Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material. Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.Import permits may request freedom from soil. If so, a laboratory analysis certificate for presence of soil must be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection. The soil content must be below or match the tolerance indicated in the
Guideline: Inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export (Attachment 2) of 0.2% by weight. The certificate must be attached to the phytosanitary certificate. If no specific requirement for freedom from soil is listed on the import permit, no laboratory analysis certificate for presence of soil is required.
Explanation of the endorsementsAuthorised Officer visual inspection of a representative sample is required for endorsing freedom from Warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variable) for all endorsements.
Endorsement 712:
- An area freedom certificate issued by a state government is required to endorse freedom from Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Endorsement 714:- A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense).
- If required the statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE
(DATE)" can be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). There is to be no deviation from this text format. To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au).
Endorsement 715:
- A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.