Import Conditions Database - ICON

Condition C10044

Cracked tyres have the risk of containing quarantine risk material (QRM). It is the importers responsibility to ensure that tyres are imported free from QRM and if contamination is found appropriate actions (remedial cleaning or possible re-export) will be required. This requirement applies to all used tyres imported either on machines or loose.

Condition C9578

Non-Commercial

A Non-Commercial consignment is considered to contain a maximum of 8 tyres, be imported with an accompanying vehicle and is not intended for resale.

1. An Import Permit is not required.

2. A Quarantine Entry is not required.

3. Each consignment will be subject to an inspection to verify that the tyres are inflated on rims with beading sealed, are free of water, live insects, soil and other quarantine risk material.

4. If the tyres are not inflated on rims with beading sealed, refer to the ICON commodity ‘Tyres and retreads –Used’.

5. If the consignment does not meet the above conditions it will require treatment as detailed in the Commercial conditions below, re-exportation or destruction.

Commercial

1. An Import Permit is required and must be valid at the time the goods are imported into Australia. Permit applications may be sent to the Machinery and Military National Coordination Centre in Brisbane for assessment.

2. A Quarantine Entry must be lodged for each consignment.

3. Each consignment must be accompanied by a tyre cleanliness declaration from the exporter stating that:

‘The used tyres have been cleaned prior to export to remove contamination’.

4. Each consignment must be accompanied by a declaration from the exporter stating that:

‘The used tyres are inflated, on rims and with beading sealed’.

5. Each consignment must be free of water, live insects, soil and other quarantine risk material prior to arrival in Australia.

6. Any packaging used with the consignment must be clean and new.

7. Containers, timber packing, pallets or dunnage associated with the consignment will be subject to inspection and treatment on arrival, unless certified as having been treated by an AQIS approved method. (Refer to the AQIS publication ‘Cargo Containers – Quarantine aspects and procedures’).

8. If the consignment is a Full Container Load (FCL) and is accompanied by valid declarations then it will be subject to a partial unpack and inspection at a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises. A minimum of three rows of tyres will be removed from the container for inspection to verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material. More rows may be removed at the quarantine officer's discretion. If the FCL container is being delivered to a rural destination then it must be fully unpacked and inspected at a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises. Follow up inspections at the importer’s premise will be carried out periodically on all used tyres imported in FCL containers.

9. If the consignment is FCL and is not accompanied by valid declarations, then it is subject to a full unpack and inspection at a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises to verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material.

10. All other consignment types are subject to a full unpack and inspection on arrival to verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and are free of live insects, soil and other contamination. Oversized tyres will be subject to a break bulk inspection on the wharf.

11. If the tyres are not inflated on rims with beading sealed, refer to the ICON commodity ‘Tyres and retreads –Used’.

12. If live insects are found during the inspection they will be identified by an AQIS entomologist and the consignment will be treated with methyl bromide fumigation (T9047). Treatment will be carried out at the importer’s expense.

13. If external contamination (e.g. soil, unidentified or prohibited seeds) is found on the tyre(s), the consignment must be cleaned at a Quarantine approved premises in the metropolitan area or subjected to autoclaving 121ºC for 30 minutes (15 psi) (T9986), re-export or destruction. Treatment will be carried out at the importer’s expense. If the tyres are found to be highly contaminated, the tyre(s) will not be permitted entry.

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).

Entry Management EM0023

Commodity Docs	Direction	AIMS Comments	Notes / QAP
Mandatory: 1)Commercial documents including; invoice or packing list 2) A valid Import Permit - see permit conditions for specific requirements. Optional: 3) An exporter declaration stating: ‘the used tyres have been cleaned prior to export to remove contamination’ and ‘the used tyres are inflated, on rims and with beading sealed’.	All Docs OK
	FCL metro destination		Class: 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 21.1 Metropolitan QAP only.
	1) Documentation - Present all Documentation
	2) Inspection - Inspect (unpack)	Standard Comments for Inspection Direction Used tyres in <containers> ex <country of origin> to be presented for partial unpack inspection (minimum three rows unpacked). Further unpack as required may be directed by AQIS. No cleaning to take place prior to inspection Additional Direction Comments Verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material
	FCL rural destination
	1) Documentation - Present all Documentation
	2) Inspection - Inspect (unpack)	Standard Comments for Inspection Direction: Used tyres in <containers> ex <country of origin> to be presented for full unpack and inspection on arrival. No cleaning to take place prior to inspection. Additional Direction Comments Verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material
	Break Bulk
	1) Documentation - Present all Documentation
	2) Inspection - Break Bulk Inspection	Standard Comments for Inspection Direction Break bulk oversized used tyres ex <country of origin> to be presented for break bulk inspection on the wharf of discharge on arrival. No cleaning to take place prior to inspection. Additional Direction Comments Verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material
	All Docs NOT OK
	All consignments, nil valid Import Permit
	1) Documentation - Present all Documentation.	Standard Comments for Documentation Direction: Present all documentation including valid import permit for used tyres on rims as per ICON to AQIS.	If a valid Import Permit does not exist, the consignment must be re-exported or destroyed or held until a valid Import Permit is presented.
	FCL, nil valid exporter declaration
	1) Documentation - Present all Documentation		Metropolitan QAP only Class: 1.1, 1.3, 2.1
	2) Inspection - Inspect (unpack)	Standard Comments for Inspection Direction Used tyres in <containers> ex <country of origin> to be presented for full unpack and inspection. No cleaning to take place prior to inspection Additional Direction Comments Verify that the tyres are on rims, inflated with beading sealed and that the tyres are clean, free of water and other quarantine risk material
	Break Bulk , nil valid exporter declaration
	Refer to this consignment category above in the All Docs OK section.

Treatment T9047 Methyl bromide:

Methyl bromide

The Methyl Bromide rate required is 48g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC and above at normal atmospheric pressure (NAP).

For each 5ºC (or part of 5ºC) the temperature is expected to fall below 21ºC, 8g/m³ must be added to the dosage rate, unless otherwise specified by AQIS. It is the minimum temperature during the course of the fumigation that is to be used for the calculation of the dose.

Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10ºC.

AQIS does not allow dosage compensation where the ambient temperature is above 21ºC or below 10ºC.

For example the acceptable range at NAP is:

48g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC and above (standard dosage)
56g/m³ for 24 hours at 16ºC - 20ºC
64g/m³ for 24 hours at 11ºC - 15ºC
72g/m³ for 24 hours at 10ºC

AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard

Treatment T9054 Methyl bromide: Giant African Snail Rate

Methyl bromide - Giant African Snail Rate

The Methyl Bromide rate required is 128g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP).

Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10ºC.

AQIS does not allow dosage compensation for temperatures above 21ºC or below 10ºC unless otherwise specified.

For example, the dosage at:

21°C and above is 128g/m³

16-20°C is 136g/m³

11-15°C is 144g/m³

10°C is 152g/m³

AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard

Treatment T9986

Autoclave

121°C, 103 kPa (15 psi) for 30 minutes.

Import Permit Fee IPF0002

Import Permit Fees (where applicable) – Category 1

This commodity is classified as a Category 1 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $40.00 per assessable item in addition to the electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or the manual lodgement fee of $150.00 applies.

Note that the fee for the lodgement and assessment of an ePermit application is $125.00.

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:	Tyres and retreads (including oversize tyres) - Used and on rims

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	Country:	All countries

	End use:	All uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes

	Date printed:	Jul 31 2010

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