A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Import permit required:
- for untreated, air dried, fumigated wood chips and sawdust of any species.
- for all wood chips and sawdust of Pinus speces and Myrtaceae species and for Coconut wood (Cocos nucifera).
Import permit not required:
- for wood chips and sawdust that is heat treated or treated with a permanent chemical preservative (with the exception of Pinus spp and Myrtaceae species and coconut wood).
Phytosanitary certificate required:
- for untreated, air dried, fumigated wood chips and sawdust.
- Phytosanitary certificate or treatment certificate required for wood chips and sawdust that have been heat treated or treated with a permanent chemical preservative.
Wood chips from Arecaceae, Pandanaceae and Sterculiaceae is prohibited.
Myrtaceae species:
Acca
- Corymbia
- Metrosideros
- Myrtus
- Angophora
- Eucalyptus
- Myrcia
- Pimenta
- Callistemon
- Eugenia
- Myrcicmthes
- Syncarpia
- Campomanesia
- Melaleuca
- Myrciaria
Syzgium