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19 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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Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients

Effective 16 April 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements to import goods for veterinary therapeutic use (including vaccines, therapeutic products, medicines, and products for use in assisted reproductive technologies). This case must also be used for ingredients for use in veterinary therapeutic manufacturing. Veterinary therapeutic goods may come in forms such as tablets, pills, capsules, powders or liquids. Veterinary therapeutic goods are used to: prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease or condition in animals, or prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate an infestation of animals by a pest, or cure or alleviate an injury suffered by animals, or influence, inhibit or modify a physiological process associated with a disease or condition in animals.

Matched term: Veterinary, therapeutics, Veterinary therapeutics

Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives

Effective 13 April 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of stockfeed products to be fed to stock animals including ruminants, poultry, pigs, horses, aquatic animals and bees. These products may contain ingredients of animal, microbial, plant, macroalgae, microalgae and/or mineral origin. This case should also be used for silage inoculants and for samples of plant-based stockfeed being imported for laboratory analysis. For products that are also used as veterinary therapeutics (e.g. antibiotics) please also consult the case for Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients. For bee pollen that will be fed to animals refer to the case Bee Pollen. For products containing ingredients of aquatic animal origin, which will be fed to aquatic animals refer to the case Aquaculture feed and aquatic meals.

Matched term: veterinary, therapeutics, veterinary therapeutics

Catgut derived from animal intestines

Effective 28 February 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of products derived from animal intestines. This includes catgut for use in musical instruments and sporting equipment. This case also includes suture material for human therapeutic use only. For the requirements for suture material of animal origin for use as a veterinary therapeutic, please refer to the Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients BICON case.

Matched term: veterinary, therapeutics, Veterinary therapeutics

Human therapeutics and medicines

Effective 21 February 2024 to present

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: therapeutics

Seaweed

Effective 21 December 2023 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of seaweed including seaweed processed into capsules or tablets. This case only applies to goods for human consumption and all end uses other than animal consumption, veterinary therapeutics, growing purposes or environmental purposes.

Matched term: veterinary, therapeutics, veterinary therapeutics

Fruit and vegetable juices, chilled pulps, purees and pastes, plant oils and plant-based beverages

Effective 12 March 2024 to present

This case describes the requirements for the importation of fruit and vegetable juices, chilled pulps, purees and pastes of fruit and/or vegetables, plant oils and plant-based beverages for end uses other than animal consumption, veterinary therapeutics, growing purposes, fertilisers or bioremediation agents.

Matched term: veterinary, therapeutics, veterinary therapeutics

Dried or preserved flowers and foliage

Effective 5 April 2024 to present

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: veterinary, therapeutics, veterinary therapeutics

Feathers

Effective 18 April 2024 to present

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: veterinary, therapeutics, veterinary therapeutics

Used veterinary equipment

Effective 18 April 2024 to present

This case describes the requirement for the importation of used veterinary equipment. Veterinary equipment includes ear marking pliers, scalpels, emasculators, thermometers, spaying equipment, drenching guns, protective clothing including boots, and other equipment used in the performance of surgical operations or the conduct of animal husbandry.

Matched term: veterinary

Dietary supplements and natural medicines of plant origin for human consumption

Effective 7 February 2024 to present

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 Seaweed.

Matched term: therapeutics