Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 61 of 2005 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

CEO Instrument of Approval No. 61 of 2005

Customs Act 1901

I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under to section 4A and 71AAAF(1) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “SELF-ASSESSED CLEARANCE DECLARATION (AIR) (TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH A CARGO REPORT)”as an approved statement for the purposes of making electronically a self-assessed clearance declaration together with a cargo report in relation to goods imported by air.

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

Dated: 14 September 2005

LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD

Chief Executive Officer of Customs

SELF-ASSESSED CLEARANCE DECLARATION (AIR) (TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH A CARGO REPORT)

Approved statement – Customs Act 1901 section 71AAAF

Item No.	Short title		Information required
1		Sender Reference	The identifier assigned by the person communicating the report to identify (and distinguish from others) the report and all subsequent amendments to the report.
2		Sender Reference Version	The numeric identifier assigned by the person communicating the report to identify the version of the report or the sequence of related reports.
3	Air Waybill Number Master		The reference number assigned by the carrier or their agent to the transport document covering the total consignment.
4	Air Waybill Number Sub‑Master		The reference number assigned by a cargo reporter or their agent to the transport document covering a consolidation, which forms part of the total consignment.
5	Air Waybill Number House		The reference number assigned by a cargo reporter that, in combination with the master air waybill number, identifies a house waybill consignment. This field is not required if the cargo reporter is a special reporter and the goods are low value cargo (as defined in section 63A of the Customs Act 1901). This field is not required if the cargo reporter is a re-mail reporter and the goods are a re-mail item (as defined in section 63A of the Customs Act 1901).
6		Flight No	The airline code (as allocated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)), and flight number (as assigned by the carrier to identify the journey of the aircraft) for the flight carrying the goods.
7	Arrival Date		For each airport the aircraft is stopping at in Australia - the date on which the aircraft is expected to arrive at the airport.
8	Port Code Discharge		For each airport in Australia at which goods will be unloaded - the UNLocode, as published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), for the place where the airport is located.
9	Port Code Destination		The UNLocode for the place where the goods are destined.
10	Original Loading Port Code		The UNLocode for the place where the goods were originally loaded onto the aircraft that is carrying the goods to Australia.
11	Waybill Origin Port Code		The UNLocode for the place where the original air waybill was first cut.
12	Responsible Party Id		The Australian Business Number (ABN), or code allocated by Customs (the Customs Client Identifier or CCID), that identifies the cargo reporter, or the person who entered into a contractual agreement with the cargo reporter to report the goods to Customs.
13	Consignee Name		The name of the person who is the ultimate recipient of the goods, whether or not the person ordered or paid for the goods.
14	Consignee Address		The address of the consignee.
15	Consignee Contact		The name of a person nominated to receive notifications, arrange payments and take delivery of the goods.
16	Consignee Contact Phone Number		The phone number of the person identified in item 15.
17	Consignor Name		If the report is required under subsection 64AB(2) - the name of the supplier of goods who is located outside Australia and initiates the sending of goods to a person in Australia or complies with a request from a person in Australia to send goods to the person. If the report is required under subsection 64AB(2A) - the name of the supplier of goods who is located outside Australia and initiates the sending of goods to a person in a place outside Australia or complies with a request from a person in a place outside Australia to send goods to the person.
18	Consignor Address		The address of the consignor.
19	Consignor Contact		The name of the consignor or the person who may answer questions on behalf of the consignor.
20	Consignor Contact Phone Number		The phone number of the person identified in item 19.
21	Unique Consignment Reference Number		If cargo is being imported into Australia - the unique reference, consistent with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) guidelines, that identifies a consignment in commercial documents and messages.
22	Goods Description		A detailed and accurate description of the goods as shown on the air waybill.
23	Number of Packages		The total number of packages in which the goods are packed into not including packages packed into a container.
24	Gross Weight Quantity		The gross weight of the goods including packing.
25	Gross Weight Unit		The code indicating the unit of weight used to measure the gross weight of the goods; ·     Grams (G) ·     Kilograms (KG) ·     Tonnes (T) ·     Pounds (LB)
26	Declared Value		The commercial value of the goods.  If the goods have no commercial value - “NDV”.
27	Declared Value Currency Code		The code that identifies the currency of the declared value.
28	Self-Assessed Clearance Declaration Indicator		Checking this box means that the person sending the cargo report is also making self assessed clearance declaration under section 71 of the Customs Act 1901. The self assessed clearance declaration made by checking this indicator declares that: ·     The value of the goods does not exceed AUD$250; and ·     The description of the goods: (i) does not include any word, term or description specified in the document provided by Customs titled SAC thesaurus; or (ii) includes a word, term or description specified in that document but the goods described are not alcohol or tobacco and their importation is not subject to a restriction or permission under a Commonwealth law; and The goods are not being referred to AQIS for possible quarantine concerns. Do not check this box if you cannot declare the above with certainty or you wish to provide more information in relation to the goods for Customs or AQIS consideration. A separately lodged self assessed clearance declaration can be used for this purpose.