What does this Customs message 'MAF CLEARANCE GIVEN TO MOVE FROM WHARF TO AN ATF' mean, and do I still need a BACC?
If you have received this message in response to a Customs Import Entry, your container can be moved off the wharf and taken to a MAF-approved transitional facility, where it must be checked by an Accredited Person. This message replaces the BACC to remove a low-risk container from the wharf. You do not need to lodge an Application for a BACC with MAF. This message does not constitute final MAF clearance of the container. The Accredited Person who checks the container at the devanning facility must still file a container log sheet for the container and obtain final MAF clearance for the container.
If you have received this message in response to a Customs ECI report for a loaded container being moved under bond, your container can be moved off the wharf and taken to a MAF-approved transitional facility. It must be held unopened until the contents list and hard copy Quarantine Declaration, if available, are presented to MAF and a direction given regarding the container. The message replaces the BACC to remove the container from the wharf, but MAF must evaluate the internal contents and status of the container before the container is opened. This message does not constitute final clearance of the container.
If you have received this message in response to a shipping ECI report for an empty container, your container can be moved off the wharf and taken to a MAF-approved transitional facility, where it must be checked by an Accredited Person and/or subject to an equivalent system. This message replaces the BACC to remove a low-risk container from the wharf. It does not constitute final MAF clearance of the container.