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NEW MEMBER OF STAFF JOINS OUR TEAM |
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We
are pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Louis to our team, his role
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to develop our existng Import & Export services in the role of Business
Development Manager. |
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We
are very excited by his arrival and he will be of a great help. He can be reached on dlo@go2fmi.com |
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and
I am sure he will be in touch with many of you soon to say hi. |
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FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE
(FEFC) |
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BAF / CAF – Jun 08 / Jul 08 |
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The
Member Lines of the FEFC wish to advise Shippers:- |
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Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) for
the month of Jun 08 will be USD 546.00 per TEU |
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Currency
Adjustment Factor (CAF) for the month of Jun 08 will be 118.2% |
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Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) for
the month of Jul 08 will be USD 610 per TEU |
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Currency
Adjustment Factor (CAF) for the month of Jul 08 will be 17.4% |
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TREATMENT
OF WOOD PACKAGING FOR THE U.S.A. |
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On
September 16th 2005 , U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin
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of
the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection |
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Service
(APHIS) import regulation for wood packaging material (WPM). This is in |
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accordance
with ISPM 15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures). |
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The
rule requires WPM such as pallets, crates, boxes, and dunnage used to support
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cargo,
to be treated and marked. In cases of noncompliance the WPM will be subject
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immediate
export from the USA along with the accompanying cargo. |
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Cargo
will NOT be allowed to be fumigated upon arrival in the U.S. It will be
exported. |
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It
is the Exporter's responsibility to ensure all WPM is treated and any costs
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the
return of the cargo to the UK because of non treated WPM will be charged back
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client. |
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With
Consolidated cargo, our warehouses will be asked to look out for WPM that is
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marked
and if WPM is found not to be stamped correctly then vehicles may not be
unloaded. |
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It
must be stressed however that it is not Freight Movers responsibility to seek
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treated
WPM and should it be loaded, any costs incurred in its return will, as stated
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be
for the account of our client. |
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WPM
exempt from this regulation include: |
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WPM
made entirely of wood pieces less than 6 mm thick in any dimension. |
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Manufactured
wood materials such as plywood, particleboard, oriented strand board. |
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For full details please
visit the APHIS website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/import.html |
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Further
information may be found at: |
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www.forestry.gov.uk - enter ISPM15 in the
search field - this site is very informative |
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www.phpallets.com/ispm15.htm -
supplier of treated pallets |
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www.inkapallets.com/ispm/ispm.htm
- supplier of treated pallets |
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U.S. Customs - Severe holds and
delays |
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All ports in the USA are
experiencing increased numbers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
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holds which require containers to
be examined before they are available for pick up and devan |
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at our depot. The exams are either
by x-ray or a full unpack inspection at a Customs facility, |
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or a combination of both. |
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Unfortunately these holds affect
containers entering the USA from all over the world and the |
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time taken to resolve the holds is
increasing and can take weeks due to a lack of resources at |
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the Ports and at Customs. |
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Our agent, Primary Freight, is
doing everything they can to speed up the releases however |
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U.S. Customs has the right to
examine each import container, as do some other departments |
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of the U.S. government. |
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These holds can result in
additional charges on a container and these are pro-rated among each |
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of the importers in the
container. |
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Wood Packing Legislation - Exports
to the USA, Canada, and
Mexico
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Please be aware that sometime in
2005 timber products to the above will have to comply with new wood packing
legislation - ISPM15 (International Standard for Packaging Material). |
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The
requirements stipulate that ALL timber packaging will need to be heat-treated
to 50 o/C for 30 minutes, or chemically treated with Methyl Bromide, to
prevent the spread of disease through insects such as the Asian Longhorn
Beetle and the Pine Wood Nematode. |
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These new heat treatment
regulations are already being operated in China, and in the coming months a
further 118 countries around the world are expected to implement the same
requirements. |
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Treated goods
will be marked with an approved international certification mark. Failure to
comply with the requirement will result in the importer or his agent being
charged for the fumigation or destruction of the packaging. I would suspect
the cost of this will likely be passed back to the agent or shipper at
origin. |
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At this time we are still trying
to determine what precisely will be required documentation-wise in order to
prove that any wood packaging meets the requirements. As soon as we have more
information we will advise immediately. |
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Wood Packing Legislation – Imports
into the European Union |
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With effect
from the 1st of March 2005 consignments entering the European Union will need
to comply with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures NO.15
(ISPM15), which sets out the guidelines for regulating wood packaging
material used in the international trade. |
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Inspectors will
identify material for inspection from customs declarations, manifest and
bills of lading. Most inspections will be carried out using existing
inspection facilities on the dockside, the forestry commission does not
anticipate additional delays in clearance however we at FMI will be
monitoring this closely. |
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There is no requirement for a
phytosanitary certificate; the purpose of the permanent mark on pallets is to
avoid the need for certification. |
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