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The information within this Import Condition was current as of the date of printing: Sunday, 15 December 2024.
New entry conditions or amendments may be implemented from time to time and are uploaded into the Plant Quarantine Manual.
It is recommended that you regularly check the http://www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/pqm website for the most up to date import conditions.
Conditions
Condition 0 - Verification, Packaging and Labelling
General Procedures
Specific plants, plant products and other pest and disease host materials are prohibited entry into Victoria unless accompanied by a Plant Health Certificate (PHC) or Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) certifying compliance with relevant conditions of entry (see individual conditions). Commodities, which are not prohibited and are hosts of a specified pest or disease may enter Victoria without certification in relation to that pest or disease if sourced from an area of another state or territory covered by an area freedom certificate.
Area Freedom
Unless prohibited any host material, agricultural equipment or used package may enter any part of Victoria without restriction if an Area Freedom Certificate certifying that the State or Territory, or any part of the State or Territory where the host material, agricultural equipment or used package was grown, packed, sourced or last used, is known to be free from a specified pest or disease.
Note: Any notification or advice of an outbreak of a pest or disease is taken to be an amendment to the relevant Area Freedom Certificate. In these cases, host material may no longer be accepted under area freedom.
Verification
An importer may be required to present host commodities and accompanying certification for verification by an inspector or a person accredited by the department to verify the material and certification.
Packaging
Packages of all fruit, vegetables or nuts must be clean to touch and free of extraneous visible matter and objectionable odour and in good repair.
Labelling
Packages containing any fruit, vegetable or nut must be legibly marked with the following:
- the kind of fruit, vegetable or nut (name of commodity); and
- in the case of prescribed fruit, vegetables or nuts*-
- the name and postcode of the city or town nearest to the locality where they were grown, or
- an approved code indicating the location of packing or production; and
- in the case of a commodity certified under an accreditation (e.g. ICA Scheme), information as required by the specific Procedure.
*details of prescribed fruit, vegetables and nuts are provided in the Plant Biosecurity Regulations 2016.
Condition 0 - Verification, Packaging and Labelling
General Procedures
Specific plants, plant products and other pest and disease host materials are prohibited entry into Victoria unless accompanied by a Plant Health Certificate (PHC) or Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) certifying compliance with relevant conditions of entry (see individual conditions). Commodities, which are not prohibited and are hosts of a specified pest or disease may enter Victoria without certification in relation to that pest or disease if sourced from an area of another state or territory covered by an area freedom certificate.
Area Freedom
Unless prohibited any host material, agricultural equipment or used package may enter any part of Victoria without restriction if an Area Freedom Certificate certifying that the State or Territory, or any part of the State or Territory where the host material, agricultural equipment or used package was grown, packed, sourced or last used, is known to be free from a specified pest or disease.
Note: Any notification or advice of an outbreak of a pest or disease is taken to be an amendment to the relevant Area Freedom Certificate. In these cases, host material may no longer be accepted under area freedom.
Verification
An importer may be required to present host commodities and accompanying certification for verification by an inspector or a person accredited by the department to verify the material and certification.
Packaging
Packages of all fruit, vegetables or nuts must be clean to touch and free of extraneous visible matter and objectionable odour and in good repair.
Labelling
Packages containing any fruit, vegetable or nut must be legibly marked with the following:
- the kind of fruit, vegetable or nut (name of commodity); and
- in the case of prescribed fruit, vegetables or nuts*-
- the name and postcode of the city or town nearest to the locality where they were grown, or
- an approved code indicating the location of packing or production; and
- in the case of a commodity certified under an accreditation (e.g. ICA Scheme), information as required by the specific Procedure.
*details of prescribed fruit, vegetables and nuts are provided in the Plant Biosecurity Regulations 2016.
Condition 33 - Noxious Weeds: Guidance only
Under S71 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, “a person must not wilfully bring or cause to be brought into Victoria or transport within Victoria the seeds of a noxious weed or any other part of a noxious weed which is capable of growing whether or not for sale, without a permit from the Secretary.” The movement of noxious weed contaminated fodder, stock, grain, machinery, soil, gravel or stone is also prohibited.
Note: Seeds or other hosts may be tested prior to import into Victoria by an accredited seed testing laboratory for the presence of weed seed. A permit is required only if any weed seed is present in the consignment.
For further details contact the Department Customer Service Centre on 136 186.