Customs and international trade law is a highly complex area. An experienced lawyer can assist you with:

• Classification issues including:
  • assistance in identifying the correct classification of goods;
  • requesting a review of classification of goods;
  • disputes with Customs in relation to the classification of goods;
  • drafting a tariff advice application which seeks Customs’ view as to the correct classification of goods; and
  • drafting a voluntary disclosure of error to acknowledge a classification error to Customs.
• Valuation issues including:
  • assistance in identifying the correct valuation of goods;
  • requesting a review of valuation of goods;
  • disputes with Customs in relation to the valuation of goods;
  • drafting a valuation advice application; and
  • drafting a voluntary disclosure of error to acknowledge a valuation error to Customs.

• Dumping and Countervailing investigations including:
  • legal representation for importers, exporters and Australian industry in dumping or countervailing investigations;
  • assistance in calculating dumping or countervailing duties; and
  • representation in anti-circumvention matters.
• Free trade agreements including
  • advice about the effect of free trade agreements on businesses;
  • compliance issues including the application of rules of origin; and
  • preparation of submissions regarding free trade agreement negotiations to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

• International transactions including advice regarding:
  • the international sale of goods;
  • joint ventures;
  • foreign investment rules;
  • distribution agreements; and
  • technology transfer licences.
• Assistance and representation in freight and transportation disputes including:
  • air waybills (these are documents issued by international airlines to acknowledge receipt of goods for transport); and
  • bills of lading (a similar receipt issued for freight shipments).

• Preparation and representation in litigation including contractual issues and requests for judicial review of Customs’ decisions.
• Advice relating to compliance with quarantine laws.
• Issues with tariff concession orders including:
  • drafting tariff concession order applications;
  • seeking a tariff advice in regards to the applicability of a tariff concession order; and
  • assisting Australian manufacturers to apply for revocations of existing tariff concession orders.

• Legal advice in regards to transfer pricing issues and taxation.
• Preparing tariff concession applications for the importation of goods to be used in projects that support Australian industry by large-scale manufacturers under the Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme.
• Commerce trade description issues including:
  • advice regarding the labelling requirements on imported goods; and
  • dealing with breaches of the labelling requirements.