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Weekly Update 2 August 2021
Welcome to our new 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.
This week
Sea freight queue
For this week, sea freight lodgement turnaround is estimated at 3 - 6 days.
On Monday 2 August, morning, the total sea freight queue (includes Australian lodgements) stood at 965 lodgements and TET were processing lodgements due back Monday at 7:17 am
Last week: average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 24:33 hrs (previous week 26:25 hrs) and for second submissions 7:40 hrs (previous week 8:58 hrs)
Airfreight queue
For the coming week, air freight lodgement turnaround is estimated 3 - 8 hours
On Monday 2 August, morning, there were 286 airfreight lodgements in the queue for processing and TET were processing those due back Monday at 9am
Last week: average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 6:13 hrs (previous week 7:19 hrs) and for second submissions 5:01 hrs (previous week 7:51 hrs)
Australia queue
On Monday 2 August, morning, there were 218 Australian specific lodgements, the team is processing consignments due back Monday at 7:48am
Last week:
Average turnaround of air freight lodgement for first submissions was 6:19 hrs (previous week 7:00 hrs) and for second submissions 4:44 hrs (previous week 7:32 hrs).
Average turnaround of sea freight lodgement for first submissions was 24:10 hrs (previous week 26:28 hrs) and for second submissions 8:11 hrs (previous week 8:00 hrs)
Pressure point:
None noted
Lodgements processed Weekly 26 July – 1 August
All timings are based on business hours from 7am to 5pm.
Total lodgements processed 5,380 (previous week 5,453)
Air cargo first applications
3 hour target
2,425
(previous week 2,485)
Air cargo 2nd submission
2 hour target
254
(previous week 271)
Total
2,679
Sea cargo 1st applications
21 hour target
2,262
(previous week 2,277)
Sea cargo 2nd submission
4 hour target
439
(previous week 420)
Total
2,701
Australian queue
Sea cargo 1st applications
21 hour target
518
(previous week 506)
Air cargo first applications
3 hour target
534
(previous week 536)
Sea cargo 2nd submission
4 hour target
91
(previous week 85)
Air cargo 2nd submission
2 hour target
48
(previous week 84)
Guide to TSW MPI Biosecurity and food responses
This guide may be useful for understanding TSW responses and may aid Transitional Facilities in understanding whether goods are able to be released.
TSW Notifications:
MPI Biosecurity and Food Responses
This brief covers MPI directions, clearances, or movement authorisations from TSW. It is designed to clarify the wording and provide examples of some of the types of documents you could receive.
MPI responses may look slightly different depending on your software provider however the wording provided below should match whatever format you are sent.
This is related to responses from MPI only.
NZ Customs have moved to electronic delivery orders and all correspondence will come from them if there are any changes/concerns.
Inwards Cargo Report (ICR)
The ICR is used to report cargo destined for NZ, request movement for cargo that requires international or domestic* transhipment and request clearance for low value cargo.
ICR will have 2 x responses – one from NZ Customs and one from MPI.
*Domestic transhipments are not yet available. This is the subject of a Pilot programme for air and scheduled for sea in 2022. DTA/DTD will be future responses you may see.
Import Entry (IM1)
All cargo valued at over $1000 requires an import declaration (IM1) to be lodged to obtain clearance.
IM1 will have 3 x responses – one from NZ Customs, one from MPI Biosecurity and one from MPI Food.
BACC – Biosecurity Authority/Clearance Certificate
ATF – Approved Transitional Facility
FACC – Food Authority/Clearance Certificate
NB: The lists of ‘Descriptions’ above are not exhaustive – there could be other versions which should clearly lay out what is required eg clearance via carships; supply a new TF etc.
IM1 Examples
This is a simplified BACC allowing movement of a container for an AP check.
These are examples of responses that can be printed from TSW itself. You can see there is a BACC attached as well as the wording.
These are responses generated by some of the software providers – they will all be slightly different BUT the wording will be the same as notified above….
There are times when the information may run together as below – however the wording will match the above information and you need to ensure there is a separate response for MPI Bio and MPI Food.
