Annex

Storage Declaration Guidelines

Background:

The storage certification provides the department with evidence that the goods have been stored in an appropriate way that limits the risk of infestation or contamination by pests of biosecurity concern for the entire length of time between the application of an appropriate treatment to the goods and export to Australia.

What the declarations mean:

Storage in an appropriate way may differ between facilities. The person responsible for signing the declaration(s) must be satisfied about at least one of the following at each place of storage, which indicates storage in an appropriate way:

• That the manufacturing/storage facility is clean and free of pests; and/or
  

• That the manufacturing/storage facility has a pest management system or process in place that maintains the manufacturing/storage facility to be free of pests; and/or
  

• That the manufacturing/storage facility has a process for eliminating infestations in the manufacturing/storage facility; and/or
  

• That the manufacturing/storage facility has a separate storage facility for treated timber/wooden products to any green timber/wooden products; and/or
  

• The manufacturing process includes a packaging process that ensures that treated goods are immediately protected from infestation or contamination from pests after manufacture. e.g. boxing/plastic wrapping.
  

The type of document that importers should use:

For goods that have been stored in one location in the same country of origin as the country of export, importers should obtain a manufacturer’s declaration or supplier’s declaration.

For goods that are stored at multiple facilities after treatment OR where the country of origin differs from the country of export, importers should either:

• obtain separate declarations from all facilities where the goods were stored prior to export, or
  

• obtain an exporter’s declaration.
  

The exporter’s declaration should chronologically list the storage location and timeframe of storage that accounts for the time that the goods were stored in each location prior to export.

Other standard documentary requirements:

The storage declaration(s) will need to accompany any required commercial documentation and treatment certification for the MWA goods.

Exceptions:

Goods in consignments that have been sealed in a container and exported immediately after treatment (i.e. date of treatment and date of export match) do not require a storage declaration. Refer to the department’s Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy for what evidence is required to prove date of export.

Goods that have been treated with permanent preservative treatments do not require a storage declaration.