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Determine whether your import requires an import permit and save time obtaining your permit by reviewing specific import requirements for common items.

Step One: Read the general requirements

Animals and animal products

An import permit is not required for commercially-produced packets of processed food products with ingredients of animal origin, labelled as having been produced in Australia or New Zealand.

  • Tinned foods
  • Seafood
  • Pet food (canned meat or biscuits)
  • Biscuits, cakes, pastry, noodles (cooked, with egg or honey ingredients)
  • Processed dairy products (butter, cheese, cream, ice-cream, infant food, pasteurized/UHT milk)
  • Egg (cooked – non fertile in hermetically sealed containers)
  • Health Foods containing bee products, including bee venom, pollen, propolis, royal jelly (must be processed and prepared as encapsulated doses such as tablets or capsules).
  • Processed beeswax (candles, cosmetics, foundation, ornaments, polishes)
  • Feathers (new dusters, hats, lures, bleached, curled or waved)
  • Furs (manufactured)
  • Leather (new and fully manufactured)
  • Saddles and saddle harnesses (new)
  • Wool (processed)
     

An import permit is required for all animals and animal products, including those listed above, from all other countries.

General requirements for all animal and animal product imports:

1. Permission to Import

Applications for a permit to import an animal or animal product are to be submitted on the official form well before the planned export of the animal or animal product.  Where a single entry permit is issued, the original copy of the import permit must be presented at the time of importation to obtain release of the consignment. Should the disease status of an exporting country change after an import permit has been issued Biosecurity Solomon Islands reserves the right to withdraw the permit or to vary the permit conditions at their discretion without prior notice.

Application Forms

2. Notification

The arrival date and mode of transportation are to be included in the permit application. In the case of live animals their arrival to be notified to Biosecurity Solomon Islands at least 48 hours prior to arrival, and no later than one working weekday before embarkation of the animals.

3. Transportation of Animals

Animals must be transported in a secure suitable container in accordance with the recommendations for the transport of live animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) live animals regulations as appropriate.

All feed or fodder accompanying the animals must comply with the import conditions of Solomon Islands for plant or animal products, if not then any surplus will remain on board the vessel or aircraft, or be destroyed at the owner’s expense upon arrival at the Port of Entry.

Any bedding should comprise only of sterile peat, soft board, treated wood shavings, shredded paper or other inert approved products.  All bedding material should remain on board the vessel or aircraft, or be destroyed by incineration at the owner’s expense upon arrival in Solomon Islands.

Animals are transported entirely at the risk of the importer and Biosecurity Solomon Islands holds no responsibility for the care or safety of animals during transport.

4. Documentation

The following documentation is required to accompany imports of animals and high risk animal products:

  1. A valid Import Permit is required: 
    1. For single importations of animals and animal products the Permit is to be presented at the time of importation. 
    2. For multiple importations under one Permit then a copy of the Permit may be presented at the time of importation.
  2. A Statutory Declaration by the owner or agent is required to accompany live animal imports, stating:
    1. A full description of the animal;
    2. That to the best of his/her knowledge the animal is free from all infectious and contagious diseases;
    3. That the animal has not been in contact with any diseased animals for the 30 days immediately prior to embarkation.
  3. An official Animal Health Certificate is required to accompany all imports of live animals and animal products.

The certificate must be signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the exporting country attesting to the certification assurances required in the specific schedules for animals or animal products.

In some cases an Approved Veterinarian, approved by the veterinary authorities in the exporting country, may provide certification of pre-export treatments and health examinations.

5.    Post Arrival Procedures

On arrival in Solomon Islands all consignments of animals and animal products must be presented to a Biosecurity Officer for validation of any required documentation. In particular all live animals (except dogs and cats from Australia or New Zealand) must be inspected by veterinary officer approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock prior to release from the port of entry. All costs are to be borne by the importer.

Biosecurity Solomon Islands has the right to inspect, examine, sample, test, detain, quarantine and treat any consignments of animals to ensure they comply with Solomon Islands import requirements. Any non-compliant consignments of animals may be destroyed or re-exported. All costs associated with these actions are to be borne by the importer. Biosecurity Solomon Islands holds no responsibility for any losses incurred by the importer, owner or agent.

6. Post Entry Quarantine Requirements

Where animals are required to undergo a period of post entry quarantine, they must remain within the confines of an approved post entry quarantine facility for the full period of quarantine and will only be released at the discretion of by a veterinary officer approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The post-entry facility must meet the following general requirements:

(i) The facilities must be inspected and approved by an officer authorised by the Director of Biosecurity before a permit for importation is issued, and:

  • Be sufficiently secure to contain the quarantined animals.
  • Contain adequate handling facilities for animals
  • Maintain adequate separation from other animals.
  • Have adequate containment of drainage and animal waste.
  • Have adequate provision for feed and water.

7.    Fees

A permit fee and an inspection fee will be charged in accordance with the current schedule of BSI fees and charges for Biosecurity Solomon Islands. Any and all costs or fees associated with ensuring consignments comply with import requirements are to be borne directly by the importer. Biosecurity Solomon Islands holds no responsibility for any losses incurred by the importer, owner or agent. 

Plants and plant products

An import permit and accompanying phytosanitary certificate is not required for certain commercially packaged and labelled plant products from any country.

  • Cooked fruit and vegetables
  • Pickled fruit and vegetables
  • Cooked plant products
  • Preserved fruit and vegetables
  • Fried plant products
  • Processed nuts (in their final processed form, i.e. shelled or hulled)
  • Freeze dried plant products
  • Spices
  • Frozen fruit and vegetables
     

An import permit is not required for vegetable seeds for sowing (except maize, sweetcorn) in consignments of less than 250gm from certain suppliers in certain countries so long as certain requirements have been met.

View the list of Approved vegetable seed suppliers.
 

An import permit is not required for certain timber products from all countries so long as certain requirements have been met.

  • Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal)
  • Wood wool; wood flour.
  • Sheets for veneering less than 6mm thick
  • Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, etc.
  • Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board
  • Fibreboard of wood.
  • Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood.
  • Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes.
  • Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects.
  • Packing cases, pallets, boxes, crates, drums and similar packing with ISPM 15 certification.
  • Casks, barrels, vats, tubs assembled and full.
  • Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood
  • Tableware and kitchenware, of wood.
  • Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases etc.

Requirements:

  • Inspection on arrival, treat if required
  • Must be free of pests, soil and foreign matter
     

An import permit is not required for certain miscellaneous products from all countries so long as certain requirements have been met.

  • Artifacts
  • Basketware
  • Caneware

Requirements for small hand-carried consignments:

  • Must be clean, free of pests, soil and foreign matter
  • Inspection on arrival with treatment if required

Requirements for commercial consignments:

  • Pre-shipment fumigation with MB at 48g/m3 for 16 hours at 21oC.
  • Phytosanitary certificate confirming fumigation
  • Inspection on arrival to confirm effective fumigation.
     

An import permit is required for all plant and plant products not referenced above.

General requirements apply to all plant and plant product imports:

1. Permission to import

An Import Permit is required. Applications are to be submitted on the official form. The original copy of the permit must be presented to obtain release of the consignment.

Application Forms

2. Documentation

A Phytosanitary Certificate (PC), issued by the National Plant Protection Authority in the country of origin, must accompany all consignments, certifying the produce to be free of pests and diseases. The certificate must also include any additional declarations specified on the Import Permit.

Where a consignment has been transhipped to the Solomon Islands via another country, a “Re-export Certificate” shall accompany that consignment. The re-export certificate shall be issued by the National Plant Protection Authority at the port of re-export and clearly identify the consignment (i.e. exporter, consignee, description of product, number of packages, distinguishing marks, place of origin, means of conveyance, point of entry into country). The certificate shall certify that the consignment in question has been transported and handled in such a manner as to prevent the possibility of pest infestation and product substitution during transit.

3. Pre-shipping procedures

  • Shipments must be free of soil and/or debris and be packed in new packages.
  • Leafy vegetables must be free of roots, and non-leafy vegetables must be free of foliage.
  • Consignments are subject to inspection on arrival and any treatment necessary.

 

Machinery, Equipment & Transport

Included here are:

  • Earthmoving machinery
  • Logging equipment
  • Mining equipment
  • Agriculture equipment
  • Used or second hand vehicles
  • New vehicles
  • Sporting equipment
  • Camping equipment
  • Military equipment

Any of the above will be inspected on arrival and must be found free of soil, any plant material and any other biosecurity risk material. You are recommended to clean your equipment before they depart from the exporting country. Government or accredited agent certificates of cleanliness are welcome and may reduce the requirement for inspection on arrival.

 

Step Two: Find any specific requirements

Many animals, plants, and animal or plant products have specific import requirements additional to the general requirements listed above. Use the search filter here to find any specific requirements for your import.* Also review the definitions of plant and animal technical terms.

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A3 - Cattle semen from Australia

Schedule No A3                      Attachment No _____              for Permit No_____

 

Page 1 of 6

SPECIFIC IMPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR:

 

Commodity:                       Cattle Semen

 

Country of Origin:            Australia

 

1.                   Documentation Required:

 

HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR BOVINE SEMEN IMPORTED INTO SOLOMON ISLANDS FROM AUSTRALIA

 

(A)   Consignment Information

 

Import Permit Number: …………………………………………………..

 

Exporting Country:                          Australia

 

Competent Authority:                   Australian Department of Agriculture (DoA)

 

Information concerning the donor animals and semen:

 

Animal Identification

Breed

Date of Birth

Date donor entered centre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Identification

Date(s) of collection

Straw identification

Number of straws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of straws in consignment:                                                               

 

Origin of Semen

 

Name, address and approval/registration number of semen collection centre:

 

 

Name and address of exporter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Destination of Semen

 

Name and address of importer in Solomon Islands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(B)    Health Information

 

VETERINARY CERTIFICATE

 

I, ……………………………………………….(Print name), an official veterinarian of the Australian DoA certify, after due enquiry, in regard to the semen and donor animals identified in this certificate, that:

 

1              Country freedom

 

1.1          Australia is free from brucellosis (Brucella abortus), bovine spongiform encephalopathy, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, foot and mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, rabies and vesicular stomatitis.

 

Vaccination against these diseases is not carried out in Australia unless required by an exporting country.

 

1.2          Australia is officially free from bovine tuberculosis.

 

2              Semen collection centre

               

2.1          The semen collection centre at which the semen was collected:

 

1.1.1         Is approved by the Australian DoA

 

2.1.2         Is under the direct supervision and control of a centre veterinarian who is approved by the Australian DoA

 

2.1.3         Is inspected by an official veterinarian at least annually.

 

2.2          The semen collection centre has been free from the following diseases/organisms based upon testing and surveillance for the 12 months prior to the first collection of semen for this consignment; bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Campylobacteriosis fetus venerealis and Trichomonas foetus.

 

2.3          The semen collection centre is free from IBR/IPV or, if not considered free, (if the serological status of the bull is unknown or if the bull is serologically positive) the semen was tested as described under 4.5.

 

3         Health status of donor bull

 

3.1.         The donor bull has lived continuously in Australia for at least the past 90 days, and has resided in the herd of origin for at least 30 days prior to entering the semen collection centre.

 

3.2.         The herd of origin and the semen collection centre were free of any quarantine    restrictions for at least 90 days prior to collection of the first semen sample and until completion for this consignment.

 

3.3.         The donor bull was resident in the semen collection centre, under veterinary supervision, for at least 30 days prior to first collection of semen.

 

3.4.         During the pre-collection period the donor bull did not perform natural service and was isolated from animals not of an equivalent health status

 

3.5.         During the collection period the donor bull showed no clinical signs of Johne’s disease or other diseases known to be transmitted by artificial insemination.

 

4         Testing of donor bulls

 

4.1                 For Bluetongue (BT) and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHD)

 

(Delete the procedures not used)

 

For bluetongue: the donors:

 

·         were kept in a licensed semen centre located in a region certified free from bluetongue for a minimum of 60 consecutive days before commencement of, and during, collection of the semen.

 

OR

 

·         were tested negative for bluetongue using a BT competition ELISA or the BT AGID test every 60 days during the semen collection period, and between 28 and 60 days after the last collection for this consignment;

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

OR

 

·         were tested negative for bluetongue by a virus isolation test or PCR test on blood samples collected at the start and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during semen collection for this consignment

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

OR

 

·         Each batch of donor semen to be exported was tested negative for bluetongue using a virus isolation test.

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

For epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD), the donors:

 

·         were subjected to serological tests to detect antibodies to EHD, such as the competition ELISA or the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID), between 28 and 60 days after the last collection for this consignment with negative results;

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

OR

 

·         were subjected to tests for EHD, such as a virus isolation test or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on blood samples collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (PCR test) during semen collection for this consignment, with negative results.

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

OR

 

·         Each batch of semen to be exported was tested negative using a virus isolation test.

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

4.2                 For Q fever:  Between 10 and 60 days after the final collection of semen for export to the donor animals were tested with negative results for Q fever using the complement fixation test (CFT) (negative being no fixation of complement at a dilution of 1:10 or higher) or the ELISA

 

Test used: …………………………………

 

Date of sample collection:

 

4.3                 On the semen collection centre the donor bull was tested, with negative results, for the following diseases within the 12-month period prior to semen collection:

 

4.3.1         Campylobacter fetus subsp venerealis using culture examination of preputial washings

 

Date of test: …………………………………

               

4.3.2      Trichomonas fetus using direct microscopic examination and culture examination of preputial washings

 

Date of test: …………………………………

 

4.4                 Prior to entering the semen collection centre the donor bull was tested, with negative results, for Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) virus using either an antigen ELISA on peripheral blood leucocytes, or PCR, or virus isolation.

 

Date of test: …………………………………

               

4.5                 If the semen collection centre is not free of IBR the donor bulls or their semen was tested as follows:

 

Not less than 21 days after entry to the semen collection centre the donor bull was found to be serologically negative for Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (IBR/IPV) using:

 

Either:        4.5.1 An ELISA or SNT test

 

Date of test: …………………………..

 

Or:               4.5.2 Semen from the donor bulls collected for this consignment has tested negative for IBR/IPV on viral isolation or with a PCR

 

Date of test: …………………………..

 

(Delete test not used)

 

4.6                 All laboratory testing was undertaken in an AQIS approved laboratory.  

 

5              Semen collection and storage

 

5.1               The semen was collected, processed, packaged and stored in accordance with the recommendations of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

 

5.2               The period of semen collection for this consignment was 60 days or less

 

5.3               The antibiotics added to the diluent were:

 

Names and concentration:............................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................

                ....................................................................................................................................

 

5.4               The shipping container is:

 

Either:   5.3.1      new

                                Or:         5.3.2      cleaned and disinfected with: …………………………………………………

(Delete as appropriate)

               

5.5               Prior to export, the transportation flasks were sealed under veterinary supervision, using seals bearing the marks:

 

…………………………………………………………………………….

 

 

 

Signature:……………………………………….                        Date:………………………..

 

 

Name:……………………………………….                               Official Stamp:

 

 

Position:……………………………………..

 

 

Addresss: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

NOTE:   All pages are to be initialled and endorsed with the Official Stamp.

 

 

 

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