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| Tuesday, 14 August 2012 |
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Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2012/11
Changes to manual clearances of shipper / importer owned empty containers and related accessories / equipment |
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Dear All,
We have now received the latest Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2012 / 11
Foreign owned empty containers that are temporarily imported are cleared as temporary imports under Section 162A of the Customs Act 1901. The clearance process of these empty shipping containers also applies to container equipment, such as liners for the inside of shipping containers for bulk agricultural products.
Industry has generally cleared these containers by presenting the relevant commercial documentation at a Customs and Border Protection Client Services counter (or via email), and in some regions processed by securities staff. However, with the centralisation of securities management to the National Temporary Imports and Securities Section this is progressively not a viable business option.
To view the ACCA go to: http://www.cargosupport.gov.au/notices/acca/documents/ACCA2012_11.pdf For further information reply to the contact details contained in the Advice. For enquiries regarding the Integrated Cargo System please contact cargosupport@customs.gov.au or alternatively call 1300 558 099. Australian Cargo Customs Advices - general info
All previous Australian Cargo Customs Advices (ACCA's) that have evolved from the Industry Action Group (IAG) forum are accessible at: http://www.cargosupport.gov.au/notices/acca/acca.asp.
To receive these and other ICS related information direct from Customs you need to be added to the "ICS / CMR Mailing List" by going to the Customs homepage under "who we are" then "join our mailing lists", or directly at: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4280.asp (through this site, access is also available to other mailing lists including dissemination of Australian Customs Notices) Outage Notifications
Customs are looking to have a revised notification service in place in the New Year. Until then, if someone wants to be added to the outage notification list, they should email: User Support icsbus@customs.gov.au and ask to have their email address added.
Please advise all concerned.
Thank you and kind regards,
Juana Mulherin |