The Budget papers released in May, 2013 stated that the Government will restructure the Import Processing Charge (IPC) to recover the costs of import related cargo and trade functions undertaken by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBP).
This Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill has now been passed through both Houses of Parliament without amendment.
On Magellan invoices IPC this shows up as “Declaration Processing Charge”. On a Customs Declaration/Entry, IPC forms part of the customs “other charges”, seen at the bottom of every electronic entry – Please note that the AQIS container and processing charges which also make up part of the other charges, will not change at this stage.
The Bill will increase the import declaration and warehouse declaration processing charges levied on air, sea and post consignments with a value of $10,000 and above effective from 1 January 2014.
For jobs valued over $10,000, please see the guide below for increase values.
FCL Other charges – Currently $88 will increase to $190.60
LCL Other Charges– Currently $70 will increase to $172.60
Air Freight Other Charges– Currently $55.20 will increase to $137.10
For consignments valued from $1,000 to $10,000 the customs “other charges” will remain at the current level of $88.70 for sea import declarations and $55.20 for air import declarations.
Clients should note these increases will become effective on 1 January 2014.
If you have any queries please feel free to contact Daniel Crawford – Daniel@maglog.com.au
