OPINION: Overzealous ABF officers with power tools or a legitimate threat to the border?
Peter McRae discusses an instance where he says ABF officers got border control wrong, destroying cargo
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OPINION: Layer upon layer of Quarantine inefficiencies
Customs broker Peter McRae explores some serious inefficiencies in the documentation system for cargo imports
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Opinion: Russian imports levied with an additional 35% import duty – is it enough?
Customs broker Peter McRae explores the increasing duty levy on Russian and Belarusian imports, but suggests the only country affected is Australia
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OPINION: Quarantine – an unfair charging system yet customs brokers do most of the work
Customs broker Peter McRae points out that DAWE charges for customs brokerages are unfair
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OPINION: How to lose $46,500 in one shipment
Customs broker Peter McRae discusses an incident where the ABF missed out on a large sum, even though the customs broker involved did the right thing
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Alcohol and tobacco – once bitten twice shy
Customs broker and freight forwarder Peter McRae looks at alcohol and tobacco tax, suggesting a way to ensure revenue doesn’t disappear if the goods go missing from a customs warehouse
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The new era of DAP shipments and all its complexities
Customs broker and freight forwarder Peter McRae discusses an issue that could expose cargo owners to problems
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OPINION: Quarantine will cancel Christmas – believe me
Customs broker and freight forwarder Peter McRae takes another look at how Quarantine is exacerbating supply-chain inefficiency
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OPINION: Never mind the shipping crisis, we have a quarantine crisis
Peter McRae discusses how quarantine in Australia is providing a sub-standard service, which exacerbates existing freight problems
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OPINION: Fremantle: the last major mainland container port without a lifetime lease
Peter McRae takes a look at container port leases around the country, with Freo being the holdout on the mainland, still state-owned
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