Import case details - public listing
Commodity:
Mango - Fresh
Scientific name:
Mangifera indica
Synonyms:
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Country:
Only: Pakistan
End use:
Human consumption
Date printed:
Aug 8 2013
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The information here covers DAFF quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of
transmission but may change without notice. DAFF 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 DAFF 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 importer’s responsibility
to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information at the time of importation.
It is the importer’s 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 and Border Protection Service, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health
and Ageing, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities,
Australian Pesticides and 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 DAFF.
Notification of the import must be provided to DAFF 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).
Condition C19917
Non-Commercial
1. The conditions under the Commercial section apply.
Commercial
General requirements
1. An Import Permit is required and must be valid at the time the goods are imported into Australia.
2. Consignments must be inspected by DAFF officers at the first port of entry. No air or land bridging (i.e.
movement of consignments by air or land within Australia) will be permitted until the mangoes have been
released from quarantine.
3. Consignments must be free from pests and diseases and all contaminants including trash such as leaves,
stem material, soil, weed seeds, splinters, twigs and other plant material.
Phytosanitary Certification and Documentation
4. Each consignment must be accompanied by an original Phytosanitary certificate.
5. The Phytosanitary certificate must be endorsed with the following information:
a) “The mangoes in this consignment have been produced in Pakistan in accordance with the conditions
governing entry of fresh mango fruit to Australia and inspected and found free of quarantine pests”
b) Treatment details, including date of treatment, temperature and duration of treatment
c) Packing house and treatment facility registration numbers or names
d) Number of cartons per consignment
e) Container and seal number (seafreight only)
Registration requirements of export orchards, packing houses and treatment facilities
7. Orchards, treatment facilities and packing houses supplying and handling mangoes for Australia must be
registered with MINFA.
a) MINFA will send the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) a list of registered packing
houses and treatment facilities before the start of each season or as required and notify DAFF of any
changes to the list as they occur during the season. Currently only one facility is registered and approved.
Mandatory pre-export treatment – General requirements
8. All Pakistan mangoes must undergo pre-export Hot Water Dipping Treatment (HWDT) against fruit flies
as outlined inTreatment 10052.
9. The following facility is registered with MINFA and has been approved by DAFF to treat and pack fresh
mangoes for Australia. Importers must nominate the treatment facility on Import Permit applications.
Treatment Facility Name
Horti Fresh Processing Private
Limited, Hot Water Treatment
Plant
Address
D-25, Federal B Area, Near New
Sabzi, Mandi Karachi, SindhPakistan
Treatment type
HWDT only.
Status
Approved.
10. MINFA must supervise all HWD treatments performed on mangoes destined for Australia.
Pre-export Hot Water Dipping Treatment (HWDT)
11. HWD treated mangoes must be packed into cartons under insect proof conditions
12. All activities within packing houses will be subject to supervision by MINFA officers.
Pre-exportPhytosanitary inspection by MINFA
13. MINFA will conduct a pre-export inspection of treated and packed fruit using an inspection regime of
600 units per lot or an equivalent inspection regime.
a) An inspection ‘lot’ is no greater than all mango fruit treated for export to Australia on one day from one
registered treatment facility.
14. If live fruit fly is detected during MINFA inspection, the insect must be identified and the results
submitted together with the source and date of harvest to DAFF. Fruit in the inspection lot and any future
fruit lots treated by the same facility must not be exported to Australia while identification of the pest
detected and investigation are pending.
Product labelling and packaging
15. Each carton must be labelled with the:
a) packing date,
b) registered packing house name or registration number and
c) registered treatment facility name or registration number.
16. The packaging must be synthetic or highly processed if of plant origin. No unprocessed plant material
such as straw must be included in the packaging.
17. Palletised product must be identified by attaching a uniquely numbered pallet card to each pallet or part
pallet. Pallet card also must carry the above trade descriptions and the pallet card numbers must also be
included in the phytosanitary certificate accompanying each shipment.
18. Timber packaging, pallets or dunnage in Full Container Loads (FCL) containers or on flat racks will be
subject to inspection and treatment on arrival, unless certified as having been treated by a DAFF approved
method. (Refer to the DAFF publication ‘Cargo Containers: Quarantine aspects and procedures’).
19. Each consignment must be secured (i.e. made insect proof) prior to shipment. One of the following
secure packaging options must be used to maintain the quarantine security of goods arriving in Australia:
a) Packed in integral (fully enclosed) cartons with boxes having no ventilation holes and lids tightly fixed to
the bases.
b) Cartons with ventilation holes must have the holes covered/sealed with a mesh/screen of no more than
1.6 mm pore size and not less than 0.16 strand thickness. Alternatively, the vent holes could be taped
over.
c) Vented cartons with sealed polythene liners within are acceptable (i.e. produce packed in polythene bags
- folded polythene bags are acceptable).
d) Cartons with vent holes or gaps that are packed on a pallet, the pallet must be covered or wrapped with
polythene/plastic/foil sheet or mesh/screen of no more than 1.6 mm diameter pore size and not less than
0.16 strand thickness.
e) Cartons with holes as loose boxes or on pallets may be transported in sealed containers. The container
must be transported to the inspection point intact.
Product security
20. Treated product must be protected from pest contamination at all times during and after packing and
during storage and movement between locations. Product inspected and certified by MINFA must be
maintained under secure conditions to prevent mixing with fruit for export to other destinations or for the
domestic market. Segregation can be achieved through separate storage facilities for Australia, through
tarping, physical segregation (10 cm apart) from any other fruit during cold storage or (1m apart) under
ambient temperature storage, netting or shrink-wrapping pallets in plastic.
Sealing the Container
21. A numbered seal must be placed on the loaded container door on completion of loading by an
authorised MINFA officer.
22. The container seals must only be removed by the DAFF officer at the port of arrival in Australia.
Arrival in Australia
23. Remedial actions for consignments (subject to on-arrival inspection) where quarantine pests are
detected will be at the importers expense and could include:
·
re-export of the consignment; or
·
destruction of the consignment; or
·
treatment of the consignment and re-inspection to ensure that the pest risk has been addressed.
24. DAFF reserves the right to suspend the export program and conduct an audit of the risk management
systems in Pakistan. The program will recommence only after DAFF (in consultation with the relevant state
departments if required) is satisfied that appropriate corrective action has been taken.
Review of policy
25. DAFF may review the import policy any time after trade begins or when the pest and phytosanitary
status in Pakistan has changed.
Entry Management EM0320
Commodity Docs
Direction
AIMS Comments
Notes / QAP
Mandatory:
All Docs OK
All Cargo Types
1) Documentation - Verify if correct packing house,
1) A valid Import
Present all
treatment facility name and
Permit
Documentation
registration number is listed on
the phytosanitary certificate
2) An
2)
Package
labelling
Verify that cartons are labelled If cartons are not labelled or
originalPhytosanitary
with packing
unregistered facilities, goods
Certificate endorsing:
house and treatment
to be held and importer
facility name and registration referred to Plant Import
(i) Additional
number. Direction 1 of 3.
Operations on:
declarations AND
Phone: (02) 6272 3917
Fax: (02) 6272 3745
(ii) Pre-shipment
Email:plantquar@daff.gov.au
treatment.
FCL or LCL: Class: 2.4
3) Inspection –
Standard Comments for
Fresh produce
Inspection Direction
inspect.
Verify original docs and also
(iii) Packhouse /
Airfreight: Class 2.4 or 20.0
check packaging is secured.
Treatmentregistration
Direction 2 of 3
Additional:
NOTE: See Import
Permit conditions for
specific Phytosanitary
endorsements and
Inspect to verify produce is
free of live insects, disease
symptoms, seeds, soil and
other debris. Direction 3 of 3.
All Docs NOT OK
All Cargo Types, nil valid import permit/ phytosanitary certificate
1) Documentation - Standard Comments for
If a valid import permit/
Present all
Documentation Direction
phytosanitary certificate
treatment requirements. Documentation
NOTE: Import permit
requirements outweigh
ICON conditions and
work instructions unless
otherwise stated within
the permit.
Present all docs including valid
< Import Permit/phytosanitary
certificate>. Alternatively the
goods may be exported or
destroyed at importer’s
expense
does not exist goods to be
held and importer referred
to Plant Import Operations
on:
Phone: (02) 6272 3917
Fax: (02) 6272 3745
Email:plantquar@daff.gov.au
Entry Management EM0184
DAFF minimum documentary requirements to support assessment of all documentation
All documentation presented to DAFF as part of the import process must meet the requirements of
the Minimum Documentary Requirements Policy. These requirements include:
1.
2.
3.
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)
Treatment T10052
This Hot Water Dipping treatment for fresh mangoes is against fruit flies and is performed preshipment.
Hot water dipping treatment
Fruit pulp temperature would be 21 °C or above prior to commencing treatment.
Fruit must be submerged at least 10 centimetres below the water surface
Water would circulate constantly and be kept at 48 °C or above throughout the treatment period, with the
following tolerances:
During the first five minutes of the treatment – temperatures may fall as low as 47.4 °C provided the
temperature is at least 48 °C at the end of the five minute period.
For treatments lasting 60 minutes temperatures may fall as low as 47.4 °C for no more than 10 minutes.
For treatments lasting 75 to 90 minutes temperatures may fall as low as 47.4 °C for no more than 15
minutes.
Fruit shape
rounded varieties
Fruit weight (grams)
up to 500 grams
500 to 700 grams
701 to 900 grams
Water temperature
48°C
48°C
48°C
Dip time*
60 minutes
75 minutes
90 minutes
* the dip time must be extended for an additional 10 minutes if hydrocooling starts immediately after the
hot water immersion treatment.