NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 64

17 JUNE 2014

Notes:

i. MPI advises it is the responsibility of the overseas supplier of the container to provide a QD for any container destined for import into New Zealand. Where a shipping company is importing empty containers, that shipping company is the supplier. Carriers transporting empty containers to New Zealand on behalf of other shipping companies should arrange to receive QDs for those containers prior to lodging the Inward Cargo Report message.

ii. As empty containers should not include packaging, it is expected the answer under requirement a) will generally be "No", but this does not preclude the requirement for the carrier to hold a fully completed QD.

iii. If the carrier holds a QD from the supplier for an empty container but that QD is not fully completed, a fully completed QD is not held, meaning "N" must be inserted in this field.

iv. MPI does not require QD information to be shown on the report for other than empty containers, as the importer of non-empty containers will need to lodge a QD. Therefore requirement b) requires this field to be defaulted to "Y" for non-empty containers.

v. Information about prohibited packaging can be obtained by contacting the Ministry for Primary Industries, or from their website at www.MPI.govt.nz.

Quarantine Code

Requirement:

a) Where a container listed in the "container number" field has a status of empty, and the carrier named in the "carrier name" field holds a New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries Container Quarantine Declaration (QD) fully completed by the supplier, for each corresponding container for which such a QD is held, specify in this field the answer shown to the Cleanliness question on the QD. Insert "F" if the QD declares the container has been fumigated but not cleaned; insert "C" if the QD declares the container has been internally and externally cleaned but not fumigated; or insert "B" if the QD declares the container has been both fumigated and internally and externally cleaned. If the QD declares the container has not been cleaned or fumigated, leave this field blank. Where the carrier named in the "carrier name" field does not hold a New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries Container Quarantine Declaration (QD) fully completed by the supplier, for each corresponding empty container for which such a QD is not held, leave this field blank.

b) For each container listed in the "container number" field that has a status of other than empty, leave this field blank.

Notes:

i. MPI advises that it is the responsibility of the overseas supplier of the container to provide a QD for any container destined for import into New Zealand. Where a shipping company is importing empty containers, that shipping company is the supplier. Carriers transporting empty containers to New Zealand on behalf of other shipping companies should arrange to receive QDs for those containers prior to lodging the Inward Cargo Report message.

ii. If the carrier holds a QD from the supplier for an empty container but that QD is not fully completed, a fully completed QD is not held, meaning this field must be left blank.

iii. MPI does not require QD information to be shown on the report for other than empty containers, as the importer of non-empty containers will need to lodge a QD. Therefore requirement b) requires this field to be defaulted to blank for non-empty containers.

iv. Information about container cleaning and fumigation requirements can be obtained by contacting the Ministry for Primary Industries, or from their website at www.MPI.govt.nz.

Consignment Information

Requirements:

a) Separate consignment details are required for each consignment carried on the craft that is destined for New Zealand, or that is to be transhipped in New Zealand for export to any country, or that will be in transit in New Zealand for transport to or through the USA.

b) A separate consignment line is required for each empty container.