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8 August 2020

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23 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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Herbarium specimens

Effective 18 July 2020 to 5 September 2020

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: non

Food, food products and beverages

Effective 22 June 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case provides information for food, food products and beverages subject to the Imported food inspection scheme.

Matched term: Non

Baits, lures and fishing flies for aquatic use

Effective 9 July 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of baits and lures for aquatic use e.g. for recreational fishing use.

Matched term: Non

Peanuts for human consumption or processing Alerts

Effective 18 July 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of processed peanuts for human consumption and raw or unprocessed peanuts for processing in Australian territory with an end use of human consumption.

Matched term: non

Cooked fruit and vegetables for human consumption Changes

Effective 18 July 2020 to 1 September 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of cooked fruit and vegetables for human consumption.

Matched term: Non

Finfish (excluding Salmonid) for human consumption Alerts Changes

Effective 18 July 2020 to 11 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of finfish (excluding Salmonid) for human consumption only. 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: Non

Sawdust and woodchips

Effective 29 July 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of sawdust and woodchips. Sawdust products include, but are not limited to, products and products containing chunks and bits of wood, wood chips, sawdust or wood powder, wood shavings, wine making oak alternatives (excluding barrels, staves and headboards). This case does not contain the conditions for briquettes and pellets made from compressed wood powder or sawdust, for these products please refer to the Charcoal, wood pellets, briquettes and firewood BICON case.

Matched term: Non

Job's tears articles

Effective 25 April 2020 to 1 September 2020

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: non

Pelted wheat for human consumption Alerts

Effective 29 May 2020 to 24 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of pelted wheat for human consumption that has been pearled or polished to render the seed non-viable.

Matched term: non

Soil and articles containing soil Alerts

Effective 13 June 2020 to 5 September 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of soil and articles containing soil. Soils are the unconsolidated material on the earth’s surface. They are aggregates of minerals, water, decomposed animal and plant material and micro-organisms. Other commodities that may be covered by this classification (soil and articles containing soil) are subsoil, aquatic or marine soil, sediments, silt and soil-like samples without evidence of origin.

Matched term: commodities