Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.The botanical name of the logs must be stated in the Additional Product Description Field of the RFP. To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant Programs via email (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).
It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.
Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.Consignments must be free of quarantine pests, including:
- European spruce beetle (Dendroctonus micans)
- Sharp dentated bark beetle (Ips acuminatus)
- Bark beetle (Ips cembrae)
- Bark beetle Ips duplicatus)
- Bark beetle (Ips sexdentatus)
- Chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)
Phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration required for coniferous and chestnut (Castanea spp) logs only.
Coniferous logs must be de-barked or kiln dried
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 775:
- This endorsement is to be certified for Conifer logs that are de-barked. Note that logs of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) or from the genus Pinus must use endorsement 6639.
- Visual inspection is sufficient to endorse freedom from bark and holes caused by the Sawyer beetle (Monochamus spp).
Endorsement 6639:- This endorsement is to be certified for Conifer logs of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) or from the genus Pinus.
- Visual inspection is sufficient to endorse freedom from bark and holes caused by the Sawyer beetle (Monochamus spp).
- Pitch canker (Fusarium circinatum) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
- This endorsement is to be certified for Castanea logs.
- An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica).
No endorsement:
- Applies if logs with bark and are treated and is not Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) or from the genus Pinus.
- woodchips;
- wood in the round (i.e. logs);
- wood with a cross-sectional area of at least 225 square centimetres
These are considered 'prescribed goods' under the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021.
A licence is not required for the above listed wood and woodchips if:
- the wood or woodchips are sourced from an area covered by a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). Details regarding the areas covered by RFAs can be found here: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/rfa.
- the wood or woodchips are derived from trees harvested outside Australian territory, including those transiting through Australia.
- the wood or woodchips are sourced from a plantation in a State with an approved code of practice for the establishment, management and harvesting of all plantations in that State.
If an export licence is required, it is the responsibility of exporters to obtain a licence to export prescribed wood or woodchips prior to export.
Exporters can find information on how to obtain an export licence for prescribed wood or woodchips on the departments website - Exports of unprocessed wood and woodchips (wood export licensing) - DAFF.
Any enquires on what is classed as prescribed wood or woodchips should be directed to: wood.export@aff.gov.au, or call (02) 6272 4353.
The only responsibility authorised officers have in relation to the export licences for unprocessed wood is to inform unprocessed wood exporters of the possible requirement to hold a licence to export unprocessed wood.
