Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
The import conditions stipulated in this Micor case only apply to Triticum aestivum L., Triticum durum L. and Triticum tauschii L.
The scientific species name must be printed as "Triticum aestivum L.", "Triticum durum L." or "Triticum tauschii L." on the phytosanitary certificate issued for each consignment.
An import permit is not required for export certification but is required by China on arrival.
It is the exporter's and registered establishment's responsibility, to ensure they are registered with General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), prior to preparing or exporting wheat or barley to China. GACC registered exporters and establishments are published on the GACC website. If an exporter or registered establishment is not registered to export wheat or barley to China then contact must be made with the Grain and Seed Export Program at grain.export@aff.gov.au so that the name and location of your business can be provided to GACC as agreed under the protocol.
Note:
- The registered establishment name and number will need to be entered in the Lot Number field of the Request for Permit (RFP) as follows: 'Processed and packed at (name of establishment) / (establishment number)'. This detail will be automatically transferred to the phytosanitary certificate.
- GACC is monitoring the presence of ergots in wheat and barley. Exporters are to ensure that the presence of ergot (Claviceps pupurea) in wheat and barley to China is 0.01% or below.
Protocol requirements:
The requirements for wheat into China for processing are governed by a protocol of conditions agreed to between the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Peoples Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (previously the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment).
The protocol requirements override any import permit that may be presented to the Authorised Officer (AO). Where an import permit is not consistent with the protocol it must be referred to the Grain and Seed Exports Program. An import permit does not need to be sighted by an AO.
The "Industry Management Plan to supply wheat and barley to the Chinese Market" to minimise the amount of foreign matter, weed seeds and other pests of concern in export consignments to China, has been endorsed by industry and AQSIQ but it has not been recognised by GACC.
The exporter must provide a signed declaration on a company letterhead to the Authorised Officer prior to inspection attesting that:
- "The wheat / barley consignments for export to the Chinese Market has been consolidated through a stock selection process and/or other actions were undertaken to minimise the level of pests of quarantine concern to China."
Note: The department will be unable to issue certification if the declaration is not provided.
Test results, from an accredited seed laboratory, for the presence of Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) in the consignment must be provided to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.
Wheat eyespot (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides) does not require supporting evidence to be certified as it is not on the seed export pathway. The department reports monitoring data for wheat eyespot to China on an annual basis.
Phytosanitary sampling and inspection procedures undertaken by Authorised Officers address the additional declaration statement pertaining to nil tolerance for Trogoderma spp. in inspected samples.
The other pests and weed seeds of quarantine concern to China include:
- Cernuella virgata (Vineyard snail)
- Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail)
- Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Common ragweed)
- Avena ludoviciana (Winter wild oats)
- Avena sterilis (Winter wild oats)
- Bromus rigidus (Rigid brome)
- Centaurea repens (Russian knapweed)
- Emex australis (Doublegee)
- Three-cornered Jack (Spiny emex)
- Lactuca serriola (Prickly lettuce)
- Lolium temulentum (Darnel grass)
- Sorghum halepense (Johnson grass)
- Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst burr)
For a phytosanitary certificate to be issued, sampling and inspection will be undertaken by the Authorised Officer as per the Plant Export Operation Manual (PEOM) and relevant work instructions. As well, the exporter must minimise or demonstrate that the presence of the pests of quarantine concern to China has been minimised.
