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Weekly update 17 March 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.

 

Notification of suspension of BMSB treatment providers

An audit of offshore treatment providers is currently underway.

As a result of issues identified during these audits 2 treatment providers have been suspended. They are:

Ser.Chim. Fumigazioni S.R.L. (AEI: IT4027SB) ITALY

Eco Worldwide Solutions GmbH (AEI: DE4023SB) GERMANY

If you have consignments currently on the water that have been treated by any of these providers please submit your applications as soon as possible. We will work through available options for retreatment on arrival with you.

 

Sea freight queue

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

On Monday 17 March, morning, the total sea freight queue (includes Australian lodgements) stood at 265 lodgements and TET were processing lodgements due Wednesday at 8am.

Last week:  average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 13:32 hrs (previous week 15:43hrs) and for second submissions 4:57 hrs (previous week 7:07hrs).

 

Airfreight queue

For the coming week, air freight lodgement turnaround is estimated 2 hours

On Monday 17 March, morning, there was 0 airfreight lodgement in the queue.

Last week:  average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 1:03 hrs (previous week 1:08 hrs) and for second submissions 1:31 hrs (previous week 1:36 hrs).

 

Australia queue

On Monday 17 March, morning, there were 62 Australian specific lodgements, the team is processing consignments due back Wednesday at 8am.

Last week:

Average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 1:07 hrs (previous week 1:15 hrs) and for second submissions 1:37 hrs (previous week 1:02 hrs)

Average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 10:13 hrs (previous week 12:56 hrs) and for second submissions was 3:34 hrs (previous week 5:37 hrs).

Pressure point: None noted

 

Lodgements processed Weekly   10th  March – 16th March

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

 Total lodgements processed = 4881 (previous week 5406)

 

Air cargo 1st lodgements
3-hour target

2115
(previous week 2309)

Air cargo 2nd submission
2-hour target

338
(previous week 453)

Total 


2,453

 

Sea cargo 1st lodgements
21-hour target

1798
(previous week 1964)

Sea cargo 2nd submission
4-hour target

630
(previous week 680)

Total 
 

2,428

 

Australian queue

 

Sea cargo 1st lodgements
21-hour target

332
(previous week 401)

Sea cargo 2nd submission
4-hour target

150
(previous week 124)

 

Air cargo 1st lodgements
3-hour target

432
(previous week 424)

Air cargo 2nd submission
2-hour target

59
(previous week 77)

 

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