Annex
Table: Wooden products
Effective 12 October 2019 to 12 September 2020The department has assessed that the following wooden products require minimal biosecurity intervention. Some or all of the following factors were considered as part of this assessment:
processing and manufacturing techniques
end use
historical import data and trends
common arrival modes and import volumes.
These factors, independently or in combination, have been determined to be adequate to reduce the biosecurity risk to an acceptable level.
Product |
Balsa wood and Balsa wood articles |
Blocks, sticks, zigzags and tank staves used for alcohol production |
Book and album covers, wall plaques, trophy stands |
Bracelets and items worn as jewellery |
Brushes and combs (import conditions for materials other than wood must also be met) |
Candle lids |
Clothing related items limited to: clothes hangers; shoe stretchers and trees; cedar balls; pegs; and wall mounted hat and coat hooks (excluding wardrobes, chest of drawers and other large storage units) |
Coasters and trivets |
Coin display boxes/Money boxes |
Commercially made stringed instruments |
Craft related items limited to: popsicle sticks; knitting needles; quilting hoops; crotchet hooks; buttons; pegs; beads; and balls - including items in manufactured articles |
Densified wood |
Display stands and easels |
Dowling - including dowling in manufactured articles |
Engineered flooring that is ready for installation |
Footwear |
Handles for the use of household items limited to: tools; hardware; buckets; brush/broom handles; umbrella handles; and walking stick handles. |
Imitation jewellery |
Kitchen items limited to: plates; bowls; pot/pan handles; lids; handheld utensils; knife blocks; and boards or stands for the preparation or service of food (including the case these items are packed in) |
Laminated flooring that is ready for installation |
MDF items containing no solid timber |
Medical instruments |
Mobile phone/tablet accessories limited to: cases; stands; and electrical chargers |
New sporting goods |
Pencils and pens (excludes pencils/pens containing bark) |
Picture frames including: framing for canvases; and mirror frames |
Plywood, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and veneer sheets (excluding these goods imported as break-bulk from New Zealand during BPL season) |
Plywood articles containing no solid timber |
Rat/mouse traps |
Reconstituted wood or wood plastic composite products containing no solid timber components |
Reeds for musical instruments |
Religious items limited to: collection salvers; crosses; and offertory bowls |
Shelving and other items used in electric appliances (e.g. wine racks) |
Skateboards |
Speakers and sound equipment |
Stationery and handheld office/school supplies limited to: staplers; rulers; and clipboards |
Thin wooden articles of any length and less than 4mm in height and width |
Timber and rattan sticks used in oil/perfume diffusers and candles |
Toilet seats |
Tool and brush/broom handles |
Toothbrushes |
Toothpicks |
Toys, board games and teaching aids (excluding wooden play equipment, cubby houses and swing set frames, animal/pet toys/games/aids) |
Tripods and easels |
Veneer articles containing no solid timber |
Weapons |
Window dressings limited to: venetian blinds; curtain rods and rings; and shutters |
Wooden barrels for alcohol production excluding barrels containing chestnut bark hoops |
Wooden cheese boxes |
Wooden cutlery, chopsticks, and food serving utensils |
Wooden decorative boxes used for bottles of wine and other alcohol |
Wooden musical instruments, articles used to play musical instruments (excluding those containing bark but including piano stools) |
Wooden nail files |
Wooden sticks and decorative boxes used in confectionery |