Weekly Update 1 October 2019 This weekSea freight queueFor the coming week, sea freight application turnaround is estimated at 3- 6 days. Monday morning 30/09/2019 queue started at 850 applications with the team working on applications due back today 2pm. We had 84 second submission applications due back 3pm today. Australia queueFor the coming week Australia container applications turnaround is estimated at 2-3 days. On Monday morning 30th Sept the Australian queue had 138 applications remaining with consignments being processed due today. Airfreight queueBy Monday morning 30th Sept, 8 applications remained due back at 10am. For the coming week, air freight application turnaround is estimated at 1-2 days. Other Queues:
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Many thanks to all agents who clearly annotate invoices, provide comments in lodgements and include all relevant information for the clearance of lodgements. Applications processedAll timings are based on business hours from 7am to 5pm. Air cargo first applications 1658 3% increase over last week Air cargo 2nd submission 241 3% decrease over last week Total 1899 0.7% increase over last week Sea cargo 1st applications 3154 26% increase over last week Sea cargo 2nd submission 598 3% increase over last week Total 3752 3% increase over last week Customer Enquiries CentreBMSB : Number of emails Email to CEC directly: BMSB : Number of emails to standards group : Your questions answeredIs my treatment certificate compliant?A compliant treatment certificate should provide the following (as a recommended minimum):
As MPI and the Australian Department of Agriculture are running a joint BMBS treatment scheme here is the link to the best practice methodologies for applying biosecurity treatments for your reference Note - above link also includes the fumigation certificate templates for bromide fumigation, Methyl Bromide and sulfuryl Fluoride, which should be used by offshore BMSB Treatment providers. They are accepted in New Zealand as well. CT is required only for approved 3rd party systems used with SF. Can we treat in Singapore? Are there treatment providers in Turkey?Yes, you can treat in Singapore. Just having a look and there is Turkish Treatment Providers Useful resourcesDownload this PDF guidance from the Australian Government's website BMSB Sulfuryl Fluoride fumigation compliance requirements |