And when you do that, pm me and let me know please. I`ll be glad to include some in an order after you`ve trialled em.
Till then...................... :icon_cheers:
stagga.
The people out there waiting to see if they are any good want to be careful. These things wont just happen every year.
There are a few significant hurdle to jump.
Try these quarantine ones I have to address
Commodity: Hops (Humulus lupulus) - Dried
Scientific name: Humulus lupulus
Country: All countries excluding: New Zealand
End use: Processing
Date printed: Sep 21 2009
The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice. AQIS makes no warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy or completeness of that information and will bear no liability with respect to that information. Importers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine conditions applicable at the time of entry. The Commonwealth through AQIS is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions of importers to import based on conditions presented here which are not current at the time of importation. It is the importers responsibility to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information at the time of importation.
It is the importers responsibility to identify and to ensure it has complied with, all requirements of any other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after importation including the Australian Customs Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority and any State agencies such as Departments of Agriculture and Health and Environmental Protection authorities.
Importers should note that this list is not exhaustive. Importers should also note that all foods imported into Australia must comply with the provisions of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , an Act which is administered by AQIS.
Notification of the import must be provided to AQIS for all imported goods other than goods imported as accompanied baggage or goods imported via the mail and not prescribed under the Customs Act 1901. Notification must be consistent with Quarantine Regulations 2000 (examples include a Quarantine Entry or a Quarantine declaration).
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Condition C5219
Non-Commercial
1. The conditions under the Commercial section apply.
Commercial
1. An Import Permit is required and must be applied for prior to importation. Permit applications must be sent to AQIS Plant Programs, Canberra office for assessment.
2. Each consignment must be labelled with full botanical names i.e. genus and species. Each package must be labelled. Alternatively if the goods are easily identifiable, then there is no requirement of the botanical nomenclature.
3. Each consignment must be free of live insects, other seeds and other quarantine risk material prior to arrival in Australia.
4. Any packaging used with the consignment must be clean and new.
5. Containers, timber packing, pallets or dunnage associated with the consignment will be subject to inspection and treatment on arrival, unless certified as having been treated by an AQIS approved method. (Refer to the AQIS publication Cargo Containers: Quarantine aspects and procedures).
6. Each consignment will be inspected to verify that the hops are dried and they are free from live insects, other seeds and other quarantine risk material.
7. If prohibited, restricted or unidentified seeds are found on inspection, the consignment will be ordered for moist heat treatment (T9568 or T9574), re-export or destruction at the importer's expense.
Note: Heat treatment may have a detrimental effect on this product. The importer or the importers representative should consider the potential effects of any treatment when deciding on treatment options.
8. If live insects are found during the inspection they will be identified by an AQIS entomologist and the consignment will be treated with methyl bromide fumigation (T9038). Treatment will be carried out at the importers expense.
9. After inspection, the hops may only be used in a beer making process that involves a boiling procedure. This process must occur at a Quarantine approved processing premises (Class 3.0).
10. After emptying, any packaging used with the consignment must be disposed of as detailed in the Quarantine approved premises compliance agreement or treated with 2% sodium hypochlorite treatment for 24 hours (T9376).
Condition C5132
For the purposes of this case, the following definitions will apply.
Hops (sometimes referred to as Leaf hops) are the whole flower dried and uncompressed. Refer to the ICON commodity Hops (Humulus lupulus) - Dried.
Hops cones are dried, cultivated (unprocessed) flowers. Refer to the ICON commodity Hops (Humulus lupulus) - Dried.
Hop plugs are whole cones (flowers) that have been dried and compressed into a plug. Refer to the ICON commodity Hops (Humulus lupulus) - Dried.
Hop pellets are highly processed hops consisting of finely powdered hop cones compressed into pea-sized tablets. Refer to the ICON commodity Hop pellets and hop extract.
Hop extracts are the liquid bittering essences of hops and are used for convenience in the brewing industry. Some liquid hops extracts are processed with a wide variety of chemical solvents that dissolve the hop resins into solution. Refer to the ICON commodity Hop pellets and hop extract.
Entry Management EM0184
AQIS minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation
All documentation presented to AQIS as part of the import process must meet the requirements of the Minimum Documentary Requirements Policy. These requirements include:
Overarching Requirements (e.g. legible, in English, signed, dated, linked to the consignment);
Document Format Requirements (e.g. as per nationally accepted practice and standards, or on company letterhead); and
Prescribed Information Requirements (e.g. treatment certificates must include a description of the goods/packaging treated)
Entry Management EM0185
AQIS information requirements to support assessment of non-commodity concerns associated with imported cargo
All documentation presented to AQIS to assist in determining the level of quarantine risk posed by transportation pathways and packaging must meet the requirements of the Non-Commodity Information Requirements Policy. These requirements address:
Container concerns (e.g. container cleanliness);
Packaging concerns (e.g. presence of timber or prohibited packaging material); and
Source/destination concerns (e.g. sourced from a giant African snail country or destined for a rural unpack location).
Treatment T9574
Hot moist air
At not less than 95oC for not less than 24 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached.
NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration.
Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.
Treatment T9038
Methyl bromide
The Methyl Bromide rate required is 32g/m for 24 hours at 21C and above at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP).
For each 5C (or part of 5C) the temperature is expected to fall below 21C, 8g/m must be added to the dosage rate, unless otherwise specified by AQIS. It is the minimum temperature during the course of the fumigation that is to be used for the calculation of the dose.
Methyl Bromide fumigation for quarantine purposes is not permitted if the ambient minimum temperature falls below 10C.
AQIS does not allow dosage compensation where the ambient temperature is above 21C or below 10C.
AQIS Methyl Bromide Standard
Treatment T9376
Sodium hypochlorite
Immerse in a solution (NaOCl), 2% available chlorine for 24 hours.
Sodium hypochlorite is available as Milton (1%) or domestic bleach is a stabilised solution giving 4% available chlorine (dilute 1 plus 3).
Treatment T9568
Hot moist air
At not less than 85oC for not less than 48 hours (50% relative humidity) once the core temperature has been reached.
NOTE: Prior to moist heat treatment, all bags/packaging impervious to moisture must be opened or adequately punctured to allow moist heat penetration.
Caution: Some products may smoulder, ignite or be damaged by this treatment. The importer should consider the potential effects when deciding on treatment options.
Import Permit Fee IPF0002
Import Permit Fees (where applicable) Category 1
This commodity is classified as a Category 1 assessment for the purposes of determining the Import Permit fee rate that applies. The fee rate is $40.00 per assessable item in addition to the electronic lodgement fee of $85.00 or the manual lodgement fee of $150.00 applies.
Note that the fee for the lodgement and assessment of an ePermit application is $125.00.
An assessable item means an item identified on an Import Permit application as consisting of goods of a class imported, or to be imported, from a particular country for a particular use.
Further information on AQIS fees and charges can be found on the AQIS website. Import Permit issuing fees are specified in the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2008.
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