Import case details - public listing
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Commodity: | Herbal teas |
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Synonyms: | Show Synonyms | |
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Country: | All countries |
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End use: | Human consumption |
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Date printed: | May 22 2013 |
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The information here covers DAFF quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice.
DAFF 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 DAFF 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 and Border Protection Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Pesticides and 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 DAFF. Notification of the import must be provided to DAFF 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). |
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Condition C5215
These conditions apply to loose leaf herbal teas of plant origin. For herbal tea bags that have been commercially prepared and packaged for human consumption, please refer to the ICON case Herbal tea bags. Non-Commercial 1. An import permit is not required 2. Goods must be in clean and new packaging. 3. Loose herbal teas that only contain finely chopped ingredients of plant origin and weigh less than 1 kilogram per product type, may be released from quarantine following inspection. If ingredients are not finely chopped, conditions under the commercial section apply. 4. Teas containing prohibited or unidentified seeds must be treated, re-exported or destroyed. 5. For teas containing animal, fungal or microbial products, refer to the ICON case for the ingredient. 6. For consignments greater that 1 kilogram, conditions under the Commercial section apply. Commercial 1. An import permit is required if the herbal teas contain any of the following: a) Any plant material listed in Table 1; b) Prohibited seeds; c) Prohibited animal, fungal or microbial products. 2. Import permit applications must be accompanied by a completed questionnaire and supporting information. A copy of the questionnaire and information on required supporting information can be found here. 3. All other herbal teas are permitted entry without an import permit subject to the following conditions. Table 1: Plant material requiring an import permit NOTE: The following annotations within Table 1: * Teas made from the roasted grains of these plants can be imported without an import permit. Each consignment must be accompanied by a manufacturer’s declaration stating that the grains have been roasted, are commercially packed and are for human consumption. # Dried berries from these species are permitted to be imported without a permit. These species may require a permit for other plant parts (such as leaves, root, stem and flower). ^ This species has a separate ICON case for certain plant products: please check the listing.
4. All material in the consignment must be either: a) be commercially packaged and labelled with a full list of ingredients including: - botanical names i.e. genus and species, - plant part used, - processing details, for example if the item is powdered; or b) be commercially packaged and accompanied by a manufacturer’s declaration that lists: - the botanical names of the ingredients for each tea blend, - plant part used of the ingredients for each tea blend, - processing details, for example if the item is powdered, of the ingredients for each tea blend. See below (C17941) for the manufacturing details that should be included with an import permit application. 5. All material in the consignment must be thoroughly dried and not capable of propagation. 6. Each consignment must be free of prohibited seeds, live plant parts, live insects, soil and other quarantine risk material. 7. Any packaging used with the consignment must be clean and new. 8. 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’). 9. All bulk tea consignments require a full unpack and inspection at a Quarantine Approved Premises to verify that the material is commercially packaged in clean packages, is labelled correctly, is dried and is free of other quarantine risk material, and does not contain prohibited material. Consignments of commercially packaged tea in 'ready for sale' retail packaging that are accompanied by sufficient documentation are subject to random inspection. 10. After inspection, all consignments that meet the above conditions may be released from quarantine by a Quarantine officer. 11. Consignments that are not adequately labelled with full botanical names or accompanied by a manufacturer’s declaration will be held under quarantine pending identification and re-labelling. The importer must bear the expenses for identification. 12. If prohibited, diseased or live plant material (other than seeds) are found on inspection, the consignment will be ordered for dry heat treatment (T9569), gamma irradiation (T9651), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense. 13. If prohibited or unidentified seeds are found on inspection, the consignment will be ordered for moist heat treatment (T9568 or T9574), gamma irradiation (T9651), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense. 14. If soil and other debris (e.g. faeces, animal materials etc) are found on inspection the consignment will be subject to the physical removal of all contaminants under AQIS supervision or autoclaving (T9662), fumigation with ethylene oxide (T9020), gamma irradiation at 50 kGray (T9652), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense. 15. 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 (T9038 or T9071) or cold storage (T9600) unless khapra beetle is identified. If khapra beetle is identified the consignment will be fumigated with methyl bromide at the khapra beetle rate (T9056). Treatment for live insects will be carried out prior to any other treatment that may be required. Treatments will be carried out at the importer’s expense.
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Condition C17941
The type of information required on a manufacturer's declaration for herbal tea is listed below: · The botanical and common name of the ingredients; · The plant parts used; · The country of origin of the plant material; Details of the processing of the product; specifically: · Relevant drying details, including specified temperatures and durations involved; · Relevant grinding, chopping, milling etc details and, if available, to what size is it ground; · Plus any other information that may assist in assessing the product. This information must be on a valid manufacturer’s declaration.
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Condition C6977
Imported food safety requirements 1. Commercial consignments of imported food are monitored by AQIS to ensure that the food poses minimal risk to public health. It is the responsibility of the importer to ensure that all food they import complies with the requirements of the Australian Food Standards Code (FSC). The FSC is administered by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and a copy of the FSC can be found on the FSANZ website. 2. The FSC no longer permits the treatment of food products with ethylene oxide. 3. The FSC prescribes the rates of gamma irradiation with which food products can be treated. In some cases, the treatment rates required for quarantine purposes are greater than those permitted by the FSC. 4. Additional information on imported food inspections is available under Importing food to Australia on the AQIS website. 5. Importers are advised to ensure proposed quarantine treatments comply with the relevant agencies’ requirements. |
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Condition C5012
This commodity or species may be subject to Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts legislation under the Convention for International Trades in Endangered Species CITES. Commodities/species known to be, or considered to be covered by CITES will be referred to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) on arrival to Australia, in addition to their need to satisfy quarantine import conditions. CITES queries can be directed to the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts on the details below: Phone: 02 6274 1900
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Entry Management EM0184
DAFF minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation All documentation presented to DAFF as part of the import process must meet the requirements of the Minimum Documentary Requirements Policy. These requirements include:
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Entry Management EM0185
DAFF information requirements to support assessment of non-commodity concerns associated with imported cargo All documentation presented to DAFF 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:
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Treatment T9569
Hot air Hot air at not less than 85°C for at least 8 hours once the core temperature has been reached. Caution: Products may smoulder or ignite with this treatment. |
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Treatment T9020
Ethylene oxide Under initial minimum vacuum of 50 kilopascals at 1200g/m³ for 5 hours at 50ºC; or 1500g/m³ for 24 hours at 21ºC. Note: The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regulates ethylene oxide residues and may limit use on commodities that have direct contact with human skin. For information to determine if this treatment option is available for the commodity of import refer to the APVMA website. |
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Treatment T9651
Gamma irradiation Gamma irradiate at 25 kGray (2.5 Mrad). |
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Treatment T9568
Hot moist air At not less than 85oC for not less than 48 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached. NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration. Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.
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Treatment T9574
Hot moist air At not less than 95oC for not less than 24 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached. NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration. Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.
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Treatment T9662
Autoclave At a gauge pressure of 105 kPa (15 psi), or 121°C, for 15 minutes; OR At a gauge pressure of 205 kPa (30 psi), or 134°C, for 4 minutes. |
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Treatment T9652
Gamma irradiation Gamma irradiate at 50 kGray (5 Mrad). |
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Treatment T9038
Methyl bromide The Methyl Bromide rate required is 32g/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.
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Treatment T9071
Methyl bromide The Methyl Bromide rate required is 40g/m3 for 2 hours at 21oC and above under vacuum (660mm vacuum). 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.
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Treatment T9600
Cold storage Store at -18°C for 7 consecutive days starting when the core temperature of the consignment reaches -18°C. A core temperature of -18°C must be maintained over 7 consecutive days. |
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Treatment T9056
Methyl bromide -Khapra beetle rate The Methyl Bromide rate required is 80g/m³ for 48 hours at 21°C and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP) with an end point concentration at 48 hours of 20g/m³. Note: The fumigation must undergo a monitor at 24 hours to ensure a minimum concentration of 24g/m³. 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.
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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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