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31 October 2016

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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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Human therapeutics and medicines

Effective 22 October 2016 to 2 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of human therapeutics and medicines. The case may include but is not limited to items such as human antibodies and cell lines, human tissues and fluids, human therapeutics, synthetic or non-synthetic therapeutics or excipients. For the import of dietary supplements and natural medicines containing ingredients of plant origin, please refer to the BICON case Dietary supplements and natural medicines for human consumption. For the import of fungi (dried mushroom), including Ganoderma, Poriacoros and Cordyceps, please refer to the BICON case Dried medicinal mushrooms. For the import of slippery elm bark, please refer to the BICON case Powdered herbs for human consumption.

Matched term: medicines, Medicine

Dietary supplements and natural medicines for human consumption

Effective 22 October 2016 to 5 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of dietary supplements and natural medicines 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 Dairy products for human consumption.

Matched term: medicines

Veterinary therapeutics and medicines

Effective 25 October 2016 to 4 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of veterinary therapeutics and medicines for therapeutic use only. Therapeutic products may come in forms such as tablets, pills, capsules, powders or liquids. This case does not cover veterinary therapeutics derived from slippery elm bark powder. Please refer to BICON case Powdered herbs for human consumption. This case does not cover veterinary therapeutics derived from bee pollen powder. Please refer to BICON case Bee products.

Matched term: medicines

Dried herbs (including leaves, spices, roots, crushed nut shells)

Effective 22 October 2016 to 2 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried herbs. Importation is permitted for all end uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes. This includes leaves, flowers, stems, roots, gums, resins, rhizomes, spices and crushed nut shells that are thoroughly dried and not capable of propagation. The case does not apply to seeds, fruit or bark. Note: For requirements for Rosa spp. root products, please refer to the BICON case for Bark for human comsumption.

Matched term: medicines, medicine

Dried fruit

Effective 22 October 2016 to 2 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried or freeze-dried fruit and applies to a range of fruit, pods or seed heads. Importation is permitted for human consumption and all end uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes.

Matched term: medicines, medicine

Gelatine

Effective 22 October 2016 to 4 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of gelatine as an ingredient in products for human consumption, pet food, bait, veterinary therapeutic, human therapeutics or medicine, cell or culture media, stockfeed, fertiliser or in vitro use or in vivo use in laboratory organisms. Please note that this case only applies to the gelatine 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: medicine

Powdered herbs for human consumption

Effective 22 October 2016 to 2 November 2016

The case describes the requirements for the importation of powdered herbs of plant origin for human consumption. Powdered herbs consist of dried and ground plant parts (including seeds, fruits, herbs, bark and roots). Human consumption includes uses such as food, supplements, complementary medicines, cosmetics or smoking.

Matched term: medicines

Human fluids and tissues

Effective 22 October 2016 to 4 November 2016

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: medicines

Lanolin and wool grease

Effective 22 October 2016 to 4 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of lanolin and wool grease for all other uses except human and veterinary therapeutics. For human therapeutics containing lanolin and/or wool grease, please refer to the BICON case Human therapeutics and medicines. For veterinary therapeutics containing lanolin and/or wool grease, please refer to the BICON case Veterinary therapeutics and medicines.

Matched term: medicines

Bark for human consumption

Effective 22 October 2016 to 2 November 2016

This case describes the requirements for the importation of dried bark. Importation is permitted for all end uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes. Note: This case also contains the requirements for Rosa spp. root products.

Matched term: medicines