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REGIONAL AID FOR TRADE SEMINAR
BRISBANE | OCTOBER 2016
PRESENTER: BEN SOMERVILLE
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DHL Express – Fiji & Pacific Islands overview
19761st DHL
shipment sent
180Certified International
Specialists
275,306International Shipments Annually
220Countries &
Territories
served
3Hubs
11Regional Airports
4Service Points
12Facilities
41Vehicles
41 Vehicles
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TOP TRADE LANE – EXPORT
YTD September – TOP 10
Export Trade Lane s
1. AUSTRALIA
2. NEW ZEALAND
3. UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
4. CHINA, PEOPLES
REPUBLIC
5. UNITED KINGDOM
6. PAPUA NEW GUNEA
7. VANUATU
8. SAMOA
9. SINGAPORE
10.SOLOMON ISLANDS
Connecting Pacific Islands to the World
YTD September – TOP 10
Import Trade Lane s
1. AUSTRALIA
2. NEW ZEALAND
3. CHINA, PEOPLES
REPUBLIC
4. INDIA
5. HONG KONG
6. UNITED STATES
7. JAPAN
8. SINGAPORE
9. UNITED KINGDON
10.TAIWAN
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WHY CHOOSE DHL?
Vanuatu - 27 years
Samoa – 26 years
Tonga- 34 years
Tuvalu – 24 years
Kiribati – 29 years
Niue – 23 years
Fiji – 40 years
Cooks – 29 years
Nauru -23 years
Solomon – 38 years
No one knows
the Pacific
Islands like we
do …
Regional Aid For Trade Seminar | Brisbane | October 2016
Manufacturer of garments
Mark One Apparel
Products/Services:
Manufacturing of Shirts, Blouses, Sports
Wear, Work Wear, School Wear, Dresses,
Shorts, Jackets.
Years in business: 27
Export Markets: Australia, New Zealand
DHL been facilitating their trade for 26
years
BODY PRODUCTS
Pure Fiji
Products/Services: Manufacture natural
body care using exotic nuts oil, sugar cane,
pineapple, papaya, passionfruit and green
coconut
Export Markets: Australia, New Zealand,
Pacific Islands, UK, US, PH, China, ROW
DHL has been facilitating their trade for
16 years
GARMENT
United Apparel (Fiji) Ltd
Products/Services:
Manufacturing of Shirts, Blouses, Jackets
Years in business: 27
Export Markets: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific
Islands, UK
DHL has been facilitating their trade for 18 years
GARMENT
Ranjit Garments (Fiji) Ltd
Products/Services:
Manufacturing of woven uniform from corporate, industrial, hospitality
Years in business: 25
Export Markets: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, UK
DHL has been facilitating their trade for 19 years
HANDICRAFT
Jacks of Fiji
Products/Services: Import handicraft from
Bali and export it worldwide. Tourist target
market
Export Markets: Worldwide
DHL has been facilitating their trade for
18 years
NICKEL
Koniambo Nickel SAS (New Caledonia)
Product / Services: Mines a high quality nickel deposit
and uses highly innovative technology for production
Export / Import Markets: Europe / Asia / US / AU/ NZ
DHL has been facilitating their trade for over 10 years
Without nickel, the world would not shine so brightly!
AVIATION
AIR CALEDONIE (New Caledonia)
Product / Services: Aircraft servicing the people of New
Caledonia. They import / export Aircraft parts
Export / Import Markets: Europe / Asia / US / AU/ NZ
DHL has been facilitating their urgent AOG parts for
the past 16 years
AUTOMOTIVE
CARPTRAC
Product / Services: largest caterpillar dealer with parts,
sales & services. Largest generator and heavy equipment
dealer supplier in Fiji & PI.
Export/ Import Markets: Europe / Asia / US / AU/ NZ
DHL has been facilitating their trade for the past 18
years
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DIGICEL
Product / Services: provides mobile services. It offers
messaging, voice, mobile-money, coverage and roaming,
and prepaid and post-paid plans. Also sells phones.
Export/ Import Markets: AU/ NZ/ China/ India/ UK / Japan/
PI, Malaysia
Years in Business: 2008
DHL has been facilitating their trade in Fiji & PI for the
past 8 years.
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IMPORT CHALLENGES
Regional Aid For Trade Seminar | Brisbane | October 2016
Personal Effects Shipments
• No letter with Tax Identification Number (TIN) available to support clearance
• Evidence of payment is not provided on time
Commercial Shipments
• Shipment arrives with incorrect value
• Hand written invoice
• Pro-forma invoice
• Customs Tariff (knowledge)
• Transit time
NGO and Embassy challenges
• All NGO and Embassy shipments have a concession and require provision of a FA608 Form from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Delays are often experienced if this is not supplied.
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CHALLENGES WITH FRCA
PRE-CLEARANCE ON LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS: Below FJD400.00
• All undervalued shipments must go through customs examination
• This include samples, commercial and personal shipments valued below FJD400.00
• This rule was changed overnight and is now impacting import clearances on arrival
• Monday 26th September – 200 shipments were on hold in Bond awaiting customs examinations
• Cleared On Arrival % has declined to 45%
• SME customers who import samples can’t access their goods which results in adverse impacts
to their businesses
• Focus on pre-cursors used to manufacture illicit drugs
• Fiji Customs has imposed a range of new fees and charges which came into effect on 01 August
2016.
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OTHER IMPORT CHALLENGES IN THE REGION
• Outdated clearance platforms – 32 bit v 64 bit operating systems. Stifles development
• Lack of understanding between Express product v General Airfreight
• Logistical challenges around “final mile delivery”
• Lack of freight capacity on airlines (Tuvalu / Kiribati)
• Language challenges (New Caledonia / Tahiti)
• Screening / Risk assessment – lack of experienced officers
• Manual processes
• Lack of MHE
• Limited specialized transport options, e.g. temperature controlled cargo
• B2C / eCommerce challenges
• Lack of basic Import / Export knowledge
• Variety of commodities
• De minimus (Duty & Tax free threshold)
• Changing business models
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Regional Representation – Oceania Customs Organisation
• Foster harmonization, inter-cooperation and assistance
amongst its members on Customs matters
• Promote efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of
Regional Customs Administrations.
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Regional Representation – Disaster Response Team
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Regional Representation – Disaster Response Team
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Regional Representation – Disaster Response Team
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EXPORT CHALLENGE
Presentation title | Location | xx Month 20xx
• New customs regulation whereby all Export shipments must be registered and have a entry.
• Previously export are registered Asycuda and also our DHL manifest
• With the new process a new added cost been imposed to DHL wherby we have to recruit extra
manpower to do data entry.
SUMMARY OF TRADE
Over the past three decades, export growth in Fiji has been largely influenced by the nature of Fiji’s
preferential trade arrangements, exchange rate arrangements and the country’s openness. In 1993, Fiji
became a signatory of the General Agreement to Tariff and Trade (GATT) and after ratifying the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) arrangements in 1996, it became a member of the WTO. Fiji has also pursued bi-lateral
and multilateral trade agreements, namely, the South Pacific Regional Trade Agreement (SPARTECA) with
Australia and New Zealand in the late 1980s, the Melanesian Spearhead Group with Papua New Guinea,
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 1998, Pacific Closer Economic Relations (PACER) in 2002 and Pacific
Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) in 2003
CHALLENGE
• Correct certificate to accompany export not available or
provided
Questions?