Annex

Storage declaration exemption evidence guideline

For FCL/FCX consignments only, where the container number is listed on the treatment certificate and the treatment provider has indicated treatment was performed in any of the following:

1. An unsheeted container
   

2. A sheeted container
   

3. A pressure tested container
   
   

AND

There is no evidence to suggest the treatment did not occur in the container, then the evidence is satisfactory that the treatment occurred in the container. In these scenarios a storage declaration is not required.

Where documentation indicates the treatment was not performed in the container or performed in container but not sealed immediately after treatment, a storage declaration is required.

This is indicated by the following:

1. The container number is not listed on the treatment certificate
   

2. The treatment provider has indicated the treatment occurred in a chamber or sheeted stack
   

3. Documentation indicates the consignment was repackaged or plastic wrapped after the treatment was performed
   

4. Documentation suggests the goods may have been removed or repacked after treatment
   

Other arrival modes where goods are sealed in a container and exported immediately after treatment (i.e. date of treatment and dates of export match) do not require a storage declaration. Refer to the department’s Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy for what evidence is required to prove date of export for other than FCL arrival modes.

Goods that have been treated with permanent preservative treatments do not require a storage declaration.