When importing products in to Australia consideration should be given to
the correct labelling of your goods as stiff penalties may apply for incorrectly labelled goods.
The Commerce Trade Descriptions Act 1905 and the Commerce Imports Regulations 1940 set out the requirements for goods imported into Australia.
The ACT prohibits the importation of certain goods unless they are correctly labelled with the required trade descriptions. However not all goods require labelling under the ACT or the Regulations.
The Regulations specify which imported goods require labelling with a trade description, and stipulate what the trade description requires.
In addition, the Act prohibits the import and export of goods that bear a false trade description.
The false trade description means any description which by addition, deletion or any other treatment is likely to mislead on matters such as weight, origin, manufacturer, preparation, contents, copyright, etc.
