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Importation of Controlled Horticultural Products for Donation

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Donations Goods 31/12/2014
Summary:
Description:

10.1 In times of a declared state of emergency, e.g. disease/pandemic outbreaks, drought, flood, etc.; the NAB may decide that permits be issued to the Government or other organisations for the importation of donated controlled agronomic and horticultural products for humanitarian purposes, after due consideration of the impact of such on the local market. 

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 0702 Tomatoes,Fresh, Chilled
2 0703 Onions, Garlic, Shallot, Leek and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled
3 0704 Cabbages fresh or chilled
4 0705 Lettuce and Chicory, fresh or chilled
5 0706 Carrots, Turnship,Beetroot, Fresh or Chilled
6 0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
7 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled
8 0709 Other vegetables, Asparagus, Celery, fresh or chilled
9 0709.5 Mushrooms and truffles:
10 0709.59 Other, Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)
11 0709.9 Pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.)
12 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:
13 0710.2 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled:
14 0711 Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
15 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
16 0803 Banana, including plantains, fresh or dried
17 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
18 0803 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried
19 0804.30 Pineapples
20 0804.40 Avocados
21 0804.50 Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens
22 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:
23 0806 Grapes, fresh or dried:
24 0807 Melons (including watermelons) and pawpaws (papayas), fresh
25 0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh:
26 0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh:
27 0810 Other fruit, fresh
28 0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
29 0812 Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
30 0813 Fruit, dried(excluding that of headings 0801 to 0806); mixtures of nuts or dried fruits
31 0814 Peel of citrus fruit to melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative
32 0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
33 0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Import, Export, and Transit Rules and Procedures Pertaining to Controlled Horticultural Products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Trade annual license 12 Months No
2 Import, Export, and Transit Rules and Procedures Pertaining to Controlled Agronomic Products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Phyto-sanitary certificate 90 Days No
3 Procedures on Transit Controlled of Agronomy Products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Transit Phyto-sanitary certificate 21 Days No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Regulations Relating to the Importation of Controlled Products - Agronomic Industry Act, 1992 Regulation Import/Export