Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) has amended the conditions for parboiled rice to include the following changes:

• FCL/FCX consignments of parboiled rice packed in bags less or equal to 25 kilograms and imported under tariff code 1006.20 (e.g. parboiled brown rice) can now to be processed in accordance with the department’s Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement (AA) .
• The inspection direction comments were amended to reflect the biosecurity risks associated with parboiled rice.

Who does this notice affect:
Biosecurity officers and biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.2 AEPCOMM AA.

Background:
Parboiled rice imported under tariff code 1006.20 (husked rice) has been added to the department’s AEPCOMM AA.

Further information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@awe.gov.au