Customs Consultant Services

Fulfil your Due Diligence Obligations with our Specialised Service

If you're an importer seeking customs consultant support with your due diligence and corporate social and environmental responsibilities - you've come to the right place!

At 3DL Customs & Consulting, we assist freight forwarders, businesses and corporate brokers to meet their regulatory requirements, while providing fast and efficient border clearance solutions.

With an average of 28 years' industry experience per customs consultant, our team can help with fulfilling your standard cargo clearance requirements as well as the latest legislation around Illegal Logging, Modern Slavery Reporting, Asbestos-Free Certification, and Responsible Mining Assurance.

With our 100% Australian, family owned and operated business, you can be assured you are compliant with all of your legal obligations, with your wholesale customs goods cleared quickly and efficiently.

Why is Due Diligence so Important?

With a growing number of supply chain issues attracting the attention of law makers around the world, importers must exercise increased due diligence when dealing with international suppliers.

This means that, not only is it essential to ensure the goods you are importing are precisely what you want - but that you are also accountable for how they've been manufactured and the sources of inputs, including materials and labour, in the supply chain. For example:

Is the wood in the product from illegally logged timber?

Does the imported product contain asbestos or was asbestos used in its manufacture?

Have the goods been produced under modern slavery conditions?

Is it a natural resource extracted in a conflict zone?

Australian law already requires you to formally assess some of these issues across your import operations and for certain goods, prior to each import. This puts the onus on you to perform new and possibly unfamiliar due diligence checks and risk assessments on your suppliers and the goods you import.

Failure to do so can leave you exposed to seizure of goods, refused entry and costly re-export, fines, import restrictions and significant disruption to your business operations and those of your clients. There is also the risk of brand damage to your own and your clients' commercial reputations.

While this can seem daunting, the good news is that with 3DL Customs & Consulting you can access expert knowledge in the ever-changing legislative requirements, as and when you need it.

How Can a 3DL Customs Consultant Assist your Business?

Whether it's an illegal logging risk assessment for timber and wood-derived products, asbestos-free production certification, or minimising the risk of modern slavery in your supply chains, 3DL Customs & Consulting are the experts you can rely on.

Our services include management of:

Timber and wood-derived imports

The number of timber and wood-derived products that are covered by Australia's illegal logging legislation are extensive. We have collaborated with a specialist law firm, to provide you with services to assess your shipments, and if necessary provide We can assess your shipment and if necessary, provide an illegal logging due diligence system that is tailored to your business' requirements.

Asbestos-free production certification.

Certain testing certificates, laboratory reports or supply-chain documentation may be required to provide assurance that asbestos has not been used in the manufacture or as a component of your imported goods.

Certain products pose a higher risk of containing or being contaminated with asbestos, and only approved laboratories in Australia or overseas can be used for assurance testing. Having your goods tested overseas may avoid delays on arrival, additional costs of sampling and testing in Australia, and potential re-export costs if asbestos is detected. Talk to 3DL about how best to mitigate the risk of asbestos in your imported products.

Modern Slavery Reporting Requirements.

The Australian Government's Modern Slavery Act 2018 aims reduce modern slavery risks in the production and supply chains of Australian goods and services, and drive a business 'race to the top' to improve workplace practices.

Those companies that are not legislatively required to conduct modern slavery risk assessments may volunteer to assess and report their compliance. Talk to 3DL's experts and legally trained collaborators about what a modern slavery risk assessment involves and the benefits of proactively reporting your efforts to eliminate modern slavery.

Standard for Responsible Mining Program.

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) program addresses global demand for more socially and environmentally responsible mining. IRMA provides a comprehensive global standard that covers all mined materials (except energy fuels) coming from all sizes of industrial mines all over the world. If you trade in mining products, speak with 3DL about how to leverage IRMA as a standalone certification process, or combined as part of a modern slavery risk assessment.

Carbon offsets.

We can also provide support with offsetting your business' carbon footprint, or the carbon footprint of your imports - a simple way to demonstrate your organisation's positive social and environmental responsibility.

Your Partner in Regulatory and Corporate Social Responsibility

At 3DL Customs & Consulting, we pride ourselves on delivering a comprehensive range of services to streamline your wholesale customs clearance processes. From due diligence and corporate social responsibility, to lodging declarations and arranging duty and GST payments, tariff consulting, quarantine services, government relationship management, and more.

Keen to ensure your business' compliance with the growing number of supply chain requirements? Contact our expert customs consultant team today.

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