BICON
Australian Biosecurity
Import Conditions
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Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case applies to jewellery and articles made with Job's tears imported by passengers as accompanied baggage through international airports or sent as non-commercial consignments through mail centres.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of Wisteria articles that are wholly or partly made of Wisteria, including baskets that are covered by Wisteria binding and bundles of prepared Wisteria.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 1 July 2022 to 5 July 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried herbs. Importation is permitted for human consumption and human therapeutics. This includes pods without seeds, citrus peel, leaves, flowers, stems, roots, gums, resins, rhizomes, spices and crushed nut shells that are thoroughly dried and not capable of propagation. The case does not apply to seeds, fruit or bark. For pods with permitted seed and dried fruit, please use the Dried fruit BICON case. For permitted seed, please use the Raw seed BICON case. For pods with non-permitted seed and non-permitted seed, please use the relevant seed for human consumption BICON case. For bark, please use the Bark for human consumption BICON case. For kava products, please use the Kava for human consumption BICON case.
Matched Term: cane, Sugarcane, sweetcane
Effective 1 July 2022 to 5 July 2022
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.
Matched Term: cane, Sugarcane, sweetcane
Effective 1 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of plant based articles that are highly processed, flexible fabrics consisting of a network of natural fibres made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting or bonding.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case describes the conditions for wooden items where bark is a feature of the end product (including furniture, vases, bowls, picture frames, chopping boards and musical instruments). The products being imported may be allowed entry with a permit and mandatory treatment. The suitability of the product will be assessed on a case by case basis.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case describes requirements for the importation of empty seashells, and empty seashells (including oyster shell) which are a part of manufactured articles such as furnishings or decorative items. This case does not cover shells for which the meat is still attached. For the import of shells (including oyster shell) for animal feed use, please refer to the BICON case for Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case allows for the import of goods made with rawhide and includes drums, musical instruments, artefacts, relics, souvenirs and handicrafts. Rawhide is defined as hides and skins which have been fleshed (trimmed and all muscle, fat and other subcutaneous tissues removed), washed, cured and dried such that they do not require refrigeration. Rawhide may or may not include animal hair. For rawhide not manufactured into goods, please refer to conditions for ‘untanned hides and skins’ in the BICON case Animal trophies, articles and handicrafts. For horse equipment, please refer to the BICON case Horse equipment.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 21 July 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of feathers or manufactured articles containing feathers for all end uses other than as animal consumption, veterinary therapeutics, fertiliser, bioremediation or growing purposes. Examples of manufactured articles containing feathers include pillows, duvets, quilts, down, doonas, dusters and dream catchers.
Matched Term: articles
Effective 2 July 2022 to 7 July 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of Saccharum spp. (sugarcane) as nursery stock.
Matched Term: cane, sugarcane