BDO’s customs, international trade & excise practice has over 40 years of experience and are recognised leaders in providing expert assistance to importers, exporters and manufacturers.
We’re your strategic partners in navigating the complex world of international trade. Find out how we can help you achieve cost savings, efficiency, and certainty in your international trade operations.
BDO's international trade team has decades of experience helping importers, exporters and manufacturers to minimise cost, enhance efficiency, and ensure compliance in their international supply chains.
We provide expert assistance to importers, exporters and manufacturers of excisable goods, focusing on minimising international supply chain costs. Advising clients on various customs, international trade and excise aspects including goods classification and applicable duty rates, duty refunds, the application of free trade agreements, customs valuation and compliance.
Our solutions improve efficiency across the entire international trade supply chain. We prepare and implement duty mitigation strategies and utilise our bespoke international trade data analyser tool to look for cost saving opportunities.
Prioritising compliance with Australian laws, we assist with customs and excise audits, endeavour to minimises penalties for clients and assist with voluntary disclosures to the Australian Border Force and the Australian Taxation Office. We optimise trade administration, provide advice, and obtain accreditation for businesses under Trusted Trader Agreement.
We prepare customs valuation rulings for related party transactions and other valuation matters to provide certainty and eliminate the risk of penalties where the ruling is adhered to.
We also prepare voluntary disclosures to the Australian Border Force to ensure the correct customs values and duties have been declared and any additional payments or refunds of import GST and customs duties are processed.
In conjunction with our value chain and transfer pricing specialists, our global experts assist with value chain management, customs duty optimisation, cross-border operations advice, trade facilitation, excise advisory, trade data analytics, and international trade programs.
Contact us
Contact our team to discuss your needs using the request for service form.
Alternatively, call 1300 138 991 to speak with an adviser in your nearest BDO office.
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