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Weekly update 8 September 2025

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to our weekly update report. We want to keep you informed of our work and answer your questions. We'll include lodgement queue processing times and volumes.

 

Sea freight queue

For this week, sea freight lodgement turnaround is estimated at 3 days.

On Monday 8 September, morning, the total sea freight queue (includes Australian lodgements) stood at 493 lodgements and TET were processing lodgements due Monday at 11:39am

Last week:  average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 17:22 hrs (previous week 17:10 hrs) and for second submissions 8:48 hrs (previous week 7:24 hrs).

 

Airfreight queue

For the coming week, air freight lodgement turnaround is estimated 3 hours

On Monday 8 September, morning, there was 1 airfreight lodgement in the queue and TET were processing lodgements due back at 10:44am.

Last week:  average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 1:46 hrs (previous week 1:18hrs) and for second submissions 2:05hrs (previous week 1:31hrs)

 

Australia queue

On Monday 8 September, there were 117 Australian specific lodgements, the team is processing consignments due back Monday at 11:39pm. 

Last week: 

Average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 1:52 hrs (previous week 1:23hrs) and for second submissions 1:51hrs (previous week 1:25hrs).

Average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 14:02hrs (previous week 15:51hrs) and for second submissions was 8:01hrs (previous week 10:03hrs)

Pressure point: None noted

 

Lodgements processed Weekly 1 September – 7 September

All timings are based on business hours from 7am to 5pm.

 Total lodgements processed = 4,965 (previous week 5,202)

 

Air cargo 1st lodgements
3-hour target

1,701 
(previous week 2,188)

Air cargo 2nd submission
2-hour target

454
(previous week 431)

Total 


2,155

 

Sea cargo 1st lodgements
21-hour target

2,090 
(previous week 1,903)

Sea cargo 2nd submission
4-hour target

720 
(previous week 680)

Total 
 

2,810

 

Australian queue

 

Sea cargo 1st lodgements
21-hour target

400 
(previous week 449)

Sea cargo 2nd submission
4-hour target

142 
(previous week 146)

 

Air cargo 1st lodgements
3-hour target

513 
(previous week 585)

Air cargo 2nd submission
2-hour target

130 
(previous week 120)

 

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