Crate Red Lined

[Restless 33]

can anyone tell me what it means when the crate lands in australia and is at the docks and is "red lined". thanks

[Restless 33]

does anyone know what it means?

[jake32]

all documents to be examined by customs ..takes an extra 3-5 days

[Restless 33]

thanks mate...any idea why this would happen...does it mean something dodgy has happened?

or is it jsut a random thing?

[jake32]

its just a random thing ...to keep custom brokers on there toes basiclly...making sure everthing is declared correctly and approiate duty /taxes are paid...this is impossible to do on every entry to the country..so they "redline" ..red pen across ships manifest....and check complete contents

[funkymonkey]

well we had one of our containers of parts redlined by customs, basically they request an list of parts in the container and their costings etc. Then they go thru the container and make sure its all there as billed and if there's anything else its destroyed and you're fined etc, depending on how bad it is etc. Its also done to catch out tax evasion etc.

[Restless 33]

thanks heaps guys...so it's about an extra 3-5 days waiting?