Case Glossary

Goods include:

1. An animal.

2. A plant.

3. Any other article, substance or thing (including, but not limited to, any kind of moveable property); and, to avoid doubt, includes mail of any kind and ballast water.

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.

See list of Approved Ingredients for Veterinary Therapeutics and Cosmetics for Animals

Ingredients approved by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources for use in commercially prepared and packaged products:

1. Alcohols
   

2. Citric acid
   

3. Cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (or a derivative of a pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
   

4. Essential oils
   

5. Esters
   

6. Fish oil (other than salmon oil)
   

7. Gelatin - commercially prepared derived from animal tissues (other than ruminant tissues)
   

8. 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)
   

9. Highly processed biochemicals derived from wool grease (including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin and lanolin alcohols)
   

10. Homeopathic preparations
    

11. 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
    

12. Lactic acid
    

13. Lactose
    

14. Natural flavourings
    

15. Pectins
    

16. Plant acids
    

17. Plant extracts (other than flours or powders)
    

18. Plant gums
    

19. Plant juices
    

20. Plant oils
    

21. Plant waxes
    

22. Purified amino acids (other than those derived from neural material)
    

23. Purified antibiotics or antimycotics manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin (except if intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals)
    

24. 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)
    

25. Purified corticosteroids manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin
    

26. 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)
    

27. Resins
    

28. Starches
    

29. Sugars
    

30. Tinctures
    

31. Vinegars
    

32. Vitamins or provitamins
    

33. Water
    

34. Xanthan gum
    

Veterinary therapeutic use means the product is used in or in connection with:

1. preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease or condition in animals, or
   

2. preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating the infestation of animals by a pest, or
   

3. curing or alleviating an injury suffered by animals, or
   

4. influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process associated with a disease or condition in animals.