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This is an abbreviation for The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures Number 15 which is a standard that covers the treatment of wood based materials.

As part of this standard wood based containers used in shipping are covered such as pallets, stands and crates. If the thickness of the wooden material is more than 6mm, treatment is required to prevent the spread of any pests or disease. This involves the removal of bark, heating and fumigating. Once completed a stamp or brand is applied to indicate that this has been carried out to the ISPM15 requirements.

The Customs Value of goods imported into Australia is the total value of the goods as determined by the importer’s commercial invoice as well as any applicable Customs duties, costs, transport costs and taxes. These additions are known as the taxable importation (VoTI) and brings the cost of goods inline with the Australian currency purchase price.

If Australian Customs determine that the value of the goods shown on the commercial invoice is understated the Customs value will be modified accordingly.

The GSTP (Global System of Trade Preference) is an Agreement on economic co - operation for promotion of trade by providing preferential trading among developing countries . The scope of GSTP has included complementary trade liberalization techniques as follow:

a) tariff reduction

b) removal or reduction of non-tariff and para-tariff barriers

c) direct trade measures as well as mid-term and long-term contracts

d) sectoral agreement

Dumping is said to occur when the goods are exported by a country to another country at a price lower than its normal value. This is an unfair trade practice which can have a distortive effect on international trade. Anti dumping is a measure to rectify the situation arising out of the dumping of goods and its trade distortive effect. Thus, the purpose of anti dumping duty is to rectify the trade distortive effect of dumping and re-establish fair trade. The use of anti dumping measure as an instrument of fair competition is permitted by the WTO. In fact, anti dumping is an instrument for ensuring fair trade and is not a measure of protection per se for the domestic industry. It provides relief to the domestic industry against the injury caused by dumping.

First of all, it is necessary to determine your business's orientation and those aspects of it that are explicitly aimed at export activities.

Even large companies choose the main directions for doing business abroad. So, some products are better sold in one country in the world, others – in another. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze your business and target market — how much your products meet the demand.

For detailed market statistics, it is recommended to use various Internet resources — for example, the EU Statistical Office, the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database, FITA, and other international directories of trade activity in different countries of the world.

The strategy for entering the global market can be completely different, depending on the target audience. Search for information on the Internet. Here the choice is extensive — there are dozens of B2B platforms on the Internet.