Sea Logic insights
Your tracking status changes to ‘held for examination’ and everything stops. A customs hold means your goods are stuck at the port or airport, unable to be released…
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Every commercial shipment entering Australia must pass through customs clearance before it can be released. No exceptions. Customs clearance is where your goods are formally declared to the…
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Air freight is fast. That much is obvious. What is less obvious is when the speed actually justifies the cost. For most Australian importers, sea freight handles the…
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Your supplier or Australian loading team confirmed the container was loaded. The vessel departed on schedule. And then the ETA shifted. Twice. If that sounds familiar, you are…
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Every commercial shipment that arrives in Australia needs to clear customs before it can be released. That means someone has to declare what the goods are, where they…
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One of the first questions Australian importers and exporters face is simple enough: do you need a whole container, or can you share one? The answer depends on…
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If you are importing goods into Australia for the first time, the sea freight process can feel overwhelming. Between shipping terms you have never heard before, stacks of…
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