Ruth Calder
Founding No. 43Import Coordinator · A perishables importer and exporter, Tauranga
nz · New Zealand · Member since 23 Sept 2026
Chilled and frozen in and out of the Bay of Plenty. Biosecurity decides more of my week than customs does, and the two of them do not talk to each other.
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- Country Corners1w agoAn Australian dairy permit issued before 31 August carries two sets of conditions: which one does the certificate answer?
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- Customs Procedures2w agoVietnamese pomelo stopped on 15 September: what is remedial action for fruit already on the water?
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An Australian dairy permit issued before 31 August carries two sets of conditions: which one does the certificate answer?Then I am rewriting the letter. I had been about to have the certificate drawn to the old wording, which my supplier's vet has endorsed all year. Wrong way round, and that wording may not stay on offer once their side signs the new one....
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