There is no doubt that the business of doing business has changed irrevocably.

Our sixth Incoterm® is CIP - Carriage and Insurance paid to (Place of Destination) - Incoterms 2020. CIP can be used in any transport mode, and the risk transfers from the seller to the buyer as soon as the goods reach the nominated first carrier and the carrier takes charge of these.

The Export Council of Australia is very proud to announce that we have developed in conjunction with AUSVEG a new online e-learning training program to assist Australian Vegetable growers to chart a new way forward by offering export development courses available for all levy-paying Australian vegetable growers at all levels of export experience.

Basanti Pradhan participated in Women Trading Globally in May-June 2019, supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Basanti shares her experience of the program, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy and the way she has pivoted her business to empower women, and how she will expand her floriculture offerings.

Orientique is an Australian business providing Ladies Fashion exclusively to small boutiques across the world and the ECA's featured member. The impacts of COVID-19 were initially felt by Qrientiue with closures of retail stores across Europe in early March. Their Summer stocks were about to be delivered to our Northern Hemisphere customers and Winter stocks to Australia NZ.

As part of the establishment of the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO), the Online Sanctions Administration System (OSAS) is being replaced by the new Australian sanctions portal, Pax, effective from 9:00am AEST on 1 October 2020.

One of the stories from the COVID–19 pandemic has been the surging numbers of goods being moved through e-commerce. The forced levels of isolation have caused consumers and corporates to resort to purchasing even more goods than ever online seeking urgent delivery.

For Brisbane Importers who require a day-definite or consistent transit time we suggest using the fast direct loops from Shanghai / Xiamen / Ningbo / Shenzhen / Guangzhou ( JKN/CNJ ) Avoid using vessels via Sydney and Melbourne in the short term, announced One Global Logistics. 

The NSW Government with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) invite you to participate in a webinar briefing on market updates and business and investment opportunities in Malaysia on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 from 4.00pm to 5.00pm (AEST).

When the COVID-19 outbreak emerged, our fortnightly featured member, Point Valle, a global leadership and company collaboration educator had to rearrange its business in order to fit into "a new normal" in providing business couching services.

Article 6 in our series of Incoterms® 2020 – In each article we will identify the responsibilities of the seller and buyer in the transaction at different points in the shipping journey.

The Government of Western Australia has endorsed a plan to build a new 4.5 million TEU capacity container port at Kwinana. The new port will be at the Kwinana Industrial Area, about 20 km south of the existing port at Fremantle, near to the Kwinana Bulk Terminal and the Aloca jetty.

This information session will provide details about the Digital Tech export programs to the UK and/or USA so you can prepare an application. Hear more about opportunities for growing your technology business in the United Kingdom and/or the United States of America. 

As the voice for Australian exporters, the Export Council of Australia calls on the Australian Government to take immediate action to develop and implement a comprehensive and practical trade-led economic recovery package. We recognise the challenges and constraints faced by the Government but, now more than ever, they need to lead here and internationally.

The NSW Government invites all interested business to attend the introductory section on how to grow cleantech business in India. The webinar will be held on Thursday, 10 September, 3pm-4pm EAST and it will provide details about the Going Global-Pathway to India export assistance program targeted at NSW cleantech businesses.

DFAT have launched a public consultation process on possible reforms to Australia’s regulatory framework for the protection of geographical indications (GIs). Australia is currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Consistent with its approach toward other FTA partners, the EU has identified the protection of GIs as one of its key goals.

On 8 August 2020, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked its 53rd anniversary. Looking back on half a century of development, ASEAN has made a tremendous journey since its inception in 1967. The remarkable achievements ASEAN has made, far exceed what the founding fathers of ASEAN had imagined.

China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imported bottled wines from Australia, the country’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (18th Aug).

The WA Government announced last week it will invest more than $40 million to grow WA’s food industries, develop the aquaculture industry, and support the expansion of premium food and beverage manufacturing.

You have a trade mark, but what if it’s being challenged?

This free webinar will explain trade mark oppositions and hearings and provide you with the tools you will need if your trade mark is being opposed.

In 2016, Taslima Miji of Bangladesh founded Leatherina, a company that adheres to principles of social inclusion, fair trade, ethical business and reducing environmental harm in its production of leather bags and other small leather goods, combining jute and fabric to make the products environmentally friendly.

Small and medium-sized businesses and regional communities across the State are set to benefit from a coordinated NSW Government push to showcase local products and develop global export sales.

Australia's peak export body says government air freight subsidies will need to be extended to ensure local agricultural products can get to overseas buyers, with an existing $350 million support package set to dry up at the end of the year.

Recently China Ministry of Justice has released the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) along with some Subsidiary Regulations for public consultation. We note the following insights:

The ECA member De Bortoli Wines, winemakers with 90-year long history, have faced many challenges due to COVID-19. They were expecting a 50 percent increase in some export markets leading into 2020, but unfortunately that was not the case as lockdowns took effect in February. In certain export markets the budget shortfall for the last 5 months of the year is as high as 65 percent.

Rubina Nafees Fatima of SAFA, an organisation in Hyderabad, India formed with the vision to socioeconomically empower women from marginalised communities, provides livelihoods for women through manufacturing eco-friendly lifestyle products.

The Entrepreneurs’ Programme offers a suite of services designed to help you achieve your business vision, facilitated through expert advice and financial incentives.

If you, or someone you know, want to learn more about how the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment manages plant biosecurity, check out our new Biosecurity Bite video series!