Import Conditions Database - ICON

Condition C9924

Non-Commercial

1. The conditions under the Commercial section apply.

Commercial

1. Each culture must be clearly identified by scientific name (genus and species).

2. If the species is listed as an AQIS Approved Starter Culture (C5414 below), refer to separate ICON listing for starter cultures. For all other species, the following conditions apply.

3. A Quarantine Entry is required.

4. An Import Permit is required and must be valid at the time the goods are imported into Australia. Permit applications must be sent to the AQIS Canberra office for assessment. For details on information required to accompany your particular application, please refer to AQIS’s Checklist for importing biological materials.

5. Importers should be aware that Plant Biosecurity Australia is currently undergoing a review of micro-organisms that potentially affect plants. All Import Permit applications for micro-organisms that affect or potentially affect plants are being referred to Plant Biosecurity Australia for assessment. Importers should therefore ensure that Import Permit applications are submitted as early as possible to AQIS in order to minimise any inconvenience caused by the review process.

6. The information required to accompany the Import Permit application for the assessment process is as follows:

- The genus and species name of the micro-organism and strains or biotypes where applicable;

- Whether the work will be limited to work within a quarantine approved premises (QAP). If so, the QAP must be named;

- The containment level (PC) of the laboratory;

- The end use of the micro-organism;

- The presence or absence of the species within Australia (if known); and

- The pathogenicity of the micro-organism to plants, animals or humans.

Condition C5414 Approved Starter Cultures

Approved Starter Cultures

Item	Starter culture	Item	Starter culture
1	Acetobacter spp.	27	Penicilliumcamemberti
2	Aspergillusoryzae	28	Penicilliumroqueforti
3	Baker's yeast	29	Phaffia spp.
4	Bifidobacterium spp.	30	Pichia spp.
5	Brevibacterium linens	31	Propionibacterium spp.
6	Brewer's yeast	32	Rhizopus spp.
7	Candida spp.	33	Saccharomyces spp.
8	Citeromyces spp.	34	Schizosaccharomyces spp.
9	Clavispora spp.	35	Schwanniomyces spp.
10	Debaromyces spp.	36	Staphylococcus carnosus
11	Dekkera spp.	37	Staphylococcus xylosus
12	Enterococcusdurans	38	Streptococcus cremoris
13	Enterococcusfaecalis	39	Streptococcus diacetilactis
14	Enterococcusfaecium	40	Streptococcus durans
15	Geotrichumcandidum	41	Streptococcus faecalis
16	Hansenula spp.	42	Streptococcus lactis
17	Hasagawaea spp.	43	Streptococcus paracitrovirum
18	Hypopichia spp.	44	Streptococcus salivarius
19	Issatchenkia spp.	45	Streptococcus thermophilus
20	Kluyveromyces spp.	46	Torulaspora spp.
21	Lactic acid bacteria	47	Torulopsis spp.
22	Lactobacillus spp.	48	Wine culture
23	Lactococcus spp.	49	Yoghurt/Kefir culture
24	Leuconostoc spp. (Oenococcus spp.)	50	Zygoascus spp.
25	Monascus spp.	51	Zygosaccharomyces spp.
26	Pediococcuspentasaceus

Entry Management EM0184

AQIS minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation

All documentation presented to AQIS as part of the import process must meet the requirements of the Minimum Documentary Requirements Policy. These requirements include:

Overarching Requirements (e.g. legible, in English, signed, dated, linked to the consignment);
Document Format Requirements (e.g. as per nationally accepted practice and standards, or on company letterhead); and
Prescribed Information Requirements (e.g. treatment certificates must include a description of the goods/packaging treated)

Entry Management EM0185

AQIS information requirements to support assessment of non-commodity concerns associated with imported cargo

All documentation presented to AQIS to assist in determining the level of quarantine risk posed by transportation pathways and packaging must meet the requirements of the Non-Commodity Information Requirements Policy. These requirements address:

Container cleanliness;
Packaging concerns (e.g. presence of timber or prohibited packaging material); and
Destination concerns (e.g. destined for a rural unpack location).

Import Permit Fee IPF0003

Import Permit Fees (where applicable) – Category 2

This commodity is classified as a Category 2 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $80.00 (for any assessment period up to 1 hour) and $40.00 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 1-hour period. Note that in addition to the assessment fee, an electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or a manual lodgement fee of $150.00 also applies.

An assessable item means an item identified on an Import Permit application as consisting of goods of a class imported, or to be imported, from a particular country for a particular use.

Further information on AQIS fees and charges can be found on the AQIS website. Import Permit issuing fees are specified in the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005.

Import Permit Fee IPF0004

Import Permit Fees (where applicable) – Category 3

This commodity is classified as a Category 3 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $160.00 (for any assessment period up to 2 hours) and $40.00 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 2-hour period. Note that in addition to the assessment fee an electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or a manual lodgement fee of $150.00 also applies.

An assessable item means an item identified on an Import Permit application as consisting of goods of a class imported, or to be imported, from a particular country for a particular use.

Further information on AQIS fees and charges can be found on the AQIS website. Import Permit issuing fees are specified in the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005.

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	Commodity:	Microorganisms (excluding AQIS approved starter cultures)

	Scientific name:

	Country:	All countries

	End use:	In-vitro

	Date printed:	Jul 31 2010