It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements. Additional information to assist exporters with how to prepare reproductive material for export is available on the Department’s website.

An import permit and health certificate are required.

Contact the Department of Agriculture and Livestock National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) for information about the process required to import animals into Papua New Guinea (PNG) from Australia.

Email

naqia@dg.com.pg

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

Health certificate

I, Dr ………………………………, a duly authorised government veterinary officer, hereby certify that:

1. The Australian origin bovine semen in this consignment has been derived from a Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment approved semen production centre and not in quarantine for any notifiable diseases.
2. Prior to export, the tank in which the semen is to be transported was sealed with an official seal: Australian Government seal No:

SCHEDULE OF DONORS FOR EXPORT OF BOVINE SEMEN TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Centre veterinarian declaration

A declaration by the centre veterinarian is required for this export.

This template (DOCX 40 KB​ | PDF 180 KB) provides the format for the Centre Veterinarian Declaration (CVD) for the export of bovine semen to Papua New Guinea

Transport requirements

The importing country may have specific transport requirements and you should check this.

Port of entry requirements

It is a condition of import that the animal reproductive material must be accompanied by the original NAQIA Permit to Import Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Biological Products.

Based on an import permit issued in December 2022.

Entry last reviewed June 2023.