All modern motor vehicles are distinguished by a specific Vehicle Identifying Number, or a VIN. Like a fingerprint but for a car, no two VINs are the same. VINs are designed to help distinguish and identify exact vehicles, primarily for the purposes of registration, insurance, finance, recalls, service campaigns, and to help repairers order…
What has changed? Earlier this year, the department advised of delays in inspection services in Victoria and New South Wales, largely due to higher overall cargo volumes (11.7 per cent higher in FY 2021/22) of incoming cargo and a changing biosecurity risk profile. In recent months, several biosecurity threats have emerged, both onshore and amongst Australia’s…
We would like to remind all importers that the BMSB season is about to commence, meaning that BMSB Treatment is mandatory for all Ro/Ro vessel sailings departing Japan on 1 September 2022 (*) until 30 April 2023. Standard vehicles are subject to a AUD 250.00 heat treatment charge. (*) – Please note that due to…
Car shipping, or, indeed, any form of freight shipping can be perceived as fraught with risk. Stormy seas have capsized many a-vessel before; to the loss of the owners of the cargo. Even AusPost is known to have lost packages on occasion. While the vast majority of car shipments arrive safely at their destination, unfortunate…