Customs Act 1901 CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16 of 2005 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16 of 2005
Customs Act 1901
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under to section 4A and paragraphs 114(3)(c) and 162AA(3)(c) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached EXPORT DECLARATION Or Application Under Subsection 162A(6A) form (No. B957 (FEB 2005)) and EXPORT DECLARATION SUPPLEMENTARY PAGE form (No. B957a (FEB 2005)) as an approved form for the purposes of communicating to Customs:
(a) a documentary export declaration; or
(b) a documentary application under subsection 162A(6A) of the Act to take goods aboard a ship or aircraft for export where those goods were delivered as a result of an application described in subsection 162A(2A).
CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of 2004 is revoked.
This instrument commences on the day it is registered.
Dated: 6 April 2005
LIONEL BARRIE
WOODWARD

Chief Executive Officer of Customs

EXPORT DECLARATION

Or Application Under Subsection 162A(6A)

Approved Form for Customs Act Sections 114(3)(c) & 162AA(3)(a) B957

NOTICE we require this information under the Customs Act 1901, so we can ensure that your goods are properly cleared for export. The information you provide will be given to the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Taxation Office. If you are required to hold a permit to export these goods, the permit details will also be given to the relevant permit issuing agency.

EDN
Customs to provide

1. Reference: Customs Use Only

2. Reporting
Party Type Owner Agent

3. Your Reference

4. Reporting Party ID

5. Intended Date of Export
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6. Unique Consignment Reference No.

7. Customable/Excisable Indicator Yes No

8. Prescribed Goods Indicator
Yes No

9. Warehouse Est. ID

10. Goods Owner Party ID
(ABN/CCID)

11. Branch ID: Confirming export only

12. Confirming Exporter
Type (N,Y,C)

13. Export Goods Type
ST PO SP AB OP OT

14. Consignee Name

15. Consignee City

16. Port of Loading

17. First Port of Discharge

18. Final Destination Country Code

19. Mode of Transport
Air Sea

20. Vessel ID/Flight No.

21. Voyage No

22. Cargo Type
C CO N B

23. Total No.
Packages

24. Total No.
Containers

25. Invoice Currency

26. FOB Currency

27. Total FOB Value

LINE DETAILS

28A. Line No. (Use a separate B957a supplementary page for each additional export commodity (each line))

28. Commodity Classification Code (AHECC)

29. Goods Description

30. Goods Origin Code

31. Goods Origin Country Code(s)

32. Temporary Import No.

33. Net Quantity

a.) Amount

b.) Unit

34. Gross Weight

a.) Amount

b.) Unit

35. Line FOB Value

36. Permit Prefix

Permit Header

DECLARATION
I, the undersigned, make this export declaration (comprising a B957 Header Page and ____ B957(a) Supplementary Page(s) (not including notes pages)) and hereby declare I am the (please tick)
Owner/authorised Principal exporter (including) an employee of the Principal)
Authorised agent of the Ower
and that the information provided is complete and correct.
Name of Person making the Entry	Contact Address
Contact Phone No.	Contact Email
Contact Fax No.	Company Name
Signature	Position in Company	Date / /

B957 (FEB 2005)

Notes for Completing an Export Declaration
1. 2. 3.	Customs File Reference Customs Use. Leave Blank. Reporting Party Type (mandatory) Tick either the Owner or Agent box to identify the Reporting Party Type. Your Reference (mandatory)	22.	the goods. Cargo Type Please tick the appropriate box. Containerised: C Co-Combination: CO Non-Containerised: N
4.	This reference must be unique and be used for both your files and to differentiate between consignments. Reporting Party ID (mandatory) The Customs identifier of the party lodging the declaration. The identifier must be either an Australian	23. 24.	Bulk: B Total No Packages (mandatory if Mode of Transport is air or if Mode of Transport is sea and Cargo Type is N or CO) Total No Containers (mandatory if Mode of Transport is S and Cargo Type is C or CO)
5. 6. 7. 8.	Business Number (ABN) or Customs Client Identifier (CCID). Intended Date of Export (mandatory) Expressed as DD/MM/YYYY. Unique Consignment Reference No. (Optional) For use as an alternative release process, where a Contingency Customs Authority Number (C-CAN) is quoted to Customs. Customable/Excisable Indicator (mandatory) Show whether or not the goods would be subject to Customs Excise duty if they were to be delivered into home consumption rather than being exported. Tick Y for Yes. Tick N for No. Prescribed Goods Indicator (mandatory) The code indicating whether or not goods covered by the	25. 26. 27. 28A.	Containers refers to the Sea Cargo Containers. Invoice Currency (mandatory) FOB Currency (mandatory) i/e. Australian dollars, etc. Total FOB Value (mandatory) The total free on board (FOB) value of the goods, including all costs incidental to the sale and delivery of the goods on to the exporting vessel/aircraft. No discount given is to be deducted from the true value of the goods. The FOB value should be expressed to the nearest dollar. It should be noted that FOB does not include overseas freight and insurance. The FOB values of samples must be shown as the market value of the goods as if they were for sale. Line No (mandatory)
9.	declaration are prescribed goods under section 102A of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act): Tick Y for Yes Tick N for No Warehouse Establishment ID (mandatory if Customable /	28.	A supplementary page must be completed for each separate commodity as identified by the AHECC code (see Commodity Classification). If the goods to be exported are minerals requiring an assay, use the B957a supplementary page. Commodity Classification (mandatory)
10.	Excisable Indicator is Yes) Establishment code of the warehouse or excise place from which the goods are to be removed. Goods Owner Party ID (mandatory) The Customs Owner Party ID of the common law owner of the	29.	Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) code is statistical classification for the particular commodity being exported. This code may be obtained from Customs. Goods Description (mandatory)
11. 12.	goods. This must be either an Australian Business Number (ABN) or a Customs Client Identifier (CCID). If Reporting Party Type is Agent, the ABN or CCID for this item cannot be the same as Reporting Party ID. Branch ID An identifier that is linked to the Goods Owner Party ID, used to further identify the party within that organisation. Confirming Exporter Type (mandatory) A code indicating whether the exporter has confirming export status and proposes to rely on that status in	30.	A description of the goods. Goods Origin Code (mandatory) The code used to identify the Australian (or foreign) state of origin of goods, as listed below: NSW: AU-NS TAS: AU TS VIC: AU-VI NT: AU-NT QLD: AU-QL ACT: AU-CT
13.	relation to goods in this declaration. Confirming: Y Non Confirming: N Confirmed: C Export Goods Type (mandatory) Please tick the appropriate box.	31.	SA: AU-SA WA: AU-WA FOREIGN: YY-FO Goods Origin Country Code (mandatory if Goods Origin Code is Foreign) The name of the primary country where the goods were
Stores: ST Postal: PO Spares: SP Accompanied Baggage: AB Own Power: OP	32.	manufactured or produced. Temporary Import No (mandatory if the AHECC is for the export of goods originally imported on a temporary basis) A number identifying the export of goods which are temporarily imported under section 162 or 162A of the Customs Act 1901.
14. 15. 16.	Other: OT Consignee Name (mandatory) The name of the person/organisation taking physical possession of the goods. This should be the principal, not a bank, freight forwarder, etc. Consignee City (mandatory) The city/town in which the person/organisation who takes final physical possession of the goods is located. Port of Loading (mandatory)	33. 34.	Net Quantity (mandatory) The net quantity of goods is described in terms of the units prescribed in the AHECC, (e.g. KG, T, NO). If the unit prescribed by the AHECC is NR, the quantity details are not required, but NR must be sown in the units box. Net quantity should not include the weight of any additional packaging. Gross Weight (mandatory) The gross weight is, in effect, the shipping weight of the goods. It should include the weight of any immediate packaging but not the
17. 18. 19. 20.	The port in Australia where the goods are loaded on board a vessel to begin their international voyage. First Port of Discharge (mandatory) The name of the first port of discharge overseas. Final Destination Country Code (mandatory) The name of the country that is to be the final destination of the goods. Mode of Transport (mandatory unless Export Goods Type is PO, then leave blank) Tick the appropriate box Vessel ID/Flight No (mandatory if Export Goods is ST,	35. 36.	weight of the container. Show weight in grams (G), Kilograms (KG) or tonnes (T). Line FOB Value The FOB value of the goods quoted on this export declaration line, (see Item 25). The FOB value should be expressed to the nearest dollar. (Also see Line FOB Value of the B957a supplementary page). Permit Details (prefix/Permit No) A wide range of goods are prohibited from exportation unless an export permit is obtained from the appropriate agency. Details of export restrictions are contained in various Commonwealth laws.
21.	SP or AB) The Lloyds identity number, registration number of the aircraft, or Customs identifier. Voyage No (mandatory if Vessel Id/Flight No. requires a Vessel ID) A unique voyage number of the vessel carrying	Further advice can be obtained from your legal adviser, agent, etc, or Customs. Input the permit number given by the relevant permit issuing authority. Each permit issuing authority has its own permit prefix. The correct prefix must be included for all permits.

EXPORT DECLARATION

SUPPLEMENTARY PAGE

Approved Form for Customs Act Sections 114(3)(c) & 162AA(3)(a) Export Declaration B957a

Complete one of these pages for each commodity

Page _____ of _____ Pages

1. Line No.

3. Commodity Classification
Code (AHECC)

2. Your Reference

3. Goods Description

5. Goods Origin Code

6. Temporary Import No.

7. Goods Origin Country Code

8. Net Quantity

a.) Amount

b.) Unit

9. Gross Weight

a.) Amount

b.) Unit

10. Line FOB Value

11. Permit Details

12. Assay Details
a.) Assay Element	b.) Assay Concentration	c.) Assay Unit

Signature

Date
/ /

B957a (FEB 2005)

Notes for Completing an Export Declaration Supplementary Page

Line No (mandatory)
A supplementary page must be completed for each separate commodity as identified by the AHECC code (see Item 3).

Your Reference

This reference must be the same as the Export Declaration header page (the B957 page, Item 3).
Commodity Classification (mandatory)
Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification

10.

Line FOB Value

The free on board (FOB) value of the goods quoted on this export declaration line, including all costs incidental to the sale and delivery of the goods on to the exporting vessel/aircraft.
No discount given is to be deducted from the true value of the goods. The FOB value should be expressed to the nearest dollar. It should be noted that FOB does not include overseas freight and insurance.
The FOB values of samples must be shown as the market value of the

(AHECC) code is a statistical classification for the particular commodity being exported. This code may be obtained from Customs.
Goods Description
Invoice or commercial description of the goods.
Goods Origin Code (mandatory)
The code used to identify the Australian state of origin (or foreign) of goods, as listed below:
NSW: AU-NS
TAS: AU-TS

11.

goods as if they were for sale.
The combined FOB value of the lines must equal the total FOB value on the header page (B957)
Permit Details (Prefix/Permit No)

A wide range of goods is prohibited from exportation unless an export permit is obtained from the appropriate agency. Details of export restrictions are contained in various Commonwealth laws and are outlined in the Australian Customs Service Manual Volume 12. Further advice can be obtained from your legal adviser, Customs Agent, etc. or the Australian Customs Service. Input the permit number given by the relevant permit

VIC:AU-VI
NT:AU-NT
QLD: AU-QL
ACT: AU-CT
SA: AU-SA
WA: AU-WA

12.

issuing authority. Each permit issuing authority has its own permit prefix. The correct prefix must be included for all permits.
Assay Details (Element/Concentration/Unit)

A chemical test to determine the content of a particular element. Only input details if goods are minerals requiring an assay. Please see the AHECC for more information regarding this item.

FOREIGN: YY-FO
Temporary Import No (Mandatory if the AHECC is for the export of goods originally imported on a temporary basis)

A number or code that identifies goods described by section 68(1)(j) of the Customs Act 1901.
Goods Origin Country Code (mandatory if item 5 is Foreign)
The name of the primary country where the goods were manufactured.
Net Quantity
The net quantity of goods is described in terms of the units prescribed in the AHECC, (e.g. KG, T, NO). If the unit prescribed by the AHECC is NR, the quantity details are not required, but NR must be shown in the units box. Net quantity should not include the weight of any additional packaging.

Gross Weight

The gross weight is, in effect, the shipping weight of the
goods. It should include the weight of any immediate

Element	Symbol	Unit Description
Gold	AU	GPT (Grams per Tonne)
Silver	AG	GPT (Grams per Tonne)
Copper	CU	PER (Percentage)
Lead	PB	PER (Percentage)
Platinum	PT	PER (Percentage)
Nickel	NI	PER (Percentage)
Tin	SN	PER (Percentage)
Tungsten	WO	PER (Percentage)
Zinc	ZN	PER (Percentage)

packaging but not the weight of the container. Show weight in grams (G), kilograms (KG) or tonnes (T).

Declaration

Declarations at the bottom of both header and supplementary pages must be completed fully and correctly, signed and dated.

ITEMS & : ADDITIONAL SPACES

Continuation of Goods Page No.________.

11. Permit Details

Permit Number

12. Assay Details

a) Assay Element

b.) Assay Concentration

c.) Assay Unit

Signature

Date
/ /