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Non commodity conditions apply to all packaging, containers and transport methods used to bring goods into the country. Refer to the Non Commodity case to review the non commodity conditions related to your import.
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Herbarium specimens
Effective 21 February 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of non-infected and infected herbarium specimens of vascular plants, and non-vascular plants and fungi (including algae, lichens, mosses, liverworts and hornworts). Herbarium specimens are processed (e.g. dried, mounted, preserved) plant samples that are labelled with their collection data. These goods are for use in herbarium reference collections, for example, institutes listed in the Index Herbariorum. The department strongly encourages importers of herbarium specimens to transport the specimens via courier. This allows importers to monitor the movement and receipt of the goods throughout the import pathway, which may not be possible through the mail system.
Matched term: dried
Truffles for human consumption
Effective 5 April 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried or frozen truffles for human consumption. For fresh truffles, please refer to the BICON case Mushrooms for human consumption.
Matched term: dried
Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts Changes
Effective 8 April 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of fibre products and seed handicrafts.For the purposes of this case fibre products refers to dried, empty cotton pods, cholla wood and luffa. Seed handicrafts refer to products made from Aluerites spp., Fagraea spp. and Pandanus spp. seeds.
Matched term: dried
Potpourri
Effective 18 April 2024 to present
The case describes the requirements for the importation of potpourri for all uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes. These conditions do not apply to products with a single ingredient, incense, herbs or fibre articles.
Matched term: herbs, Dried
Permitted plant fibres
Effective 18 April 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of the majority of articles made out of plant fibres for all uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers, landscaping or for growing. This case includes import conditions for coir fibre liners for hanging baskets. For coir peat and coco peat products please see the Coir peat case. For banana fibre articles please see the Banana fibre articles case. For articles containing flowers and foliage please see the Dried or preserved flowers and foliage case. This case does not apply to imports for use in landscaping and weed suppression, for these imports please see the Geotextiles for bioremediation case. This case does not apply to imports of flexible plant fibre fabrics (consisting of a network of natural fibres made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting or bonding). For these imports please see the Plant based fabric, textiles or yarn case
Matched term: Dried
Poppy straw (Papaver somniferum) for processing
Effective 3 January 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried poppy straw (Papaver somniferum) for processing. The term poppy straw is used to indicate dried deseeded capsules with 10-20 cm of stem. Material will require mandatory treatment to mitigate biosecurity risks associated with this commodity, or be processed in accordance with approved methods. Importation of this commodity requires an import permit prior to importation into Australian territory. For full import conditions, please refer to the details contained in this BICON Case.
Matched term: dried
Raw nuts for human consumption
Effective 18 April 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of raw nuts for human consumption, including raw nuts in loose vacuum packaging, tins and gas flushed sealed bags.For raw nuts that have been shelled and packaged under strong vacuum please refer to BICON case Vacuum sealed nuts.For dried apricot kernels please refer to BICON case Dried apricot kernels.
Matched term: dried
Catha edulis (khat)
Effective 22 September 2023 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of Catha edulis (khat) for all uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes.
Matched term: Dried
Cryogenic shippers
Effective 22 November 2023 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of new cryogenic shippers and cryogenic shippers that have been used for human or animal material or highly purified biological material and/or highly processed biological material.
Matched term: Dry
Preserved fruit, vegetables or seaweed for human consumption
Effective 21 December 2023 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of preserved fruit, vegetables or seaweed (red, green and brown macroalgae) for human consumption.
Matched term: Dried