New Obligations on Customs Broker Licences 

The purpose of this notice is to inform licensed customs brokers that new additional conditions will come into effect on 1 July 2021.

The additional conditions will apply to all customs broker licences under section 183CG(6) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act).

Some of the key conditions to note include:

A natural person who holds a customs broker licence must undertake accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as per the requirements.

The holder of a customs broker licence must not lodge import declarations from outside Australia.

The holder of a corporate customs broker licence must maintain suitable professional indemnity insurance for the protection of their clients and the Commonwealth.

General Notes: Pursuant to section 183B, a person “participates in the work of a customs broker” if (a) he or she has authority as a nominee of, or as an agent, officer or employee of, the customs broker, to do any act or thing for the purposes of the Customs Acts on behalf of an owner of goods; or (b) he or she has authority to direct a person who has authority referred to in paragraph (a) in the exercise of that authority.

A full list of the updated additional conditions are available in the Australian Customs Notice No: 2021/10 - New Obligations on Customs Broker Licences published by the Australian Border Force.

To download the ACN, click HERE

Zoran Kostadinoski
Head of Border and Biosecurity
Regional Manager VIC | TAS | SA