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29 March 2024

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28 April 2024

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Non Commodity
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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Kibbled cereal mix for human consumption

Effective 21 December 2023 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of bagged kibbled cereal mix for human consumption.

Matched term: Kibbled, cereal, kibble, Grain

Processed grain and seed products for human consumption

Effective 18 March 2024 to 18 April 2024

This case describes the requirements for the importation of processed grain and seed products for human consumption. The grain or seed must be made non-viable by processing. Processing includes cooked and frozen grains and seeds, textured vegetable proteins (e.g. tofu), vegan products (including cheese, sausages and yoghurt), flours, flakes, meal, meslin, bran, protein flour and grains and seeds that are puffed or exploded. Flakes must be rolled so the grain is cracked. This case also applies to processed nuts in the form of powder, meal or flakes. For cooked seeds, please see Cooked seeds for human consumption. For whole and broken rice products, please see Rice for human consumption.

Matched term: grain, grains, Cereal

Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption

Effective 21 December 2023 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of commercially prepared and retail packaged breakfast cereals, muesli bars, wholefood bars and balls, meal/flour mixes, couscous meal mixes and fruit and seed trail mixes that may contain restricted plant ingredients (including grains, seeds, dried fruits or nuts).

Matched term: grains, cereals

Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives

Effective 28 February 2024 to 13 April 2024

This case describes the requirements for the importation of stockfeed products to be fed to stock animals including ruminants, poultry, pigs, horses, aquatic animals and bees. These products may contain ingredients of animal, microbial, plant, macroalgae, microalgae and/or mineral origin. This case should also be used for silage inoculants and for samples of plant-based stockfeed being imported for laboratory analysis. For products that are also used as veterinary therapeutics (e.g. antibiotics) please also consult the case for Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients. For bee pollen that will be fed to animals refer to the case Bee Pollen. For products containing ingredients of aquatic animal origin, which will be fed to aquatic animals refer to the case Aquaculture feed and aquatic meals.

Matched term: Cereals, Grains, Kibbled, grain

Malted cereal products for processing

Effective 8 February 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of malted cereal products for the purpose of further processing.

Matched term: cereal, Grains

Straw, cereal straw articles and products

Effective 14 February 2024 to 5 April 2024

This case describes the requirements for the importation of cereal straw articles and products for all uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes. For articles containing flowers and foliage please see the Dried or preserved flowers and foliage case.

Matched term: cereal

Bulk grain for processing

Effective 22 September 2023 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of bulk grain for processing into products for human consumption and/or animal feed. This case applies to whole cereal seeds, oil seeds or pulses imported loose in a ship’s hold or a shipping container.

Matched term: grain, cereal

Returning Australian products Changes

Effective 7 March 2024 to 8 April 2024

This case describes the requirements for the importation of goods returning to Australia. Goods covered by this case contain or consist of ingredients of plant, microbial or animal (excluding live animals) origin. Returning goods refers to goods originating from Australia that have been exported and are now being imported back into the country. This case also covers goods that have been shipped between two Australian ports but have exited and then re-entered Australian territory en route (e.g. trans-shipped goods). The goods must not have been altered while offshore. If any growing, processing or manufacturing occurs offshore that changes the nature of the product, the goods will then be considered a ‘new product’ rather than of Australian origin and you must search BICON to determine the conditions that apply.

Matched term: Grains, cereal, grain

Biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging

Effective 21 December 2023 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of highly processed biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging products.

Matched term: Cereal, grains

Cooked seeds for human consumption

Effective 30 January 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of seeds or grains that have undergone a cooking process for human consumption. For seeds and grains that have been physically processed and transformed into a finer texture such as powder, flour, meslin, bran or flakes, please see the BICON case Processed grain and seed products for human consumption.

Matched term: grains, grain