Approved arrangement class 19.2 commodities

BICON case: Unretorted meat

This group includes unretorted meat that:

• is sourced, manufactured and exported from New Zealand and/or Australia;
• is of bovine (e.g. beef) animals only; and
• meets all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering government certificate details

BICON case: Imported sea-going vessels

This group includes new or used sea-going vessels that are imported as cargo.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

3.1 Starter cultures

BICON case: Starter cultures and derivatives

This subgroup includes approved starter cultures for human consumption, human therapeutic and/or human cosmetic use, that:

• do not require an import permit
• meet all BICON document requirements.

3.2 Hops

BICON case: Processed and dried hops for human consumption and processing

This subgroup includes:

• hops for processing
• hops that have been processed into pellets or extract.

BICON case: Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) hitchhiker pests

This group includes BMSB target high risk goods that are:

• subject to seasonal BMSB measures
• with or without other biosecurity risks
• with a valid offshore treatment certificate, or if the container is a fully enclosed 6 hard sided FCL/X, subject to treatment onshore.

This group excludes goods imported under the BMSB Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme.

For goods under this commodity group you must:

1. refer to the relevant commodity group section on this webpage and the commodity BICON case to determine import conditions (if applicable)
2. refer to the BICON case Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) hitchhiker pests to determine if additional BMSB measures apply.

For this commodity group we recommend that you enter an approved arrangement site ID in the “AQIS premises ID” field of the ICS when a release from biosecurity control is expected (BMSBREL). This will allow the system to apply an inspection direction, in the event the consignment is subject to a random BMSB inspection.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

* For compliance purposes commodities goods under this tariff (that have a standard biosecurity risk) will be monitored under their respective commodity group.

5.1 Cane and rattan articles; and Bamboo products

BICON cases: Cane and rattan articles & Bamboo products

This subgroup includes cane and rattan articles either

• with a valid offshore treatment certificate
• to be treated with Methyl Bromide onshore at the rate of 48g/24hrs/21C.

This subgroup also includes bamboo products either:

• listed on the BICON table of bamboo products
• ‘Bamboo stem products NOT listed in the table of bamboo products’ as defined by BICON

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

* For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the unfinished timber commodity group
^For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the manufactured articles containing animal derived material commodity group
~ For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the manufactured wooden articles and wooden products commodity group.

5.2: Dried willow articles

BICON case: Dried willow articles

This subgroup includes dried willow articles:

• with no bark
• with a valid offshore treatment certificate.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (DWWA)
• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

5.3: Permitted plant fibres

BICON case: Permitted plant fibres

This subgroup includes products that:

• contain permitted plant fibres that are highly processed/treated (as defined by BICON) and incapable of propagation
• will not be used for animal feed, landscaping or growing purposes, or fertiliser
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (PMTD)
• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

BICON case: Dairy

This group includes dairy products that are:

• for human consumption
• made in New Zealand from milk of New Zealand or Australian origin only.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details.

BICON case: Fertilisers

This group includes:

• solid fertilisers containing mined and chemical (natural or synthetic) ingredients only
• fertilisers classed as risk level 1, 2 or 3
• fertilisers that are bagged or loose in an FCL/X container
• fertilisers that are shipped as bulk loose in ships hold.

Bulk inorganic fertilisers: If AEPCOMM is being used for the clearance of a consignment of bulk inorganic fertiliser, evidence of the risk level rating for the consignment (which is a combined rating for both the goods and the vessel) will be required. This evidence must be in the form of written confirmation received from the department’s Bulk Commodities National Co-ordination Centre (NCC) Newcastle.

Containerised inorganic fertilisers: If AEPCOMM is being used for the clearance of a consignment of containerised inorganic fertiliser, evidence of the risk level rating for the consignment will be required. This evidence must be in the form of either:

1. the department issued certificate; or
2. a statement confirming the risk level rating on the manufacturer’s declaration.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (FTR1; FTR2)

BICON case: Fresh allium spp for human consumption

This group includes fresh onions and shallots that are:

• grown in New Zealand, the United States or the Netherlands
• from a permitted district/county indicated in BICON.
• for human consumption
• of the scientific name Allium cepa or Allium cepa var. aggregatum or var. ascalonicum

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (FRPR)
• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

9.1 Gas cylinders

BICON case: Gas cylinders

This subgroup includes used gas cylinders that are supported by a valid approved arrangement class 19.2 pathway in BICON.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (METT)

9.2 Metal waste and scrap

BICON case: Metal waste and scrap

This subgroup includes metal waste and scrap that is supported by a valid approved arrangement class 19.2 pathway in BICON. Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers
• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificates details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details
• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (METT)

BICON case: Coffee for processing or human consumption
This group includes green and decaffeinated coffee beans that:

• have not been digested through an animal
• are not vacuum sealed trade samples
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificates details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

BICON case: Highly refined organic chemicals and substances

This group includes highly refined organic chemicals and substances that:

• are not to be used for animal consumption, environmental purposes (including use as bioremediation product or fertiliser) or veterinary therapeutics.
• meet all BICON document requirements.

BICON case: Bee products

This group includes honey and honeycomb entering through all first points of entry except Western Australia.

BICON cases: Natural fibres (and their derivatives) of animal origin & Feathers

This group includes manufactured articles containing:

• wool/fibre from sheep, goats or camelids that are part of a retail ready and/or finished product (including garneted wool)
• animal hair, fibre or bristles (other than from sheep, goats or camelids) that have been commercially manufactured and are fully finished products
• feathers fully contained within manufactured articles.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (ANIM)

BICON case: Timber and timber products

This group includes goods either:

• listed on the BICON table of wooden products
• classified as manufactured wooden articles that do not require an import permit.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

*For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the unfinished timber commodity group
^For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the manufactured articles containing animal derived material commodity group
~For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the cane and rattan articles; dried wickerwork, permitted plant fibres and bamboo products commodity group.

BICON cases: Processed grain and seed products for human consumption & Processed tuber and corm product as for human consumption

This group includes goods that:

• are for human consumption only
• are processed grain and seed products defined as ‘other’ in BICON
• are processed potato products
• are processed tuber and corm products other than processed potato products
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to conditions specified in the BICON case: Khapra beetle sea container measures.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

BICON cases: Carpets, clothes, bags and rags

This group includes:

• used and empty bags
• used cloth rags
• used clothes

BICON cases: New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts & Machinery and equipment

This group includes new and used:

• passenger vehicles, and vehicle parts
• whole aircraft and aircraft parts
• machinery and parts
• equipment and parts.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers
• Condition 21 – in relation to entering VIN numbers

* For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the commodity group, Gas cylinders, metal waste and scrap.

BICON case: Tyres

This group includes new tyres only that:

• are pneumatic tyres
• meet all BICON document requirements.

BICON case: Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans

This group includes caravans and prefabricated buildings that are:

• new or used
• without solid timber or with solid timber that has been treated offshore, as per BICON requirements.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to entering AEI numbers

20.1 Prepared cereals and muesli bars

BICON case: Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption

This subgroup includes:

• consignments of commercially prepared and retail packaged breakfast cereals, muesli bars, wholefood bars and balls, meal/flour mixes, couscous meal mixes and fruit and seed trail mixes that may contain restricted plant ingredients (including grains, seeds, dried fruits or nuts), as defined in BICON
• consignments containing plant material only.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17– in relation to entering ACC (PREP)

20.2 Pasta

BICON case: Noodles for human consumption.

This subgroup includes commercially prepared and retailed packaged noodles that either:

• contain plant based ingredients only
• contain less than 10% egg and 10% dairy
  and:
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (PREP)

21.1 Milled rice for human consumption

BICON case: Rice for human consumption or processing

This group includes milled rice for human consumption:

• where the outer hull has been completely removed
• that is packed in bags less than or equal to 25 kilograms
• that is imported as FCL cargo only

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to conditions specified in the BICON case: Khapra beetle sea container measures.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19– in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20– in relation to entering government certificate details

21.2 Parboiled rice for human consumption

BICON case: Rice for human consumption or processing

This group includes parboiled rice for human consumption that is:

• packed in bags less than or equal to 25 kilograms
• imported as FCL cargo only
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 17 – in relation to entering ACC (PARB)

22.1 Fish and roe for human consumption (excluding salmonid fish)

BICON case: Fish including fish caviar, fish roe, fish viscera and fish maw (excluding salmonid fish)

This subgroup includes the following goods:

• cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates, and rays), other than fish meal
• roe (including caviar)
• consumer ready finfish (as defined by BICON)
• finfish from New Zealand.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

22.2 Frozen molluscs for human consumption

BICON case: Seafood (excluding finfish) for human consumption.

This subgroup includes molluscs (excluding oysters and snails) that:

• are for human consumption only
• are frozen
• meet all BICON document requirements.

BICON case: Fresh Allium spp. for human consumption

This group includes semi-processed onions and shallots that:

• are peeled and washed
• have been grown and processed in China
• meet all BICON document requirements.

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

BICON case: Unaccompanied personal effects

This group includes unaccompanied personal effects that:

• meet the personal effects definition specified in BICON
• are not being imported for diplomatic personnel
• are lodged on a FID only
• are more than 0.5 m³ in size if arriving by sea, or more than 100 kg if arriving by air
• are less than 0.5m³ in size if arriving by sea, or less than 100kg if arriving by air and contain goods of biosecurity concern.

BICON cases: Timber and timber products & Timber and timber products imported from New Zealand during Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season

This group includes unfinished timber products (excluding timber from the Myrtaceae family) that are either:

• a pathogen risk species from New Zealand only, meeting all BICON document requirements
• listed as other species.

and are:

• not classified as oversize timber
• not imported under a Canadian Certification Program.

Tariffs within this commodity group may also be subject to BMSB seasonal measures. Refer to the approved arrangement class 19.2 commodity group: ‘Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) target high risk goods’

Class 19.2 operating conditions to consider for this group:

• Condition 18 – in relation to adding AEI numbers
• Condition 19 – in relation to entering eCertificate details
• Condition 20 – in relation to entering government certificate details

* For compliance purposes commodities under this tariff will be monitored under the highly processed and manufactured wooden articles commodity group