Getting Sensitive Items Past Australian Customs

Gavin Skinner · 07-22-2008, 01:19 AM

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know of ways of getting sensitive items past customs.
I know customs have recently but blocks on some items coming into the country.

GreenBean · 07-22-2008, 01:43 AM

Coughs quietly Give us a hint of what sort? ROFLOL.

No,no need to tell me. For these importations I use a customs agent. Give the likes of Fed Ex or DHL a phone call and discuss your requirements. Quite obviously if it is ultra sensitive and likely to cause you trouble, then forget it.

Gavin Skinner · 07-22-2008, 01:53 AM

So what about EMS are they import agents?....By using an import agent is it more likely customs will let the good pass?

GreenBean · 07-22-2008, 02:00 AM

?EMS through Australia Post? Never used them myself. An import agent will know how to prepare the documents for bringing in the goods. However I can not say using them is a guarantee. It will depend on the items.

Gavin Skinner · 07-22-2008, 03:34 AM

Does anyone here import stuff in containers into Fremantle Port? and any other port?

Slavaja · 07-23-2008, 06:16 AM

ok when you say 'Sensitive Items' do you mean fake products???

GreenBean · 07-23-2008, 06:48 AM

In this case the items are most certainly not fakes.

Modee · 07-23-2008, 02:32 PM

Green Bean is right, use a freight forwarder and customs agent who is dialed into customs. Costs a bit more, but they will get it through. I export some herbal products to Australia and dealing with AQIS was a mild chore. I did it myself, but at the risk of not getting my goods through.

And in the U.S. (assume same in other countries) just because a Customs agent tells you he will allow some goods in, does not mean it will happen. The determination is made at port of entry, at that moment. In the 90s my father had close to a million dollars in goods seized at a southern California port because the customs agents interpreted their category differently from what the one agent who had advised him to "bring 'em in." Over five years later and a third of that value in attorneys' fees he finally got them back, but still had to pay storage. And this was more because the laws had changed than because of customs' backing down. Even a declaration from that one customs agent (who knew which side of the bread was buttered) did not help, at least not right away.

JSD · 09-13-2008, 11:45 PM

Hi,

Check this list on the Aussie customers web site.

customs notices - intellectual property

Trade Marks and copyright - Notices of Objection

If ur goods are on this list then customs have the right to sieze them.

If they are not then they will get through.

Hope this helps.

07-22-2008, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gavin Skinner eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 37%	Getting Sensitive Items Past Australian Customs Hi Guys, Does anyone know of ways of getting sensitive items past customs. I know customs have recently but blocks on some items coming into the country.

07-22-2008, 01:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,839 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 72% Longevity: 66%	Coughs quietly Give us a hint of what sort? ROFLOL. No,no need to tell me. For these importations I use a customs agent. Give the likes of Fed Ex or DHL a phone call and discuss your requirements. Quite obviously if it is ultra sensitive and likely to cause you trouble, then forget it. __________________ Rien De Crainte

07-22-2008, 02:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,839 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 72% Longevity: 66%	?EMS through Australia Post? Never used them myself. An import agent will know how to prepare the documents for bringing in the goods. However I can not say using them is a guarantee. It will depend on the items. __________________ Rien De Crainte

07-23-2008, 06:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Slavaja eBay Professional iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: down under, Australia Posts: 250 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 10% Longevity: 48%	ok when you say 'Sensitive Items' do you mean fake products??? __________________ "They must find it difficult... Those who have taken authority as the truth, Rather than truth as the authority." Gerald Massey egyptologist

07-23-2008, 06:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,839 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 72% Longevity: 66%	In this case the items are most certainly not fakes. __________________ Rien De Crainte Last edited by GreenBean; 07-23-2008 at 06:50 AM.

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07-22-2008, 01:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gavin Skinner eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 37%	So what about EMS are they import agents?....By using an import agent is it more likely customs will let the good pass?

07-22-2008, 03:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gavin Skinner eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 37%	Does anyone here import stuff in containers into Fremantle Port? and any other port?

07-23-2008, 02:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Modee Tech Support Guru iTrader: (63) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,802 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Activity: 91% Longevity: 99%	Green Bean is right, use a freight forwarder and customs agent who is dialed into customs. Costs a bit more, but they will get it through. I export some herbal products to Australia and dealing with AQIS was a mild chore. I did it myself, but at the risk of not getting my goods through. And in the U.S. (assume same in other countries) just because a Customs agent tells you he will allow some goods in, does not mean it will happen. The determination is made at port of entry, at that moment. In the 90s my father had close to a million dollars in goods seized at a southern California port because the customs agents interpreted their category differently from what the one agent who had advised him to "bring 'em in." Over five years later and a third of that value in attorneys' fees he finally got them back, but still had to pay storage. And this was more because the laws had changed than because of customs' backing down. Even a declaration from that one customs agent (who knew which side of the bread was buttered) did not help, at least not right away. __________________ .. . Please read the following threads before you use this forum or create a new thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-su...ease-read.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...ing-posts.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...addressed.html Please read below before you PM me with a question: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...h-support.html I do offer one-on-one tech support! to get you back on EBAY quickly. Last edited by Modee; 07-23-2008 at 02:39 PM.

09-13-2008, 11:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
JSD eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 1% Longevity: 10%	Hi, Check this list on the Aussie customers web site. customs notices - intellectual property Trade Marks and copyright - Notices of Objection If ur goods are on this list then customs have the right to sieze them. If they are not then they will get through. Hope this helps.

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