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8 August 2020

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3 May 2024

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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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Returning Australian products

Effective 24 July 2020 to 1 September 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of goods returning to Australia. Returning goods refers to goods originating from Australia that have been exported and are now being imported back into the country.

Matched term: Plant, Plants

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: Packaging, materials

Noodles for human consumption

Effective 31 July 2020 to 1 September 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of noodles for human consumption only. This case may include items such as pasta, spaghetti, egg noodles, commercially packaged noodles or instant noodles. Please note that this case applies to noodles derived from plant material only and noodles containing egg. If you are importing a composite product that includes ingredients other than egg, you must search BICON for each individual ingredient to determine the conditions that apply. For food products including pasta and noodles containing equal to or greater than 10% egg (excluding meat) refer to the BICON case Egg and egg products for human consumption. For food products including pasta and noodles containing equal to or greater than 10% dairy refer to the BICON case Dairy products for human consumption.

Matched term: packaged, plant, material

Highly refined organic chemicals and substances

Effective 31 July 2020 to 5 September 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of highly refined organic chemicals and substances for all uses other than as animal consumption, use as bioremediation agents or fertiliser, or for veterinary therapeutic use. This case includes items such as acetone, alcohols, amino acids, varnish, sulphur compounds, dyes, or paraffin, vitamins and organic acids (e.g. citric acid).

Matched term: Plant

Dried or preserved flowers and foliage

Effective 3 August 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of whole dried or preserved flowers and foliage.

Matched term: plant, material

Pine cones

Effective 22 June 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of pine cones. Pine cones are often found in and described as, Christmas decorations and dried plant arrangements.

Matched term: plant, material

Human fluids and tissues Alerts

Effective 18 July 2020 to 26 August 2020

This case applies to human fluids and tissues including reproductive material for in vitro use and/or in vivo use in laboratory organisms only. For the import of human hair, teeth and bone, please refer to BICON case Human hair, teeth and bones. For the import of human therapeutics and medicines, please refer to BICON case Human therapeutics and medicines. For the import of preserved or fixed Human samples, please refer to the BICON case Preserved and fixed animal and human specimens.

Matched term: material

Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock

Effective 18 July 2020 to 16 October 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of Aegagropila linnaei for use as nursery stock.

Matched term: plants

Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts Alerts

Effective 18 July 2020 to 21 August 2020

This case describes the requirements for the importation of fibre products and seed handicrafts.For the purposes of this case fibre products refers to dried, empty cotton pods, cholla wood and luffa. Seed handicrafts refer to products made from Aluerites spp. and Fagraea spp. seeds.

Matched term: Plant

Dried herb products not for human consumption Alerts

Effective 3 August 2020 to 14 August 2020

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 or growing purposes. Products may contain ingredients such as leaves, flowers, stems, roots, gums, milled seed, resins, rhizomes, spices and crushed nut shells. These must be thoroughly dried, broken into small pieces and not capable of propagation. The case does not apply to unmilled seeds, fruit or bark. For human consumption, please refer to the BICON case Dried herbs for human consumption. For whole dried or preserved flowers and leaf material, please refer to the BICON case Dried or preserved flowers and foliage.

Matched term: material, plant