1. CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS
1.1 The cargo report is used to report the particulars of all goods (including mail, in--transit and transhipment cargo) that a cargo reporter has arranged to be carried to Australia and that are intended to be offloaded in Australia. The cargo report is also used to report goods that a cargo reporter has arranged to be carried on a ship or aircraft and that will be kept on board the ship or aircraft. The carrier (airline) is required, as the first cargo reporter, to report to Customs and Border Protection the full detail of cargo for which they are directly responsible. They are also required to notify Customs and Border Protection of any cargo carried on behalf of another cargo reporter.
1.2 The cargo report must be lodged electronically in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) at least two (2) hours prior to the estimated time of arrival of the aircraft.
1.3 When an aircraft has arrived at an airport in Australia, the operator must report to Customs and Border Protection, the particulars of the aircraft’s stores and of any prohibited goods contained in those stores at the time of arrival. The report of aircraft stores and prohibited goods must be made within three (3) hours of the arrival of the aircraft or before the certificate of clearance is issued, whichever happens first.
1.4 Import declarations are used to clear goods with a value exceeding A$1000 from Customs control. Import declarations are communicated to Customs and Border Protection electronically via the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or by lodgement of a completed import declaration form (B650) at a Customs and Border Protection counter.
1.5 A self--assessed clearance (SAC) declaration must be made for imported goods valued at or below A$1000.
1.6 All air cargo consignments of diplomatic and consular goods require a cargo report and, if valued above A$1000 an import declaration must be submitted to Customs and Border Protection. All diplomatic and consular goods are exempt Customs and
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Border Protection duty and taxes and cost recovery charges provided the goods meet all Customs and Border Protection and DAFF Biosecurity legislative requirements including the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations and DAFF Biosecurity Regulations. The B615 form must be provided to Customs and Border Protection for the release of privileged imports from Customs control. Diplomatic/Consular Mail/Pouch/Bags do not require an import declaration.
1.7 All transhipment cargo must be reported on a cargo report, lodged electronically in the ICS at least two (2) hours prior to the estimated time of arrival of the aircraft. When a cargo report is submitted showing the cargo has a discharge port as an Australian port, but the destination port is not an Australian port, the ICS recognises that ultimately the cargo is destined for a place outside Australia. The ICS assigns the cargo report transhipment status and will automatically generate a Transhipment Number. A Transhipment Number is a valid Customs Authority (CAN) for the purposes of export and must be quoted in an export manifest.
1.8 Departure Report – The departure report is a prerequisite that must be satisfied before a certificate of clearance can be granted by Customs and Border Protection. A departure report is a statement made by the pilot or owner of the aircraft, or an agent, to Customs and Border Protection providing information concerning the proposed date and time of departure of the aircraft. The departure report must be lodged electronically in the ICS. 1.9 Outwards Manifest – The pilot or owner of the aircraft must
communicate electronically, in the ICS, to Customs and Border Protection, not later than three (3) days after the day of departure of the aircraft, an outwards manifest. The outwards manifest must specify all goods that were loaded on board the aircraft.
1.10 Air cargo being exported from Australia must be reported to Customs and Border Protection by the pilot or owner of the aircraft in the form of an outward manifest. This is normally done in electronic form using the Customs and Border Protection ICS, or in manual formats. If the format is manual, one copy is required.
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a. goods requiring a permit (regardless of value); b. goods on which a drawback is to be claimed;
c. customable and excisable goods on which duty/excise has not been paid; and
d. goods with a value greater than A$2,000, except exempt goods.
1.12 A Main Manifest Number (MMN) is supplied by Customs and Border Protection.
2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY BIOSECURITY (DAFF BIOSECURITY) REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Imported air cargo of biosecurity interest (fruit and vegetables, live plant, animal, avian and aquatic species or commodities derived from these products) must be reported via the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ICS System.
2.2 Import Permits, sanitary certificates or related documents are required for imported cargo of biosecurity interest.
2.3 Transport and packaging requirements for live animal, avian and aquatic species are specified in the International Air Transport Association -- Live Animal Regulations.
2.4 A Quarantine Entry is required to be lodged for each imported consignment of biosecurity interest prior to release of cargo. 2.5 No clearance documents are required with respect to goods of
biosecurity interest being transshipped.
2.6 Importers should note that all biosecurity inspections, permits or entries carry a government charge.
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