Other - processed nuts
Country
Fiji (FJ)
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture Biosecurity Authority of Fiji Islands
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Refer below |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Refer below |
| Protocol Market | No |
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Import permits may indicate that freedom from Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is required. The NPPO of Fiji has advised the department that the endorsement for freedom from Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is not required for grain, nut or processed plant product commodities and is only required for fresh produce hosts.
Exporter is to ensure any packing used is not hay, straw, chaff, or any decomposing material.
A phytosanitary certificate with nil additional declaration is to be issued for products of Australian origin or for an import permit that does not state any additional declaration requirements.
Note: Import permits are not required for deshelled/hulled, roasted, salted, chopped or kibbled nuts in retail packages.
The import conditions are applicable to:
- Mixed nuts; and
- Roasted, activated or blanched nuts of:
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Brazil nuts
- Hazelnuts
- Macadamias
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
- Peanuts
- Pine nuts
Import permits for peanuts may or may not require certification for various food safety requirements, which may be certified on a Certificate as to Condition (GX46). The certification text must be one or a combination of the following:
- No human excreta was at anytime used/applied in field husbandry practices on peanut production.
- The manufacturer's premise is used specifically for the processing of peanuts only.
- The level of aflatoxins detected prior to shipment of the consignment should not exceed 0.015ppm (mg/kg).
- The peanuts have been commercially processed and blanched at a temperature range of 100 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius for not less than 30 seconds.
- All peanuts are shelled and red skins have been removed after blanching and prior to packaging.
- All peanuts are packed in new bags and labelled accordingly.
The exporter must provide a signed manufacturer's declaration attesting to each of the food safety requirements indicated on their import permit to the department in order to obtain the GX46. If no food safety requirements are noted on an import permit, no GX46 is to be issued for that consignment.
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 3009:
- Applies to consignments containing goods that have been imported into Australia, re-packaged (but have not undergone further processing and are not re-labelled as Australian products) and exported to Fiji, and imported goods being re-exported in the original packaging as part of a mixed consignment of Australian and imported products.
- This Endorsement must be included for all goods of non-Australian origin which meet the above criteria (i.e. re-packaged and exported with no further processing, or re-exported in original packaging as part of a mixed consignment of Australian and imported products) regardless of additional declaration requirements specifically stated on the import permit.
- Exporter is to:
State the country of origin of the goods in the Additional Product Description, and
Provide a copy of the departmental document titled 'Release from biosecurity control' which contains the 'Final Directives: Finalised and Released' direction that was issued for the products after arrival and release in Australia to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection, and upload a scanned copy of this document to PEMS before requesting authorisation.
If required by the import permit, consignments must be subjected to some form of high heat process (e.g. hulled, dried, roasted or dehydrated) prior to export.
If stated in the import permit, details of treatment must be endorsed in the treatment section on the phytosanitary certificate. The exporter is to provide a packer's declaration or a manufacturer's declaration attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Details of treatment do not require endorsement in the treatment section of the phytosanitary certificate if it is not stated in the import permit.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3009)
1) The goods have fully complied with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry import requirements and standards and are allowed to be retailed in Australia.
Import permits dated 15 December 2017, 30 August 2018, 7 July 2021, 10 March 2023, and 12 November 2024. NPPO regulation effective 5 July 2018 and import permit dated 20 March 2024. NPPO advice regarding additional declaration requirement for non-Australian origin goods verified on 6 August 2026. NPPO advice regarding additional declaration requirement for non-Australian origin goods verified on 6 August 2026.
06/10/2026 - Added existing Endorsement 3009.
14/09/2026 - Added explanation of the endorsement.
22/05/2026 - Removed endorsement 7746. Updated general requirements to include information about Fall armyworm endorsement.
05/03/2026 - Removed endorsement 1055 from Fijian GSEPMicor cases.
19/11/2024 - Existing endorsement 7746 and explanation of endorsement 7746 added.
02/05/2024 - Updated general requirements to include information regarding nil additional declarations and moved the statement for clarity.
29/03/2023 - Explanation of endorsement text updated.
28/07/2021 - Added GX46 option as per NPPO requirements.
08/01/2020 - Case created as per NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 06/01/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 06/10/2026