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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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Dried herb products not for human consumption Alerts
Effective 1 December 2022 to 10 December 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: plant, Cowplant, plantain, Waterplantain, Eggplant, candleplant, Gumplant, Plantago, Gambirplant
Unidentified plant material requiring treatment
Effective 3 November 2022 to 3 July 2023
This case describes the requirements for the importation of unidentified plant products for all uses other than animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes.
Matched term: plant, material
Dried or preserved flowers and foliage Alerts
Effective 3 November 2022 to 21 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of whole dried or preserved flowers and foliage (including moss) for end uses other than human consumption, animal consumption, veterinary therapeutics, growing purposes, fertilisers or bioremediation. For flowers and foliage that are to be used as herbarium specimens please refer to the BICON case Herbarium specimens. For plant parts fully encapsulated in solid mediums such as resin, silicone, plastic, etc. please refer to the BICON case Plant material embedded in a solid medium.
Matched term: plant, material
Human therapeutics and medicines Changes
Effective 10 November 2022 to 23 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of human therapeutics and medicines. This case includes human material for human therapeutic use e.g. organs for transplant, blood products for transfusions. This case may include, but is not limited to, complementary medicines (including Chinese medicines) containing animal and/or microbial derived material.
Matched term: material, Plant, transplant
Synthetic material
Effective 13 October 2022 to 16 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of synthetic material for all end uses other than as fertiliser.
Matched term: material, materials
Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock
Effective 10 November 2022 to 10 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of aquatic plants as nursery stock.
Matched term: plants
Laboratory materials Alerts
Effective 16 November 2022 to 4 January 2023
This case describes conditions for the import of laboratory reagents and materials for in vitro or in vivo use.
Matched term: materials
Artificial plants on natural stems
Effective 17 November 2022 to 10 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of artificial plants on natural stems. These conditions apply to items that have artificial foliage or flowers attached to a natural wood stem.
Matched term: plants
Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
Effective 3 December 2022 to 10 December 2022
This case describes the requirements for the importation of aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, as nursery stock that will be grown in water during post-entry quarantine.
Matched term: plants
Herbarium specimens
Effective 10 November 2022 to 6 January 2023
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: plants, plant