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Import Cargo Reporting Timeframes

​​Impending Arrival Report

Sea

  • Earliest: 10 days before estimated time of arrival.
  • Latest: If the voyage is longer than 96 hours, at least 96 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • Latest: If the voyage is less than 96 hours, at least 72 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • If the voyage is less than 72 hours, at least 48 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • If the voyage is less than 48 hours, at least 24 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • If the voyage is less than 24 hours, at least 12 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.

Air

  • Earliest: 10 days before estimated time of arrival.
  • Latest: If flight more than 3 hours, then no later than 3 hours before estimated time of arrival.
  • Latest: If flight less than 3 hours, then no later then 1 hour before estiamted time of arrival.

Actual Arrival Report

Sea

  • no more than 24 hours after arrival (disregarding Sundays and holidays), or
    before Certificate of Clearance issued whichever happens first.

Air

  • no more than 3 hours after arrival, or
    before Certificate of Clearance issued whichever happens first.

Cargo Report

Sea

  • If the voyage is longer than 48 hours, at least 48 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • If the voyage is less than 48 hours, at least 24 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.
  • If the voyage is less than 24 hours, at least 12 hours prior to arrival in the first Australian port.

Air

  • Electronic reports must be lodged at least 2 hours prior to arrival at the first Australian airport.
  • Manual reports must be lodged within 3 hours of arrival at the first Australia airport.

Outturn Report

Air CTOs

  • Within 24 hours of arrival of aircraft.

Sea Depots

  • For containerised cargo, if the container is not unpacked at Customs place within 24 hours of receiving container.
  • For containerised cargo, if the container is unpacked at Customs place, then within 24 hours of unpacking.
  • For non-containerised cargo then not later than the day after the day of receipt of the cargo.

Air Depots

  • Within 24 hours of arrival of aircraft.

Progressive Discharge Report

Sea

  • If containerised, then every 3 hours from commencement of discharge until unloading has been completed.
  • If non-containerised, then within 5 days after the day on which unloading from the ship was completed.

V1.2 02 FEB 2006