Under their changes to import conditions and documentary requirements for wooden manufactured articles, DAWR has issued clarification on the definition of export statements, i.e. date of treatment and date of export match.
From 11 September 2017 consignments of manufactured wooden articles treated offshore by heat, fumigation or irradiation methods will be required to be exported within 6 calendar months of the treatment – and be accompanied by additional storage certification in the form of a manufacturer’s, supplier’s or exporter’s declaration.
It is important to note that goods in consignments that have been sealed in a container and exported immediately after treatment (i.e. date of treatment and date of export match) do not require a storage declaration.
The definition of export is in the Minimum document and import declaration requirements policy, which under section C states that a consignment is considered to be exported when it is packed in a container and sealed in preparation for export. For example, when consignments in a container are treated the container is then sealed, it is then considered to be exported – which means the date of treatment and date of export match.Â
Consignments that are fumigated inside a container have the container number included in the AFAS Methyl Bromide Certificate. The inclusion of a container number in a CIQ certificate is accepted by DAWR in the same manner as the AFAS certificate.
DAWR’s Assessment Service Group have been accepting fumigation certificated for FCL containers as the evidence of treatment in the container and date of export, and this will continue despite the extension period from 21 days to 6 months.
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Source: CBFCA Notice NNF 2017/174
