Customs Minister Nicky Wagner today recognised the
Customs Service’s Secure Exports Scheme for handling more
than $150 billion in trade since its inception 10 years
ago.
The scheme provides a secure supply chain from
the point of packing the container to delivery at the New
Zealand port of departure. Because a container’s security
is assured, it is less likely to encounter delays.
“Growth has been such that $19 billion in trade was
processed through the scheme in 2013, which amounts to
almost of third of all exports.
“Because the
scheme helps to protect exports from tampering, sabotage or
smuggling, exporters get enhanced border clearance
privileges in the United States, Republic of Korea and
Japan, where we have Mutual Recognition Arrangements,” Ms
Wagner says.
SES exporters are 3.5 times less likely
than any other trader to be examined for security purposes
by United States Customs and Border Protection.
More
than 120 exporters are part of the Secure Exports
Scheme.
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