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Weekly Update 27 October 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 26 October, morning, the total sea freight queue (includes Australian lodgements) stood at 862 lodgements and TET are processing lodgements ahead of operational performance targets.
Last week: average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 20:51hrs (previous week 20:24 hrs ) and for second submissions 4:35hrs (previous week 4:38 hrs)
Airfreight queue
For the coming week, air freight lodgement turnaround is estimated 3-6 hours
On Monday 26 October, morning, there were 9 airfreight lodgements, the team is processing ahead of operational performance targets.
Last week: average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 3:19hrs (previous week 3:29hrs) and for second submissions 3:03hrs (previous week 2:42 hrs)
Australia queue
On Monday 26 October, morning, there were 181 Australian specific lodgements, the team is processing ahead of operational performance targets.
Last week:
Average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 3:46 hrs (previous week 3:45hrs) and for second submissions 3:03hrs (previous week 2:40hrs).
Average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 19:30hrs (previous week 19:34hrs) and for second submissions 3:57hrs (previous week 4:11 hrs).
Pressure point:
None noted
Lodgements processed Weekly 19 – 25 October
All timings are based on business hours from 7am to 5pm.
Total lodgements processed 5,916 (previous week 5,820)
Air cargo first applications
3 hour target
2,400
(previous week 2,373)
Air cargo 2nd submission
2 hour target
425
(previous week 363)
Total
2,825
(previous week 2,736)
Sea cargo 1st applications
21 hour target
2,653
(previous week 2,586)
Sea cargo 2nd submission
4 hour target
438
(previous week 498)
Total
3,091
(previous week 3,084)
Australian queue
Sea cargo 1st applications
21 hour target
513
(previous week 536)
Air cargo first lodgements
3-hour target
582
(previous week 583)
Sea cargo 2nd submission
4 hour target
74
(previous week 96)
Air cargo 2nd submission
2-hour target
98
(previous week 88)
Enquiries to Customer Enquiries Centre and Standards Team
Enquiries to Standards:
Your questions answered
Topic 1 – Explosives -hand held power tools
Enquiry
We have class 1.4 (explosives - Metal disc cartridge with 10 loads) along with handheld nail guns being imported from France, a S3 BMSB country. These are all new goods. Do these require fumigation for Brown marmorated Stinkbug (BMSB)? .
Response
France is one of the schedule 3 countries identified as a BMSB risk. However, items such as explosives and hand-held nail guns are not targeted items under the VMP standard (see S5.3.1 (2) pg. 15. No offshore fumigation is required. Please note a manufacturers declaration is also not required for handheld new power tools.
Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and Parts
Topic 2 – Ride on Lawn Mowers
Enquiry
Why does a new ride on Mower require offshore fumigation?
Response
Ride on lawn mowers have been reclassified as Machinery in the most recent version of the Vehicle. All Import Health Standard – found in the Commodity Definitions and Inclusions section under “Machinery”.
New machinery is exempt from BMSB management when it is not exported from Italy; and is not driveable; and the new machinery is stored indoors after manufacture until being loaded in a fully enclosed FAK or FCL container and is accompanied by a conforming manufacturers declaration.
As ride on lawn mowers are drivable, they are not eligible to be given exemption from BMSB management under Section 5.3.1 (2), and therefore, must be meet either Option A (MPI Approved System management) or Option B (offshore treatment by an MPI Approved Offshore Treatment Provider).
