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Case: Natural fibres (and their derivatives) of animal origin Effective 21 Jul 2020 to 21 Aug 2020

Documentation Requirements

The information below describes the requirements for documentation presented to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to support the risk assessment of imported goods.

Material safety data sheet

A material safety data sheet is a document with information regarding the properties of a particular substance. The sheet is intended to detail the procedures for handling or working with that substance in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data, toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment and spill-handling procedures.

  1. Complete - All prescribed information required to be on a document must be present and complete. Additional prescribed information below:

    1. The document must include the suppliers company details including name, address and telephone number.

    2. The document must identify the product e.g. product name, UN number.

    3. The document must detail the ingredients e.g. chemical name, CAS number and proportions.

    4. The document must include health hazard information.

    5. The document should include precautions for use and safe handling information.

  2. Legible - All prescribed information required to be on a document must be legible.

  3. Valid - Many documents, such as import permits, are valid for a certain period. Presented documents must comply with the validity requirements specified for that class of document.

  4. In English - All information required to be on a document must be in English. Exceptions to this rule include:

    1. company letterheads that do not need to be translated into English but must be in English characters.

    2. commercial, transport and government certification that are required to comply with international standard formats.

    3. signatures and names of individuals.

    Where a document cannot be provided in English, an affidavit will be accepted from either:

    1. that country’s consulate in Australia.

    2. the Australian embassy in the country of origin.

    3. a translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd.

  5. Free from erasures and alterations - All prescribed information on the document must be free from erasures and alterations unless endorsed by the issuer of the document. The only acceptable endorsement is a company stamp or seal signed by the company employee (including printed name) or a government stamp or seal signed by a government employee (including printed name) applied adjacent to the alteration.

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For further information, please refer to the Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy.

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