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Commodity: Machinery - Used machinery including spare parts not used in rural context or in contact with soil
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Country: All countries
End use: All uses other than as animal foods, fertilisers or for growing purposes
Date printed: Sep 11 2010
The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice. AQIS makes no warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy or completeness of that information and will bear no liability with respect to that information. Importers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine conditions applicable at the time of entry. The Commonwealth through AQIS is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions of importers to import based on conditions presented here which are not current at the time of importation. It is the importer’s responsibility to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information at the time of importation.

It is the importer’s responsibility to identify and to ensure it has complied with, all requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after importation including the Australian Customs Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority and any State agencies such as Departments of Agriculture and Health and Environmental Protection authorities.

Importers should note that this list is not exhaustive. Importers should also note that all foods imported into Australia must comply with the provisions of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , an Act which is administered by AQIS.

Notification of the import must be provided to AQIS for all imported goods other than goods imported as accompanied baggage or goods imported via the mail and not prescribed under the Customs Act 1901. Notification must be consistent with Quarantine Regulations 2000 (examples include a Quarantine Entry or a Quarantine declaration).

Condition  C8959 - Classification of Machinery as 'not used in a rural context or in contact with soil' is at AQIS discretion

The classification of machinery as 'not used in a rural context or in contact with soil' is at AQIS's discretion. For the purposes of these import conditions, ‘clean’ is regarded to be ‘as clean as new’.

Non-Commercial

1. A Quarantine Entry is not required.

2. All other conditions under the Commercial section apply.

Commercial

1. An Import Permit is not required.

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

3. Each consignment should be accompanied by a valid declaration from the exporter stating that: ‘the machinery has been cleaned and is free of contamination’.

If the consignment only contains machinery body panels then this should be mentioned on the declaration.

4. Each consignment must be free of soil, mud, live insects, plant and animal debris and other quarantine risk material before arrival in Australia.

5. All water reservoirs (excluding engine radiators and water used as ballast in tyres) in the machinery must be emptied prior to arrival (e.g. windscreen-cleaning reservoirs).

Note: For further information to assist in the importation of machinery into Australia, refer to the AQIS web page Import of new or used machinery.

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. Break bulk consignments will be subject to a verification inspection on the wharf of discharge to ensure that the consignment is free of quarantine risk material. Consignments will be verified to ensure that any contamination can be contained during movement to a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises for full inspection.

9. Full container load (FCL) consignments of machinery body panels that are accompanied by an acceptable cleanliness declaration may be directed for a tailgate verification at a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises. This verification is to determine that the container only contains body panels and that there is no evidence of soil contamination.

10. All other containerised and airfreight consignments will be subject to a full unpack and inspection at a metropolitan Quarantine approved premises to ensure that the consignment is free of quarantine risk material.

11. Machinery is generally complex by design and thus prevents access to all possible sites of contamination. Importers are responsible for arranging either partial or full dismantling to allow access to all possible sites of contamination. Machinery will remain under quarantine until the quarantine officer is completely satisfied that all sites of possible contamination have been thoroughly examined.

12. After inspection, all machinery and spare parts that are completely clean can be released from quarantine.

13. If the machinery or spare parts are contaminated with low levels of quarantine risk material they will be subject to treatment using steam cleaning (T9914), high pressure cleaning (T9988), disinfecting (T9952) or vacuuming (T9923). Consignments will be re-inspected by a quarantine officer following treatment.

14. Consignments that are found to be unacceptably contaminated will not be allowed entry and will be re-exported.

15. If live insects are found during the inspection they will be identified by an AQIS entomologist and the consignment will be treated by an AQIS approved method. If the water reservoirs (excluding engine radiators and water used as ballast in tyres) were not emptied prior to arrival they will be subject to the following:

a) water collection points will be treated with residual surface spray (T9984);
b) water-holding bottles will be treated with chlorine (T9205).

16. If there are more than 8 spare tyres imported with any vehicle an Import Permit will be required, refer to the ICON commodity ‘Tyres and retreads (including oversize tyres) - Used and not on rims’ or ‘Tyres and retreads (including oversize tyres) - Used and on rims’.

Note: Importers should be aware that all costs associated with quarantine inspections, storage of goods, or treatments as directed by AQIS, will be at the importer’s expense.
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  C10024

AQIS Offshore Inspections

1.      For the importation of large consignments of used vehicles such as rally cars, AQIS offers an offshore inspection service.

2.      AQIS offshore inspection services are designed to significantly minimise the quarantine clearance regime for large consignments on arrival in Australia.

3.      An offshore inspection provides the importer with an opportunity to correct any potential problems and ensure that the vehicle is in compliance with AQIS cleaning standards prior to arrival in Australia.

4.      An offshore inspection does not automatically clear goods on arrival in Australia. AQIS will conduct a verification inspection on arrival to ensure that all AQIS seals are intact. AQIS reserves the right to perform on arrival inspections or further follow-up inspections including being present at the place of unpack or unloading.

5.      The requesting importer pays all costs that are associated with an offshore inspection. Importers wishing to pursue this option must allow sufficient time (6 weeks) to discuss approval and logistics with AQIS prior to shipment into Australia.

6.      For full details refer to the AQIS publication Offshore inspections of used machinery and equipment publication on the AQIS website.
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:

  1. Overarching Requirements (e.g. legible, in English, signed, dated, linked to the consignment);
  2. Document Format Requirements (e.g. as per nationally accepted practice and standards, or on company letterhead); and
  3. 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:

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

 
Entry Management  EM0011

Commodity Docs

Direction

AIMS Comments

Notes / QAP

Optional:
1) A valid exporter declaration stating that ‘the machinery has been cleaned and is free of contamination’ Where appropriate a notation that the consignment contains only machinery body panels should be included.

All Docs OK

FCL body panels, valid exporter declaration

Class: FCL - 1.1, 1.3, 2.1
FCL to be unpack inspected if exporter declaration is not presented.

1) Documentation - Present all Documentation

 

2) Inspection - Tailgate

Standard Comments for Tailgate Direction
Body panels ex <country of origin> to be presented for verification tailgate, to verify nil evidence of soil contamination and that FCL contains body panels only

All other cargo Types

Containerised - 1.1, 1.3, 2.1
Airfreight - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Break Bulk - 21.1 (Initial break bulk cargo inspections only)

1) Documentation - Present all Documentation

 

2) Relevant Inspection Direction
a) FCL - Inspect (unpack)
b )LCL - LCL Inspection
c) Airfreight - Air Freight Inspection
d) Break Bulk - Break Bulk Inspection

Standard Comments for Inspection Direction
<Container/Parts/SN> ex <country of origin> to be presented for inspection to verify nil evidence of soil contamination. No cleaning to take place prior to inspection by AQIS. Importers must ensure adequate access to all areas

Break Bulk, as above plus
Break bulk may not be moved from the wharf until initial inspection is completed and as directed by AQIS

All Docs NOT OK

Refer to relevant consignment category above.
Consider non commodity and all consignment documentary requirements.

 

 

 
Treatment  T9205 Chlorine:

Chlorine

At the rate of 200ppm.

This is one teaspoon (5g) of chlorine per 25 litres of water.
Treatment  T9914 Steam Cleaning

Steam Cleaning

Treat contamination sites and surrounding areas with hot water under pressure, ensuring all adhering soil and contamination is completely removed.
Treatment  T9988

High Pressure Cleaning

Treat contamination sites and surrounding areas with water under pressure, ensuring all adhering soil and contamination is completely removed.
Treatment  T9984

Residual Pyrethroid Surface Spray

The surface to be treated must have no free water droplets on it. The insecticidal spray must be applied to the surface to be treated so that the insecticide is forming small beads and up to but not past the stage where droplets start to run together and run off vertical surfaces.

The spray must be completely dried before the goods are released. Treatment must be carried out in the presence of a quarantine officer.

Residual pyrethroid surface spray can be purchased at supermarkets and similar outlets.
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