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BEO2010

International Trade Practices

S2, 2025

Group Assignment

(30% of total Assessment)

Due date: (TBA)

      Question 1 (10 marks)

You are employed by Australian company looking to diversify the range of products to increase scoop of their operations. You have been given a task to choose one product out six, the cheapest one in total cost, listed below (3 countries, 2 products) to import to Australia.

1.1 Identify the custom classification code for each listed product in Table 1.

https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff

1.2 Calculate amount of duty payable on entering the product for home (local) consumption.

● Provide hard copy of foreign exchange rate used for calculations

1.3     Calculate the VoTI (Value of Taxable Imports)

1.4     Calculate the total cost of products at the end of the customs clearance.

Instructions:

● Students must complete six calculations (three products, each product has two potential countries to import from)

● Freight costs are for sea transport from the country of origin to Melbourne Victoria Australia.

● In calculating the costs, you will have to convert them to AUD. When currency exchange rate is not available with ANZ source you can use an alternative source to obtain currency exchange rate. (Provide screenshots of exchange rates)

https://www.anz.com/aus/RateFee/fxrates/fxpopup.asp 

● Cost of goods given as an equivalent FOB value for customs purposes.

● There is no option in deferring GST.

1.5     Complete Import Declaration (N10) form for the product you have calculated as the cheapest one in total cost.

Table 1: Product and origin information

Product A

Product: CONIFEROUS WOOD IN CHIPS 

Origin

United States

Portugal

Price

USD 50 cubic meter

EUR 35 per cubic meter

Quantity

100 cubic meters

100 cubic meters

Freight costs to Australia

USD 2,000.00

EUR 1,500.00

Cargo Insurance costs

USD 950.00

AUD 1,400.00

Product B

Product: SHEETS OF IRON STEEL 

Origin

China

Japan

Price

 RMB 60 per sheet

JPY 1,200.00 per sheet

Quantity

 5,000 sheets

5,000 sheets

Freight costs to Australia

 AUD 1,500.00

USD ,1000.00

Cargo Insurance costs

 RMB 1,600.00

JPY 32,000.00

Product C

Product: COMPOUNDED RUBBER IN STREAPS  

Origin

Thailand

Malaysia

Price

THB 50 per kg

MYR 7 per kg

Quantity

2,500.00 kg

2,500.00 kg

Freight costs to Australia

AUD 1300.00

AUD 1,300.00

Cargo Insurance costs

THB 12,000.00

MYR1600.00

Question 2 (10 marks)

Suntory Beverage & Food Limited is a Japanese company selling to Australia a traditional Japanese spirit Sake and Matcha Powder. Your company signed a contract with agreed deferred payment (30 day from the shipping date paid in JPY) to import these two products to Australia. The goods are priced in JPY.  You have heard about the benefits of preferential duty treatment for Japanese goods under the Japan Australia Free Trade Agreement (JAFTA).

You are considering entering a forward exchange contract with your bank to avoid any currency fluctuation. The bank offers you an adjustment at premium 0.0478

Note: All teams, no matter whether decision made is to enter the contract or not, will have to complete three calculations using the following rates: spot rate (shipping date), spot rate (30 days from the shipping date) and the rate under the contract (adjusted).  (Please attached the relevant screenshots for the currency rates)

The products you will import are listed in Table 1 and dimensions in Table 2 (prices shown on an EXW Incoterms 2020 basis):

Table 1: Product details

Matcha Powder (product code JMTP)

Sake (product code JPNS)

Quantity: 40 kg per box

Quantity: 12 bottles per box

Price: 1,000.00 JPY per kg

Price: JPY 800 per bottle

Total quantity of Matcha Powder: 840kg

Total quantity of Sake: 2400 bottles

Table 2: Product sizes and measurements

Product Gross

Weight per box

Measurement per box

Matcha Powder

40 kgs

0.03 m3

Sake

15kgs

                    0.02 m3

2.1 You must decide whether you will enter a forward exchange contract or not

 (You must email your group decision to your teacher at the end of the Session 1)

2.2 In Week 1 Session 1 you are to obtain the following information:

● The spot rate for the JPY (Provide screenshot evidence of exchange rate on the day)

https://www.anz.com/aus/RateFee/fxrates/fxpopup.asp

● The value of the contract is as per product you are selling above (details as in Table 1).

● Calculate the amount payable when converted to AUD using the spot rate obtained in Week 1 Session 1

       2.3 In Week 6, Session 1, you are to obtain the following information:

• Obtain the spot rate for the JPY (must be from the same source as of Week 1).

• Calculate the amount payable in AUD using the spot rate obtained during Session 1

from the same source as for Week 1. (Provide screenshot evidence of exchange rate on the day)

Table 3 Comparison of amount payable in Week 1 and Week 6

 

Week 1

Week 6

Week 6 (Under the contract)

Spot Rate

 

 

 

Amount Payable

 

 

 

2.4 Anticipate the amount payable in Week 6 and analyze the effect of the exchange rates movement on the amount payable in AUD, benefit, and cost of forward contract as an exchange rate risk management tool.

Question 3 (10 marks)

Use OZDOCS TO COMPLETE THIS TASK

Complete the necessary export documentation to clear Customs and enable the importer to complete border clearance processes in Thailand for products in Table 1&2.

Table 1.

(A) Australian Lamb (Product Code AULM)

(B) Australian Wine (Product Code AUWN)

Quantity: 50 kg per box

Quantity: 6 bottles per box

Price: AUD 10 per kg

Price: AUD 8 per bottle

Total quantity of lamb: 1750 kg

Total quantity of wine: 2400 bottles

Table 2.

Product Gross

Weight per box

Measurement per box

A

50 kgs

0.3 m3

B

8 kgs

                    0.2 m3

You must decide whether to use air or sea transport, based on the information provided below 

Seller: Greenes Pty Ltd, 1010 Key st. Moorabbin, Vic, 3838 Australia.  

Tel: +61 3 94135432

Buyer: Chabang Imports. 10 Postbank st. Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.

Tel: +66 0 26013826

Terms of Delivery: CIP Bangkok, uncleared for import, all charges outside for buyer’s account, Incoterms 2020

Method of payment: Letter of Credit

Transport details:

A)

Sea transport: Vista Voyage 112

· Departing Melbourne 10 October 2025, destination Port Ranong, Thailand.

· Latest receival date: 5 October 2025

· Bill of Lading Number: BS1584

· Transit time to Ranong Port: 28 days

Costs:

● Sea freight: USD 800.00.

● Carriage to wharf: AUD 150.00.

● Documentation: AUD 320.00

B)

Air Transport:

· Flight TG200 Melbourne- Bangkok,

· Departing Melbourne: 12 October 2025,

· AWB number: 052 – 26067621

Costs:

● Airfreight: USD 3930.00.

● Carriage to airport: AUD 285.00.

● Documentation: AUD 260.00

Insurance charges (regardless of mode of transport chosen). Premium = (CPT invoice value X 110%) X 0.3%