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The Scheme: Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (CCC) Scheme

Introduction

Section 66B of the Quarantine Act 1908 provides for the adoption of Compliance Agreements relevant to certain quarantine activities governed by the Act.

AQIS formalised co-regulatory arrangements (in consultation with industry) through the establishment of Compliance Agreements. The first of these was the Containerised Cargo Clearance scheme for FCL/X, followed by the Automatic Entry Processing for FCL and the LCL Packing Schemes. These three schemes have collectively been known as the Broker Accreditation Schemes (BAS). The BAS schemes have been replaced with Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (CCC) Scheme. This scheme focuses on the clearance of non-commodity concerns for containersised sea freight.

Compliance agreements

The Industry Guide to Compliance Agreements document provides a description of the Import Clearance Compliance Agreement model, including a functional description of the documents that form a Compliance Agreement.

The scheme

The scope of the Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (CCC) Scheme includes:

  • assessment of non-commodity concerns for FCL, FCX and LCL sea-freight consignments
  • assessment of unpack location postcodes for FCL and FCX sea-freight consignments
  • reporting of non-commodity concerns related to these consignments to AQIS
  • direction of these consignments to a Quarantine Approved Premises for further AQIS intervention.

Under the Scheme, certain prerequisites must be met by the Other Party before becoming a signatory to the Scheme:

  • The Other Party must be allocated a Branch Id by the Australian Customs Service for the purposes of lodging Import Declarations in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
  • The Other Party must employ or utilise a minimum of one (1) accredited person to undertake tasks within the Operational Procedures Statements (OPS) that are specifically designated to accredited persons.
  • The Other Party must have the ability to receive, open and read electronic mail messages (email) with attached HTML documents.

For further information please contact:

National Compliance Agreement Coordinator
Co-regulation Administration and Support Program
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: 02 6272 5888
Email: Broker Accreditation



Last reviewed: 16 Mar 2010
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