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CARGO REPORTING AND TRANSHIPPED GOODS

​​​​​​​​​​​​Types of Movement reports​  

There are different types of reports in the cargo reporting process. The following list outlines the purpose of the reports and the responsible parties. 

Impend​​ing Arrival Report

The Impending Arrival Report (IAR) is the first document in the import cargo reporting chain. It is the highest-level document. It has information about the expected arrival of a vessel or aircraft on a voyage or journey from outside Australia.

We need an impending arrival report for every vessel or aircraft on a voyage or flight from a place outside Australia regardless of:

  • whether it is carrying cargo or not, or
  • whether it is a commercial vessel or not.

You can find information about lodgement timeframes on the Cargo Reporting Compliance page.

The responsible party is the vessel or airline operator. The operator may lodge the IAR or engage a third party (such as a bureau) to report on their behalf.

Actual ​​Arri​​va​​​l Report

An Actual Arrival Report (AAR) is a statement made to the ABF about the actual arrival of a vessel or aircraft at an Australian port.

The person doing the report must:

  • Lodge the AAR in 24 hours of a vessel’s arrival at each Australian port, or
  • Lodge the AAR in 3 hours of an aircraft’s arrival at each Australian port, or
  • Lodge the AAR before the ABF issues a Certificate of Clearance for that port.

Whichever occurs first.

The operator may lodge the AAR or engage a third party (such as a bureau) to report on their behalf.

Underbon​​d Movement Request

An Underbond Movement Request (UBMR) is an application made under section 71E of the Customs Act 1901.  It allows cargo that is subject to customs control to be moved between customs-controlled premises. These requests contain detailed information about the goods that are to be moved. A UBMR may be made to move goods for one of the following reasons:

  • Deconsolidation (mandatory for consolidated cargo)
  • Movement of ‘time-up’ goods to a section 79 warehouse
  • Transhipment
  • Movement for Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry purposes
  • Other movement

A cargo reporter can lodge a UBMR in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) at any time after lodging the related cargo report and before moving the goods to another Customs place. This allows different cargo reporters to lodge UBMRs for different stages in the movement of the same cargo. For more information see ​ Movement of goods under customs control.

Departure R​​eport and Certificate of Clearance​

A carrier lodges a Departure Report to provide the ABF with the date and time that a vessel or aircraft will depart that port. The carrier must lodge a Departure Report at each Australian port, including intermediate ports, before the vessel or aircraft actually departs.

The Departure Report is a prerequisite for obtaining the ​ Certificate of Clearance for the concerned aircraft or vessel.​

You can find more information about cargo reporting and lodgement at Cargo Reporting Compliance.

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