Trade without the complexity
Plain explanations of Australian export paperwork, written for the person filing rather than for a compliance conference. Free to read, no form in the way.
Guides
These are the guides we are writing first. Tell us which one you need and we will prioritise it.
What an EDN is, and when you need one
Export declarations, when a consignment requires one, what Border Force checks, and the mistakes that get a declaration returned.
Requesting an export permit from DAFF
How a REX comes together, what your establishment registration governs, and how market conditions change the documents required.
Pre-receival advice without the cut-off panic
What the terminal needs through 1-Stop, when to send it, and what happens when details change after lodgement.
Certificates of origin, preferential and non-preferential
Which chamber, which certificate, and when a free trade agreement changes what you should be applying for.
The eight documents a typical consignment needs
A walk through a real export: who wants each document, in what order, and what depends on what.
Why lodgements get rejected
The recurring causes — classification, weights, establishment details, timing — and how to catch each at the desk.
Whitepapers
Longer pieces for the person building the business case.
The true cost of manual trade documentation
What re-keying, rejections and cut-off misses actually cost across a year of consignments, and how to measure it in your own operation.
Build, buy or outsource your documentation function
A framework for deciding between an in-house team, a platform, a managed service, or a combination — by volume, seasonality and risk.
Get them as they publish
One email when a guide or whitepaper goes up. Nothing else, and no sales sequence.
Key industry resources
The primary sources, straight from the authorities.