5368.0.55.018 - Information Paper: Experimental Statistics on International Shipping Container Movements, 2009-10

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/09/2011 First Issue

Page tools: Print Page Print All
Explanatory Notes Bibliography Glossary Sea Cargo Attributes (Appendix)	GLOSSARY CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DATASET - DATA ITEM FIELDS AND DICTIONARY DESCRIPTIONS Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service FY_Year The financial year to which the data refers. FY_Quarter The financial quarter of the referenced year to which the data refers. FY_Month The month of referenced year to which the data refers. Port aligned Grouping of Australian ports into 21 of the major ports. Discharge Port Code The universal abbreviation of the names of Australia's seaports. Description The full name of each of Australia's seaports e.g. Melbourne. Estimated Arrival Date The estimated date that a vessel is expected to arrive at an Australian port. Container_Size The size of the sea container (either 20 or 40 foot) as reported on the Sea Cargo Report in the Customs Integrated Cargo System. Where a container length is not reported (e.g., 0000) the statistical mode for that container number is first attempted. Where this is not successful, the BITRE factor is used for remaining sea containers not having a reported size. Importer ABN Australian Business Number of the importer. Ccid Customs client identification code of the importer. Cargo Type This will be one of the following: FCL - Full Container Load Containers where all the contents are consigned to one entity. There is only one consignment in the container. FCX - Full Container multiple house bills Sea cargo containers where a container has all the contents consigned to one entity in Australia, and where there are two or more consignments within the container. LCL - Less than Container Load A consignment that does not occupy the full space available in a container. The consignment has been consolidated, that is, packed into a single container, with one or multiple other LCL consignments. These consignments must have at least two different consignees in Australia, that is, the container holds the goods of more than one consignee. Source_Doc Source Document Type (this indicates what type(s) of source document(s) have been reported for the cargo). The valid entries include: ID - Import Declaration SCR - sea cargo report CL - sea cargo list PDR - progressive discharge report UBSEA - underbond movement request SCO - sea outturn report Delivery Postcode The postcode provided on the Import Declaration for the Australian address for the delivery of the goods. Tariff Classification Number The eight-digit tariff classification applicable to the goods being entered, as specified in Schedule 3 of the Australian Customs Tariff. This field is always tied to a Statistical Code field. The Statistical Code is the 2-digit number that identifies the goods against the classification, which provides more specific detail for the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Container_Count The number of containers delivered to an individual postcode where the month, port of discharge, description, container size, cargo type and source document are the same. In the case of an FCX or LCL, this can be a fraction of a sea container. TEUs Standard unit for counting containers of various capacities and for describing the capacities of container ships or terminals. One 20 foot ISO container equals 1 TEU. One 40 foot ISO container equals two TEU. CONTAINER TYPES Source: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service REFR - Refrigerated A container which is used to transport refrigerated cargo. TANK - Tank A type of vessel used to transport liquid cargo. MAFI - Mafi A type of wheeled trailer onto which cargo is strapped for transport on a vessel. OTOP - Open Top A container with no hard top, used to transport cargo that would not normally fit inside a conventional container. FRAK - Flat Rack Cargo secured onto a flat base, for ease of loading and discharge. GENV - General Purpose (Vented) A ventilated container used to transport cargo GENN - General Purpose (Non-Vented) A non-ventilated container used to transport cargo. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.