Alerts
Changes to nursery stock import permits
Effective from 23 April 2021The department will be changing the nursery stock import permit application category and assessment fees, extending the permit validity period and updating the application form for all nursery stock import permits. The changes will come into effect on 1 July 2021.
Import permit category and fees
- From 1 July 2021 nursery stock permit applications (including variations) will change from a Category 1 application to a Category 2 application. Category 2 applications include a minimum assessment fee of $120 which covers an initial 60-minute assessment period.
- In line with the Charging guidelines 2021, the department will charge nursery stock importers an additional assessment fee of $30 for each 15 minutes, or part thereof, when an assessment exceeds the allocated 60 minute assessment period.
- The $120 permit application lodgement charge applicable to all categories of permit applications remains unchanged.
Import permit validity
- The department will be extending the validity of all nursery stock import permits from one year to two years.
Application form updates
- The nursery stock application form will be updated to simplify the questions and ensure that they are relevant and specific. As import permit conditions are specific to a country of origin, and each permit is assessed individually, a permit application for nursery stock will be restricted to one country of origin.
Background:
In recent years the department has been continually revising import conditions for nursery stock in response to emerging biosecurity risks and new scientific information on pest biology, distribution and host ranges. As a result, import conditions have become more complex and the time required to assess an application has significantly increased. The category of nursery stock permit applications is being changed to account for this increase in assessment times.
The proposed updates to the application form will help to streamline the assessment process.
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of nursery stock (live plants) and approved arrangements, freight forwarders and customs brokers that deal with imported nursery stock.
Further information:
For further information please contact Plant Import Operations at imports@agriculture.gov.au (please title the subject line of the email ‘Plant T2 – Nursery stock permit charging’).
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Juniperus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Cucurbits as nursery stock requiring testing
- Moko hosts requiring further assessment
- Candidatus liberibacter and moko hosts for use as nursery stock
- Azadirachta indica for use as nursery stock
- Sudden oak death and fireblight hosts for use as nursery stock
- Teak for use as nursery stock
- Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Berberis, Mahonia and Mahoberberis for use as nursery stock
- Stylosanthes guianensis for use as nursery stock
- Myrtus spp. as nursery stock
- Araucaria spp. for use as nursery stock
- Annona spp. for use as nursery stock
- Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Vangueria infausta for use as nursery stock
- Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock
- Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock
- Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock
- Castanea spp. for use as nursery stock
- Ficus carica for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock
- Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock
- Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock
- Morus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock
- Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Carica papaya for use as nursery stock
- Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
- Persea spp. for use as nursery stock
- Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock
- Pome species for use as nursery stock
- Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock
- Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock
- Saccharum spp. as nursery stock
- Musa spp. for use as nursery stock
- Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock
- Clonal grass for use as nursery stock
- Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock
- Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine
- Punica spp. for use as nursery stock
- Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
- Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock
- Orchids for use as nursery stock
- Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock
- Cacti for use as nursery stock
- Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock
- Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock
- Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock
- Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock
- Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock
- Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock
- Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock
- Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock
- Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock
- Rhapis spp. for use as nursery stock
- Agathis spp. (kauri, dammar) for use as nursery stock
- Cannabis spp. as nursery stock
- Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock
- Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock
- Phoenix dactylifera for use as nursery stock
- Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock
- Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock
- Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock
- Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa
- Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock
- Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock
- Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock
- Rutaceae as nursery stock
- Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock
- Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock
- Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum hosts for use as nursery stock
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium for use as nursery stock
- Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock
- Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock
- Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Bromeliads for use as nursery stock
- Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock
- Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock
- Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa
- Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock
- Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Plant species requiring further assessment
- Plant species that are weeds
- Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock