Weekly Update 7 December 2020

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 lodgement queue processing times and volumes.

This week

Sea freight queue

For this week, sea freight lodgement turnaround is estimated at 1- 6 days.

On Monday 7 December, morning, the total sea freight queue (includes Australian lodgements) stood at 1048 lodgements and TET are processing lodgements slightly ahead of operational performance targets.

Last week:  average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 20:23 hrs (previous week 21:50 hrs) and for second submissions 4:06 hrs (previous week 5:10 hrs).

Airfreight queue

For the coming week, air freight lodgement turnaround is estimated 3- 7 hours

On Monday 7 December, morning, there were 197 airfreight lodgements, the team is processing ahead of operational performance targets. 

 Last week:  average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 3:26 hrs (previous week 3:43 hrs) and for second submissions 2:45 hrs (previous week 3:10 hrs).

Australia queue

On Monday 7 December, morning, there were 226 Australian specific lodgements, the team is processing ahead of operational performance targets. 

Last week:

 Average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 3:26 hrs (previous week 3:45 hrs) and for second submissions 3:16 hrs (previous 3:01hrs).

Average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 19:46 hrs (previous week 19:38 hrs) and for second submissions 3:44 hrs (previous week 5:04 hrs).

Pressure point:

• None noted

Lodgements processed Weekly 30 Nov – 6 December   

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

Total lodgements processed 5,851 (previous week 6,708)

Australian queue

Enquiries to Customer Enquiries Centre and Standards Team

Enquiries to Standards:

Your questions answered

Topic 1: Alternative treatments for BMSB 

Container from a schedule 3 country.  

Question

Shipper has advised treatment will damage the contents. What treatment options are there for offshore treatment for BMSB?

Response

There are other approved treatments for BMSB which can be found on the Australian Government, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) website.

All the approved offshore treatment providers and guidance fact sheets and treatment methodology are listed on the Australian website here:

List of offshore BMSB treatment providers - Department of Agriculture

Guidance for conducting BMSB Treatments - Department of Agriculture

Topic 2: New machinery from Netherlands 

Question

I have a customer looking to import self-compacting public electronic rubbish bins from the Netherlands. They will be in fully closed containers direct form the factory not stored outside

Is it possible to do the fumigation in New Zealand?

Response

Your cargo would be covered by 5.3 New Machinery.

• IHS for Vehicles, Machinery, and Parts
• IHS for Sea Containers

If you meet the exclusions listed with the import health standard, then you do not require BMSB extra treatment.

The exclusions are:

1. new machinery is not exported from Italy; and
2. new machinery is not drivable when in the intended state of use (not in a dismantled state); and
3. the new machinery is stored indoors after manufacture until being loaded in a fully enclosed FAK or FCL container; or
4. new machinery has only been exposed to necessary periods of time of outdoor storage for movement or loading purposes, not exceeding 4 hours at one time before being loaded in a fully enclosed FAK or FCL container; and
5. Subject to 5.3.1(2) f), a manufacturers declaration for new machinery  can be filled out.  You can find the declaration here:

Forms and templates for importing vehicles, machinery, or parts

Find previous updates on our website.