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Commodity: Squid, Octopus and Cuttlefish (cephalopods)
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Country: All countries excluding: Japan; New Zealand
End use: Aquaculture
Date printed: May 20 2013
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).


Condition  C9223 The conditions for the import of squid for any end use eg bait or aquaculture, are as follows

Non-Commercial

1. The conditions under the Commercial section apply.

Commercial

1. An Import Permit is required and must be valid at the time the goods are imported into Australia. Import Permit applications must be sent to the Biologicals Programme, AQIS Canberra office for assessment.

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

3. Only dead cephalopods are permitted entry.

4. Each consignment must be packed in clean and new packaging and must be free of live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal material (such as faeces), plant material (such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark) and other debris prior to arrival in Australia.

5. For Jig Caught Cephalopods, each consignment must be accompanied by a government certificate, issued by the Competent Authority in the country of export that clearly identifies the consignment and states that the cephalopods were jig caught. If this certification is not provided, the conditions outlined for trawl caught cephalopods apply.

6. For Trawl Caught Cephalopods, consignments are subject to unpack and inspect to:
a) check for the presence of finfish or other prohibited materials that may be present as by-catch; and
b) ensure that the cephalopods are dead; and
c) check that any packaging is clean and new.

7. Procedure for consignments failing inspection:
a) If finfish (or any other by-catch) is detected the consignment must be held under quarantine control pending identification of the species of by-catch. An Import Permit must be applied for to cover all species included as by-catch, and any other prohibited material. Import Permit applications must be sent to the Biologicals Programme, AQIS Canberra office for assessment.b) If the cephalopods are not dead, they must be treated as per T9600 (-18°C for 7 days).
c) If the packaging is not new or clean, the consignment must be re-exported or destroyed.

8. Timber packaging, pallets or dunnage in FCL containers will also 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”).

Condition  C9196 COUNTRY

Country

Competent Authority

American Samoa

- Department of Agriculture

Argentina

- Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food [Excluding finfish for bait/aquaculture end-uses]

Bahrain

- Veterinary Services Section, Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture

Bangladesh

- Department of Fisheries

Belgium

- Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (The Belgian Food Agency)

British Virgin Islands

- Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour Administration Complex, - Conservation and Fisheries Department

Cambodia

- Animal Health and Production Department; or
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries; or
- Ministry of Health Quarantine Service

Canada

- Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Chile

- National Marine Fisheries Service, Ministry of Economics

China

- State General Administration of the People's Republic of China For Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine; or
- CIQ - Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China

Cook Islands

- Ministry of Marine Resources

Denmark

- Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

Ecuador

- Instituto Nacional de Pesca

Federated States of Micronesia

- Division of Agriculture, Department of Resources and Development

Fiji

- Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests; or
- Ministry of Health

Finland

- Agriculture and Forestry

France

- Departmental direction of the Veterinary Service, a local service of the French Ministry of Agriculture

French Polynesia

- Service du Développement Rural; or
- Ministry of Agriculture

Germany

- Kreis Offenbach derLandrat; or
- Bundesministerium fur verbraucherschutz, Ernahrung u. Landwirtschaft (BMVEL); or
- Sentor fur Arbeit, Frauen, Gesundheit, Jugend und SozialesReferat 32, Lebensmittelsicherheits- und Veterinardienst (Senate for Labor, Women, Health, Youth and Social Affairs, reference 32, Foodstuff security and Veterinary services); or
- Lebensmitteluberwachungs-, Tierschutz- und Veterinardienst (Foodstuff Control; Animal Protection and Veterinary Services)

Greece

- Ministry of Agriculture

Greenland

- Landsstyre or Royal Greenland

Guatemala

- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA)[For cooked prawns only, excluding finfish]

Guam

- Agricultural Development Services, Department of Agriculture

Hong Kong

- Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department

India

- Export Inspection Agency; or
- Ministry of Commerce; or
- Livestock and Marine Products Inspection cum Certification Laboratory, Government of Kerala

Indonesia

- Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Centre for Fish Quarantine

Iran

- Ministry of Jihad-e-Sazandegi

Ireland

- Irish Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (An t-Údarás um ChosaintIascaighMhara)

Italy

- Ministero Della Salute – Direzione  Generale del Servizi  Veterinari (Ministry of Health – General Direction of the Veterinary Services)

Japan

Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Authorised Certifying Agency on behalf of MAFF, Japan Frozen Foods Inspection Corporation (JFFIC)

Kiribati

- Fisheries Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource Development; or
- Agriculture Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development

Kenya

- Ministry of Health-Public Health Department; or
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing

Korea (South)

- Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency

Marshall Islands

- Ministry of Resources and Development

Malaysia

- Ministry of Health; or
- Ministry of Agriculture; or
- Department of Fisheries; or
- Fisheries Research Institute (FRI); or
- Marine Fisheries Department Sarawak  (MFD)

Maldives

- Maldives Food and Drug Authority

Mauritania

- Ministère du Développement  Rurale et de l'Environnement

Mauritius

- Ministry of Fisheries and Rodrigues

Mexico

- Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación).

Micronesia (Federated States)

- Division of Agriculture, Department of Resources and Development

Morocco

- National Office for Food Safety (L'Office National de SécuritéSanitaire des ProduitsAlimentaires)

Myanmar

- Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries; or
- Department of Fisheries

Namibia

- Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry

Nauru

- Nauru Island Council

Netherlands

- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; or
- Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Voedsel en WarenAutoriteit)

New Caledonia

- Service d'Inspection  Veterinaire, Alimentaire et Phytosanitaire; or
- Direction de l’Agriculture et de la Forêt

New Zealand

- Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)

Niue

- Department of Agriculture

Northern Marianas

- Department of Lands and Natural Resources

Norway

- The Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Oman

- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Pakistan

- Marine Fisheries Department (MFD), Ministry of Ports & Shipping

Palau

- Bureau of Resources and Development

Panama

- Ministerio de Desarrollo  Agropecuario

Papua New Guinea

- Fisheries Inspection Service, National Fisheries Authority

Peru

- Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción); or
- InstitutoTecnológicoPesquero del Peru (ITP)

Philippines

- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Quarantine Services; or
- Department of Fisheries

Portugal

- Ministerio  da  Agricultura

Russia

- Ministry of Agriculture

Samoa

- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Office for Tokelau Affairs

Saudi Arabia

- General Directorate of Laboratories and Quality Control at the Ministry of Commerce.

Scotland

- Scottish Executive, Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD); or
- Aberdeenshire Council Planning and Environmental Services; or
- Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Senegal

- Ministère de l'Economie Maritime et des Transports Maritimes

Seychelles

- Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS)

Singapore

- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority

Solomon Islands

- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; or
- Ministry of Health and Medical Services; or
- Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources

South Africa

- The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS); or
- Directorate of Animal Health, National Department of Agriculture; or
- Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; or
- National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Directorate of Veterinary Services

Spain (including the Canary Islands)

- Ministerio de Medio  Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino (Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs);

Canary Islands:
- Ministerio de Medio  Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino (Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs); or
- Inspección de Sanidad Animal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Animal Health Inspección of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria); or
- Inspección de Sanidad Animal de Tenerife (Animal Health Inspección of Tenerife)

Sri Lanka

- Department of Animal Production and Health; or
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Sweden

- National Food Agency of Sweden (NFA)

Taiwan

- Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection; or
- Bureau of Standards, Meteorology and Inspection

Tanzania

- Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism-Fisheries Division; or
- Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Thailand

- Department of Fisheries (DOF) [Human consumption and animal feed (aquaculture and stockfeed) use only];or

- Department of Livestock Development (DLD) [Pet food (including pet fish food) use only].

Tonga

- Ministry of Fisheries

Tuvalu

- Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Natural Resources

Ukraine

- Ministry of Agriculture

United Arab Emirates

- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries [not to be used for baitfish]

United Kingdom

- Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Uruguay

- Ministerio de Ganaderia, Agricultura y Pesca - Div. Industrias  Pesqueras

USA

- US Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); or
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); or
- United States Department of Commerce (USDC) Seafood Inspection Program

Vanuatu

- Animal Health & Production Division, Department of Livestock (Fisheries Department); or
- Vanuatu Quarantine and Inspection Service

Vietnam

- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) - National Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD)

Wallis & Futuna

- Services de l'Economie  Rurale et de la Pêche

 

Entry Management  EM0184

DAFF Biosecurity minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation 

All documentation presented to DAFF Biosecurity 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  EM0148

Commodity Docs

Directions

AIMS Comments

Notes/QAP

Mandatory:

1) A valid Import Permit - see permit conditions for specific requirements.

Additional Docs for Jig Caught only

2) A valid Competent Authority certificate issued by the country of export - see permit conditions for specific requirements.

NOTE: Import permit requirements outweigh ICON conditions and work instructions unless otherwise stated within the permit.

All Docs OK

All Cargo Types, Jig Caught Cephalopods

Class: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2 2.5

NOTE: Only dead cephalopods are permitted entry.

1) Documentation - Present all Documentation

 

2) Final Directives - Finalised & Released

 

All Cargo Types ,Trawl Caught Cephalopods

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
Randomly select cartons to inspect <commodity > to verify freedom from finfish or other prohibited materials and by-catch, ensure cephalopods are dead and packaging is clean and new

All Docs NOT OK

All Cargo Types, nil valid Competent Authority Certificate (Jig Caught Cephalopods)

Class: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.5

Refer to ‘All Docs OK’ for Trawl Caught Cephalopods as above

 

All Cargo Types, nil valid Import Permit

If a valid Permit is not presented, goods to be held and importer referred to the Biological Imports Program.
Phone: (02) 6272 4578
Fax: (02) 6249 1798
Email: biologicals@aqis.gov.au

The consignment must be exported or destroyed or held until a valid Import Permit is presented.

1) Documentation - Present all Documentation

Present all documentation including valid <import permit/competent authority certificate> for <commodity> as per ICON. Alternatively the goods may be exported or destroyed at importers expense

 

Treatment  T9600 Cold storage:

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.

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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