23 February 2018
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and brokers of GAS/CAL cargo awaiting clearance or inspection of containers.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has resolved issues with the processing of GAS/CAL cargo clearances.
All GAS/CAL cargo holds are being released based on inspections related to correctly reported containers.
Further information?
If you have any concerns or questions please contact the department for further information.
The Department of Home Affairs have recently updated their Integrated Cargo System - Type 3 Digital Certificate. All stakeholders using third party EDI messaging software are required update their digital certificates as per the Home Affairs Industry Advice 2018/01, failure to update certificates will result in EDI messages not being processed.