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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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Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals Alerts
Effective 12 March 2024 to 13 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for pets and companion animals. This includes goods which are intended for consumption by dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs and horses (pets and performance animals) but does not include goods which are intended for consumption by production animals or food producing species (e.g. cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens). Goods may contain biological ingredients derived from animals, microbes (e.g. Saccharomyces), [e.g. fungi (including e.g. mushrooms)], plants, macroalgae (i.e. seaweed), and/or microalgae. Goods may be commercially prepared and packaged or may be imported in bulk for further processing in Australia i.e. to be included within a pet food product.
Matched term: Pet, food, pets, foods, Canned, petfoods, Petfeed, Petfood
Pet fish food
Effective 28 February 2024 to 18 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of manufactured fish food for the consumption of pet fish in enclosed aquariums or ponds. Goods must not be used for aquaculture or any other purpose.
Matched term: Pet, food, foods
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: food, foods, Pet, Stockfoods, Petfeed, Petfood, Petfoods, Stockfood
Laboratory animal food
Effective 28 February 2024 to 13 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of laboratory animal food.
Matched term: food, foods
Bony fish and cephalopods for aquaculture, bait or pet food use
Effective 20 December 2023 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of bony fish and cephalopods that have been sourced for the purpose of commercial fishing or use as feed in aquaculture systems. Bony fish includes any member within taxonomic group ‘Osteichthyes’, and excludes sharks and rays. Cephalopods include octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus.
Matched term: pet, food
Fish including fish caviar, fish roe, fish viscera and fish maw (excluding salmonid fish) Changes
Effective 29 March 2024 to 24 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of finfish, excluding finfish from the family Salmonidae and genus Plecoglossus. Goods covered by this case include whole fish, gilled or gutted fish, fish fillets, consumer ready fish products, fish caviar, fish roe, fish viscera, fish maw, and fish sauce. Fish may be imported for the end uses specified by the import requirements, including for human consumption. Please note that this case only applies to the finfish component of composite products. If you are importing a composite product, you must search BICON for each individual ingredient to determine the conditions that apply.
Matched term: Uncanned, Canned, foods
Dried herb products not for human consumption
Effective 18 March 2024 to 5 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried herb products. Importation is permitted for all end uses other than for human consumption, animal foods, fertilisers, growing purposes, bioremediation and veterinary therapeutic use. Products may be individual leaves (not bunches of leaves attached to the stem/branch/vine), flowers (not on stems), stems, roots, gums, resins, rhizomes, spices and crushed nut shells. These must be thoroughly dried, broken into small pieces and not capable of propagation. This case does not apply to, fruit or bark. For human consumption use, refer to the BICON case Dried herbs for human consumption. For whole dried or preserved flowers and foliage refer to the BICON case Dried or preserved flowers and foliage. For potpourri refer to the BICON case Potpourri. For consignments containing fruit, pods or seed heads refer to the BICON case Dried fruit.For the importation of aromatherapy style products stuffed with seed and/or herbs such as heat pillows, Thai massage balls, scented herbal pillows and mattress inlays, eye pillows and toys (including fabric or plastic pet toys stuffed with plant material) please go to Articles stuffed with herbs or seed.
Matched term: foods, pet, Petals, Rosepetal, Carpet, Schizonopeta, Trumpet
Retorted goods
Effective 16 March 2024 to 24 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of retorted goods for human consumption.
Matched term: food, foods, Canned
Household pet birds (psittacine birds only)
Effective 3 January 2024 to 24 April 2024
This case describes the requirements for the importation of live household pet birds (psittacine birds only).
Matched term: pet
Snails for human consumption
Effective 28 February 2024 to present
This case describes the requirements for the importation of snails for human consumption only.
Matched term: Uncanned, Limpets