Monday, August 28 2006

IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice :2006/19
Changes to Ocean Bill of Lading Reconciliation (Phase 2)

Dear Firstname,

We have now received the latest Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2006 / 19. Please refer below.

Changes to Ocean Bill of Lading Reconciliation (Phase 2)

The second phase of the changes to the use of Ocean Bill of Lading (OBOL) numbers is scheduled to take place on 13 September 2006.

To access this advice go to:

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5569

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 - generalinfo

All previous Australian Cargo Customs Advices (ACCA's) that have evolved from the Industry Action Group (IAG) forum are accessible at:
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5569

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/page.cfm?u=4280 (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

Thanks and regards,

Brian Lovell

Chief Executive Officer
Australian Federation of International Forwarders Ltd (AFIF)

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