Case Glossary

Goods include:

1. An animal
2. A plant
3. A sample or specimen of a disease agent
4. A pest
5. Mail; and
6. Any other article substance or thing.

Goods does not include ballast water or human remains. It also does not include a conveyance, except in certain circumstances.

The department will assess the application and on the basis of that assessment may decide to grant an import permit subject to any conditions deemed necessary for safe importation, use and disposal of those products.

It should be noted that applying for an import permit does not automatically result in an import permit being issued. The Director of biosecurity or their delegate issues the import permit. You should ensure that an application is submitted for each product type and that the prescribed fee accompanies the import permit application.

Ingredients approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for use in commercially prepared and packaged products:

1. Alcohols
2. Carminic acid
3. Citric acid
4. Colloidal oatmeal
5. Cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (or a derivative of a pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
6. Cyclosporin (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
7. Diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) dextran (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
8. Essential oils
9. Esters
10. Fish oil (other than salmon oil)
11. Gelatin - commercially prepared derived from animal tissues (other than ruminant tissues)
12. Glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan of aquatic animal origin (except if derived from fish of the family Salmonidae or intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
13. Green lipped mussel powder from New Zealand (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
14. Highly processed biochemicals derived from wool grease (including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin and lanolin alcohols)
15. Homeopathic preparations
16. Honey and bee products (e.g. bee venom, bee wax, honeycomb, propolis, royal jelly) that are pure and free from extraneous material (e.g. sticks, dead bees) before being added to the veterinary therapeutic product
17. Lactic acid
18. Lactose (except in products intended for administration to food‑producing animals in their feed or water ration)
19. Natural flavourings (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
20. Neatsfoot oil, if present in products for topical application to animals that are companion or performance animals (such as dogs, cats or horses)
21. Pectins
22. Plant acids
23. Plant extracts (other than flours or powders)
24. Plant gums
25. Plant juices
26. Plant oils
27. Plant waxes
28. Purified amino acids (other than those derived from neural material)
29. Purified antibiotics or antimycotics manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
30. Purified avermectin compounds (e.g. ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, selamectin, eprinomectin) manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
31. Purified corticosteroids manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin
32. Purified hyaluronic acid manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
33. Purified milbemycin compounds (e.g. moxidectin) manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
34. Purified spinosyn compounds, if present in products for use in animals that are companion or performance animals (such as dogs, cats or horses)
35. Resins
36. Starches
37. Sugars (other than lactose)
38. Tallow derivatives that are methyl oleate, oleic acid, glycerol or stearates, produced by hydrolysis, saponification or transesterification using high temperature (above 200°C) and pressure
39. Tinctures (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
40. Vinegars
41. Vitamins or provitamins
42. Water
43. Xanthan gum.

Ingredients approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for use in commercially prepared and packaged products:

1. Alcohols
2. Carminic acid
3. Citric acid
4. Colloidal oatmeal
5. Cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (or a derivative of a pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
6. Cyclosporin (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
7. Diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) dextran (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
8. Essential oils
9. Esters
10. Fish oil (other than salmon oil)
11. Gelatin - commercially prepared derived from animal tissues (other than ruminant tissues)
12. Glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan of aquatic animal origin (except if derived from fish of the family Salmonidae or intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
13. Green lipped mussel powder from New Zealand (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
14. Highly processed biochemicals derived from wool grease (including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin and lanolin alcohols)
15. Homeopathic preparations
16. Honey and bee products (e.g. bee venom, bee wax, honeycomb, propolis, royal jelly) that are pure and free from extraneous material (e.g. sticks, dead bees) before being added to the veterinary therapeutic product
17. Lactic acid
18. Lactose (except in products intended for administration to food‑producing animals in their feed or water ration)
19. Natural flavourings (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
20. Neatsfoot oil, if present in products for topical application to animals that are companion or performance animals (such as dogs, cats or horses)
21. Pectins
22. Plant acids
23. Plant extracts (other than flours or powders)
24. Plant gums
25. Plant juices
26. Plant oils
27. Plant waxes
28. Purified amino acids (other than those derived from neural material)
29. Purified antibiotics or antimycotics manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
30. Purified avermectin compounds (e.g. ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, selamectin, eprinomectin) manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
31. Purified corticosteroids manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin
32. Purified hyaluronic acid manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
33. Purified milbemycin compounds (e.g. moxidectin) manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
34. Purified spinosyn compounds, if present in products for use in animals that are companion or performance animals (such as dogs, cats or horses)
35. Resins
36. Starches
37. Sugars (other than lactose)
38. Tallow derivatives that are methyl oleate, oleic acid, glycerol or stearates, produced by hydrolysis, saponification or transesterification using high temperature (above 200°C) and pressure
39. Tinctures (except if manufactured using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin)
40. Vinegars
41. Vitamins or provitamins
42. Water
43. Xanthan gum.

Saponification involves the hydrolysis reaction of an animal or vegetable fat with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide or caustic soda.