module 6 Submanifests - Cargo Support

SUBMANIFESTS
OVERVIEW
WHEN IS A SUBMANIFEST USED?
For Customs purposes, an export is the removal of goods, by vessel or
aircraft, from a place in Australia to a place outside Australia. The
exportation of goods from Australia is subject to Customs controls, and
may be prohibited or subject to restrictions. The exportation of services
is not subject to Customs controls.
Generally, goods intended for export must be entered for exportation,
and will be assigned a Customs Authority Number (CAN) when an
authority to deal with the goods is given.
If export goods are consolidated before export with other export goods,
the consolidator must prepare and communicate a submanifest to
Customs.
Customs will assign the submanifest a consolidation reference number
(CRN), which is the CAN for the consolidation.
WHAT IS A SUBMANIFEST?
A submanifest is a statement made by a consolidator to Customs
providing information about a consolidation of goods.
There are two types of submanifests. They are:
• consolidation submanifests - these are consolidations of export
goods into a single reportable entity prior to forwarding to a
cargo/container terminal operator (CTO). A consolidation
submanifest may cover a part of a shipping container, an entire
shipping container, or multiple shipping containers. In the air
environment a consolidation submanifest may cover a part of, or all
of an air ‘can’
• slot submanifests - slot submanifests apply only to sea freight. They
are used similarly to an outward manifest for a ship, but only relate
to a share (‘slot’) of the ship.
The submanifest must be reported electronically. This is done by lodging
a submanifest in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
There is no provision in the Customs Act to allow the submanifest to be
made by document, and the ICS does not include the functionality to
accept a documentary submanifest.
WHAT IS A CRN?
A Consolidation Reference Number (CRN) is the number assigned by
Customs to a submanifest when the submanifest has been validated and
processed by the ICS. The CRN remains unchanged even if the
submanifest is subsequently amended, withdrawn or cancelled.
INDUSTRY EXPORTS MANUAL – V1.1 27/07/2007 6.3