A New Zealand small business has spoken out against claims of a trademark infringement from food company Sanitarium, after it says an import…
Counterfeit skincare products to the value of $150,000 have been seized by customs officials after the goods were shipped into the country f…
By Camilla Baasch Andersen, University of Western Australia
One of the most popular trade terms that small businesses take advantage of …
Picture this: You’re the owner of a small Australian firm that is working with a company based abroad (in a country we’ll call “Quasil…
Red tape, rather than the GST-free threshold for imports, is the biggest threat to Australian retail businesses, according to the Productivi…
The Federal Government has examined the feasibility of halving the $1,000 tax-free threshold for imports but says the cost of implementing t…
The Fair Imports Alliance has labeled Customs a “toothless tiger” after viewing the final report on its three-month campaign into the en…
Retailers lobbying the Government to impose a tax on digital sales say a new report from the Customs Department shows packages are being del…
The retail workers union has thrown its support behind retailers’ call for GST on all imports, as Customs admits it has no evidence to jus…
There are more than 10 million parcels being imported into Australia every year under the $1,000 low value import threshold, according to da…
Customs officers are cracking down on businesses that attempt to avoid paying GST on imports worth over $1000; a move which has received mix…
