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Ship Inspection of cargo

STEPS PROCEDURES FOR THE INSPECTION OF CARGO
1 – 5 Refer to Basic Requirements 
6 Examine the manifest (Step 1 of Basic Requirements) and identify the regulated articles (commodities) that will require clearance. Use a highlighter pen to mark the manifest.
7 Compare the manifest with the list of import permits issued for that date and check for compliance.
8 Observe the offloading of containers and note any with soil attached. Seize these containers and ensure that they are cleaned before they are allowed to leave the wharf or be reloaded.
9 Identify the most perishable commodities and begin their clearance (e.g. fresh fruit and vegetables and plants), followed by the non-perishable goods (e.g. seeds).
10 Visually identify the commodities in the container and determine whether the commodity requires treatment offshore or onshore.

Check that the import requirements comply with those in the manual. Miscellaneous commodities are also listed.

If offshore, go to Step 11

If onshore, go to Step 12
11 Check the phytosanitary certification:

  • identification of commodities
  • quantity
  • source of commodity/country or production area
  • additional declarations.

If the details are in order, the consignment can be released. (The release may be subject to an audit inspection that is not part of the import requirements but a national function or part of a bilateral agreement.) Go to Step 12
12  Identify the commodity and the country of production and determine the inspection and treatments required. These will include details of:

  • sampling size and method of taking a sample;
  • the inspection procedure and methodology;
  • the interception and identification of pests; and
  • the treatment of regulated pests.
13 If a pest is detected, take a sample, label it and, if you cannot identify it, refer it to an expert for a definitive observation and to a senior officer for a decision on the action to be taken. See Section 1.2.5:  Diagnostics.

The purpose of the identification is to determine if the pest is a quarantine pest in accordance with the national  phytosanitary legislation, and the appropriate phytosanitary measures that are required to manage the risk of entry of this pest.
14  Undertake the inspection and treatment as required. Check for dunnage after the container is de-stuffed.
Dunnage is to be reloaded or destroyed by incineration.
15  Goods can be released.
16  Notify non-compliance to the exporting company.
17  Complete the documentation for the procedure.
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