Annex

Storage declaration exemption evidence guideline
For FCL/FCX consignments only, where the container number is listed on the treatment certificate and there is no evidence to suggest the treatment occurred outside of the container, an exemption may be applied. Container numbers listed on the treatment certificate is satisfactory evidence, with seal numbers not required as evidence for an exemption.

The three ways providers may treat in a container are listed below:

1. An unsheeted container
2. A sheeted container
3. A pressure tested container.

When a storage certificate may be required for FCL/FCX
Where documentation indicates the treatment was not performed in the container, or the treatment was performed in container but the container was 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 scenarios
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.

Common scenarios to summarise when storage declarations are needed:

Note: The above information is a guide to meeting the BICON import conditions. The department will assess the information presented to it and determine from that information if exemptions can be applied.