Australian Government Websites

ABS
the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides business and economics reports and statistics.

AFFA
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (previously the Department of Primary Industry and Energy) is involved in the export of much of Australia's primary produce.

AFP
the Australian Federal Police site contains interesting media releases about international frauds, attempted imports of illegal substances and so on.

AQIS
The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA). All Australian Government information on quarantine, inspection, rural economics and science and agriculture is now available on the new AFFA web site.

ASIC
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission site is where you go for information about starting up and operating a small business, company name and business name searches, the Gull Awards (read as in "gullability").

ASX
the Australian Stock Exchange site gives stock exchange reports,company reports, etc

ATC
this site of the Australian Tourism Commission is a fun place to check out - it is chock full of interesting info, and while it may not be directly related to import/export, why not have a break and learn more about Oz?

Ausinfo
this site ensures that government information is readily available to the public. Also gives access to GOLD - the Government On-line Directory - which you can use to find contact info for bureaucrats.

Austrade
is the government's organisation whose role is to promote the export of Australian products and expertise. They also administer government grants such as the Export Market Development Grant scheme amongst others.

Australian Government Entry Point
the "front door" through which to get to all the federal and state government departments' websites.

BEP
the government's Business Entry Point is another front door to government websites, but is directed at business-related sites,with the emphasis on small business.

Customs
the Australian Customs Service is the main organisation that every Australian exporter and importer, either directly or indirectly, has to deal with. They have an excellent and informative site.

DFAT
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the parent of Austrade, contains interesting business statistics on a wide range of countries, designed to assist Australian exporters.

DPIE
was the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, now the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia.

EFIC
is the Export Finance Insurance Corporation, funded by the government to support exports of Australian products and expertise. They do this in a number of ways including insuring country risk, customer risk, guaranteeing bid bonds etc.

IP Australia
deals with intellectual property - trademarks, patents etc - and has a searchable database with which you can check if your product infringes someone else's trademark

Standards Aust
the site for Standards Australia, on which you can purchase and download any Australian standards on a wide range of products and services. Do your products comply?

TGA
the Therapeutic Goods Administration site will be of interest to anyone involved in the import and export of medicines, certain chemicals, medical devices etc.

Visiting Australia
the Australian Government guide to visiting Australia, including visa requirements, health issues etc.