We help businesses move goods and related services between Australia and China with structured documentation, supplier coordination and compliance awareness. Our value is operational clarity—reducing delays at border, bank, and warehouse interfaces.
Scope
Supplier identification and due diligence, sample coordination, contract term alignment (including Incoterms), production oversight where requested, freight booking interfaces, and handover to licensed customs brokers. We coordinate—not replace—regulated professionals.
Compliance
Product standards, labelling, quarantine, anti-dumping, and import licences vary by category. We maintain checklists and escalate specialist advice when classification or treatment is uncertain. Misdeclaration risk is treated as a material compliance issue.
Link to property
Trade clients requiring Australian warehousing may evaluate industrial projects such as Campbellfield Light Industrial — Lot B where specification and location align.
Languages
English governs Australian contracts; translated correspondence can support factory and partner coordination when agreed in advance. Critical legal text is reviewed by qualified advisers in the jurisdiction of execution.
Typical engagement phases
- Discovery: product specification, standards, packaging, and target landed cost bands.
- Supplier due diligence: factory credentials, samples, reference shipments where feasible.
- Contracting: Incoterms, payment terms, inspection rights, and remedy clauses.
- Production and QC: milestone photos, lab tests where required, carton marking checks.
- Logistics: booking, export docs, insurance, and broker handover packs.
- Post-arrival: storage, inventory alignment, and dispute resolution if damage or short-ship occurs.
Risk themes we watch
Classification errors, missing import permits, biosecurity treatments, anti-dumping measures, currency timing, and factory capacity during peak seasons. We escalate early rather than assuming issues will “clear at the border.”
Records
Files retain commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading or airway bills, certificates, correspondence with brokers, and payment records needed for audit. Retention periods align with tax and contractual requirements communicated to clients.
Payment and FX
Letter of credit, telegraphic transfer, and open account structures each carry fraud and timing risks. We align payment milestones with inspection rights—not with verbal assurances from unknown intermediaries. Foreign exchange exposure is flagged for treasury advice where material.
Dispute avoidance
Specifications are attached to contracts with tolerances for dimensions, finishes, and packaging. Pre-shipment inspections reduce arrival surprises. When disputes arise, evidence packs are assembled before escalation to arbitration or mediation.
Warehousing linkage
Clients scaling imports may require Australian storage with correct racking, sprinkler categories, and biosecurity-treated timber where applicable. We liaise with our development colleagues when purpose-built space is more economical than ad-hoc third-party storage.
Sample shipments
Pilot shipments validate packaging, labelling, and treatment certificates before container-scale orders. Costs of failed pilots are analysed to adjust specifications rather than repeated blindly.
Insurance
Marine cargo and transit insurance are arranged per shipment risk profile. We document insured values and exclusions and escalate claims with evidence packs when loss or damage occurs.