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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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Dietary supplements and natural medicines of plant origin for human consumption
Effective 5 August 2020 to 21 August 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dietary supplements and natural medicines of plant origin for human consumption. For human therapeutics and medicines containing biological material of animal or microbial please refer to the BICON case Human therapeutics and medicines. For protein powders and supplements (e.g. performance enhancement supplements), please refer to the BICON case Protein powders and body building supplements for human consumption. For products containing mushrooms please refer to the BICON case Mushrooms for human consumption. For products containing seaweed please see the BICON case Dried seaweed for human consumption.
Matched term: mushrooms
Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption Alerts
Effective 18 July 2020 to 21 August 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of soybeans for human consumption.
Matched term: frozen
Unretorted meat Alerts
Effective 21 July 2020 to 21 August 2020
This case describes import conditions for fresh or frozen meat and includes: jerky and biltong, pâté and foie gras, meat from New Zealand, avian meat, bovine meat and crocodile meat. Please note that if you are importing a composite product, you must search BICON for each individual ingredient to determine the conditions that apply.
Matched term: frozen
Fresh coconut and coconut meat Alerts
Effective 18 July 2020 to 3 September 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of fresh (mature and immature) coconuts for human consumption and use as prayer nuts and fresh coconut meat products for all uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes. For coconuts for decorative or novelty purposes please refer to BICON case Permitted plant fibres.For frozen coconut meat please refer to BICON case Frozen fruit, vegetables and herbs for human consumption.For dried coconut please refer to BICON case Dried fruit for human consumption.
Matched term: frozen
Live aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates from the AAT for laboratory use
Effective 7 April 2020 to 15 December 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of live aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates from the AAT for laboratory purposes.
Matched term: Frozen
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: freeze
Dried dates or doum for human consumption Alerts
Effective 18 July 2020 to 21 August 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried dates (Phoenix dactylifera) or doums (Hyphaene thebaica) for human consumption. This case does not cover Chinese dates (Ziziphus spp.).
Matched term: Frozen
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: Frozen
Peat
Effective 18 July 2020 to 1 September 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of peat.Peat, peat moss or sphagnum peat moss is defined as the dead material that accumulates in the lower levels of a peat bog. The product is excavated from peat bogs or at depth.
Matched term: Mushroom
Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) Alerts
Effective 21 July 2020 to 16 October 2020
This case describes the requirements for the importation of microorganisms and infectious agents for in vitro use or in vivo use in laboratory organisms. Note that import conditions in this case are also applicable to primary derivatives e.g. antigens, proteins, genetic material. Secondary derivatives e.g. antibodies, are not permitted under these import conditions. This case also applies to the importation of department approved starter cultures for in vitro use or in vivo use in laboratory organisms. For the import of approved starter cultures for all other end uses, please refer to BICON case Starter cultures. For the importation of secondary derivatives please refer to the following BICON cases: Antibodies Laboratory material
Matched term: Mushroom