – Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields

Student, member and early bird discounts apply.

During 2019, FTA will also offer additional CPD points and CBC training through a series of legal forums, workshops and online courses.

FREE MANDATORY CBC 2019/2020
By attending the FTA CPD & CBC - Border & Biosecurity Compliance Program in Sydney (9 April), Brisbane (2 May) or Melbourne (19 June) you will receive FREE online CBC training for the 2019 / 2020 period - read more HERE

Online training

FTA offers extensive material via www.ComplianceNetFTA.com.au with course, resources and online assessment available at listed prices.

FTA members are offered unlimited online CPD and CBC content for a price of $150 (excl GST) per person per accreditation period (1 April to 31 March each year).

Further discounts are offered to businesses with multiple purchases with the option for an all-inclusive invoice for FTA Premium Membership and CPD / CBC training – price on application to Caroline Zalai czalai@FTAlliance.com.au or 02 9975 1878