Exporting and Re-importing +100 Tonnes of Rejected BMSB Machinery: Austria > Australia > Japan > Australia
Result Summary
- Exported over 100 Tonnes of machinery from Port Kembla
- Fumigated 4 break bulk consignments overseas
- Transferred them to another port for a faster service
- Successfully re-imported and cleared the machinery in Australia
Challenge
Assisting Wittmann Battenfeld, a leading global manufacturer of injection molding machines, re-export and re-import four large pieces of machinery from Austria after it was rejected by Australian biosecurity authorities.
Strict Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Season (BMSB) measures were in place at the time of import. Any goods (even new and unused cargo) that had been manufactured before 1 December 2021 needed to be fumigated for stink bugs before being imported into Australia.
Unfortunately, this cargo had not been fumigated in Austria prior to departure. Australian customs therefore rejected its entry into Australia, and the cargo had to be exported from Port Kembla.
This was a time-critical situation where the client needed their goods re-exported, fumigated and then re-imported back into Australia as soon as possible. Our experts had to move quickly.
Solution
Through our extensive partner network, ICE found a neighbouring country where the goods could be safely unloaded and treated.
Japan does not have the same biosecurity measures as Australia, so we planned for the machinery to arrive in Kobe, the third-largest port city in Japan. ICE had to overcome several obstacles in the process:
