Weekly Update 14 October 2019 Welcome to our new weekly update report for the BMSB season. We want to keep you informed of our work and answer your questions. We'll include eBACCa queue processing times and volumes. This weekSea freight queueFor the coming week, sea freight application turnaround is estimated at 3-5 days. COB Friday 11th October status: There were 1633 Sea Freight in the queue (includes Australian application) and TET were processing consignments due back on the same day 11th October. There were 362 consignments to be left to be processed before Monday 14th October. On Monday 14th October the total sea freight queue stood at 975 applications and TET are processing sea freight due back on the same day 14th October. Airfreight queueFor the coming week, air freight application turnaround is estimated at 3- 8 hours. COB Friday 11th October status: there were 174 air freight applications left in the queue (includes Australia) and all but 96 due back on the 11th of October , with the remainder due back 14th October (Monday) , therefore a small proportion of airfreight lodgements were processed 8 hours behind operational targets. On Monday 14th October TET are processing air freight due back on the same day 14th October. Australia queueFor the coming week, Australia container applications turnaround is estimated at 2-3.5 days. COB Friday 11th October status: Australia queue stood 337 applications (44 Air, 293 Sea) with 77 consignments left to complete all of Friday’s due applications. On Monday 14th October morning the Australian queue had 145 applications remaining with consignments being processed and due the same day.
Pressure point:Email inboxesA reminder please do not email personal email addresses of target evaluators. These are not monitored and emails sent to individuals email addresses will not be answered. The inbox is running between 50–100 urgent applications a day. We ask that you make sure your urgent applications meet our urgency criteria and we strongly recommend that your application needs to have been in the sea freight queue for at least 48 hours. A reminder please do not lodge a second submission and email the manifest inbox (to let us know that you have submitted) at the same time. What agents are doing well?The target evaluation team specifically appreciates that agents are making efforts to include specific comments in the lodgements comments fields. Comments clearly articulated the important aspects of the lodgement facilitating the screening in several instances this week. Applications processed Weekly 7th October - 13th October.All timings are based on business hours from 7am to 5pm. Air cargo first applications 1750 0.11% increase over last week Air cargo 2nd submission 309 2.6% increase over last week Total 2,059 0.48% increase over last week Sea cargo 1st applications 2,686 -26% decrease over last week Sea cargo 2nd submission 570 -22% decrease over last week Total 3,256 -18% decrease over last week Customer Enquiries CentreNumber of emails sent to bmsb@mpi.govt.nz Number of emails sent to standards@mpi.govt.nz Your questions answeredTopic 1 – Transhipping in Singapore?Question: consignment of VMP that has been fumigated in Japan (S3 country) is shipped in an FAK container with a stopover in Singapore where FAK consignments are unloaded and loaded with other FAK consignments into a different container to NZ.Answer: The consignment of VMP does not have to be re fumigated in Singapore. For the lodgement please supply for example a bill of lading that link the treated FAK consignment to the new container. Question: Shipment ex Japan not only makes a stopover in Singapore. It will be unloaded from the container to be mixed with other FAK consignments.So please confirm that even if it is 120 hours after treatment, plus the fact that the container will be opened in Singapore, this shipment will still not require a fumigation at Singapore?Answer From what you have described no fumigation is required in Singapore since it is not a schedule 3 country and you have fumigated in Japan already.
Topic 2 – Are my goods sensitive?Question I am shipping Wine from Italy. Is Wine exempted mandatory fumigation?Answer: Yes, Wine is on the sensitive list and does not require mandatory fumigation. Link to List of sea container cargo (risk goods) considered sensitive to treatment. https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/importing/border-clearance/containers-and-cargo/ Question: We have a customer that imports products used in hospitals, such as bags used for drips.Would this be classified as pharmaceuticals or food grade packaging? It is sterile, as it needs to be for hospital use, they also import the tubes that connect to the bags (also sterile, medical grade PVC)Answer: These would be Pharmaceutical products and they would be classed as sensitive goods from Italy. Link to List of sea container cargo (risk goods) considered sensitive to treatment. https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/importing/border-clearance/containers-and-cargo/
Topic 3 – Am I exempt?Question: I would like to confirm that this machinery (compressor) is newly manufactured and the shipper will be giving the attached declaration given to us by MPI.In that case, we would like to confirm if this shipment will qualify for FUMIGATION EXEMPTION as the attached declaration says that this declaration should cover New Vehicles and Machinery.Answer: 4.3 New vehicles (excluding aircraft and watercraft) and machinery from Schedule 3 countries specifies exclusion. New machinery exclusions: New machinery is excluded from the requirements of this section if it is: Non-drivable (does not have skids, skis, tracks or wheels designed for outdoor use); and only stored indoors after manufacture and before being exported in a fully sealed container (FCL or FAK), ready for direct sale.
Topic 4 – Japan Treatment Provider issuesExample: We had difficulties with approved treatment companies in Japan, as they don't have FCL container treatments facility.If you have any more idea, how can we import FCL car Parts Container from JAPAN, please let me know.Answer: If a treatment provider in Japan will not treatment your items, you would have to go to other countries and treatment providers on the list. Singapore is a possibility. |