Changes

Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing

Effective from 30 September 2020

Following a review of importing conditions by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the ‘Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing’ case has been updated to include the following changes:

Seed lots are no longer required to undergo seed purity testing under the revised import conditions. However, consignments may be subject to purity testing if contaminants are detected during on-arrival inspection
The following scientific names have been added to the case as they are taxonomically categorised as conifers.

Afrocarpus falcatus	Athrotaxis selaginoides
Belis lanceolata	Callitropsis nootkatensis
Calocedrus decurrens	Chrysolarix amabilis
Columbea angustifolia	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Dammara australis	Dammara macrophylla
Decussocarpus falcatus	Eutacta muelleri
Eutassa heterophylla	Fitzroya cupressoides
Fitzroya patagonica	Fokienia hodginsii
Frenela canescens	Frenela endlicheri
Frenela gunnii	Frenela rhomboidea
Frenela rhomboidea var. tasmanica	Frenela robusta
Frenela triquetra	Frenela verrucosa
Halocarpus bidwillii	Hesperopeuce mertensiana
Lagarostrobos franklinii	Nageia elongata
Nageia falcata	Nageia hallii
Nageia nivalis	Nageia totara
Phyllocladus alpinus	Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
Phyllocladus glaucus	Phyllocladus hypophyllus
Phyllocladus rhomboidalis	Phyllocladus toatoa
Phyllocladus trichomanoides	Pilgerodendron uviferum
Tsuga brunoniana	Tsuga canadensis
Tsuga canadensis f. fastigiata	Tsuga canadensis f. gracilis
Tsuga canadensis var. fastigiata	Tsuga caroliniana
Tsuga chinensis	Tsuga chinensis var. formosana
Tsuga chinensis var. tchekiangensis	Tsuga dumosa
Tsuga formosana	Tsuga heterophylla
Tsuga jeffreyi	Tsuga mertensiana
Tsuga mertensiana f. argentea	Tsuga pattoniana
Tsuga sieboldii	Tsuga tchekiangensis
Tsuga yunnanensis	Wellingtonia gigantea
Wellingtonia pendula

Background:

These changes are being implemented as an outcome of the review of import conditions that is part of strengthening biosecurity surveillance and analysis under the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.

Who does this notice affect:

Importers of Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing, customs brokers and departmental staff.

Further information:

Contact Plant Import Operations at imports@agriculture.gov.au or phone 1800 900 090.

This Change applies to the following Cases:

Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing