Date of issue: 16 February 2018
Date of effect: 1 March 2018
Attention:
- Industries—Dairy Australia
- Registered manufacturing establishments
- Registered exporters and EDI users
- Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters, EDI users and manufacturing establishments of upcoming changes to exporter declaration requirements when exporting dairy products.
Exporter Declaration for exports of dairy products
In an effort to streamline the department’s internal processes and ensure that there are no delays in assessing your export permit application, changes have been made to the mandatory exporter declaration requirements for dairy products exported from Australia.
From 1 March 2018, when applying for an export permit for the countries listed in table 1, exporters will be required to include the mandatory declaration statement in the exporter declaration field.
|
Country |
Product types |
Exporter declaration |
|---|---|---|
|
Hong Kong |
MIL, CRE, CML, UHT, UHC |
Milk products in this shipment meet Hong Kong product testing requirements. Results are supported by NATA certification, or covered in the manufacturers approved arrangement |
|
Algeria |
All |
Milk products in this shipment meet Algerian product testing requirements. Results are supported by NATA certification attached to this export permit |
|
Fiji |
MIL, UHT |
Liquid milk in this shipment has been transported to Fiji under departmental seal, applied as part of an approved sealing program or by a departmental officer |
|
Korea |
All |
The milk products in this shipment comply with the labelling requirements for Korea, and the use of or exclusion of gelatine reflects the correct endorsement for the ingredients used |
|
Singapore |
All |
Gelatine (or any ingredient of beef origin) used in the manufacture of the dairy products in this shipment did not originate from a BSE affected country |
|
Singapore |
INF |
The infant formula in this shipment complies with Singapore testing requirements for Cronabacter sakasakii and is supported by NATA certification |
|
Thailand |
INF |
Infant Formula in this shipment complies with Thailands Cronobacter and Bacillus testing requirements. Results are supported by NATA certification or covered in the manufacturers approved arrangement |
|
USA and US territories |
All |
Milk products in this shipment has been transported to the USA under departmental seal, applied as part of an approved sealing program, or by a departmental officer |
|
USA and US territories |
CAS, DML, INF, MEM, WEY |
Milk powder in this shipment has been transported to the USA under departmental seal, applied as part of an approved sealing program, or by a departmental officer, and covered by NATA certification |
Please ensure that all shipments of dairy products to the countries listed in table 1 include the applicable declaration. Exact wording is important. If the above declaration is not included in the exporter declaration field when requesting an export permit (RFP), an error will occur and the RFP will not progress until it is included.
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.
Further information
Contact Dairy Eggs Fish if you have any queries.