16 July 2015
Summary
All relevant orchards, packhouses cold storage and treatment facilities intending to export apples and pears to China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand in 2016 must submit an ‘Export listing application form’ by Friday 4 September 2015.
Key points
Countries with protocol agreements with Australia have specific requirements for importing Australian apples and pears. Some protocol countries require the department to provide an export list of orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities before those entities are permitted to export.
Orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities that wish to export apples and pears to China, Japan, Taiwan or Thailand must ensure that their applications are submitted by 4 September 2015.
The table below shows the export application requirements for apples and pears to protocol countries.
Entity to be registered | Protocol country requirements for the export of apples and pears | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protocol | China* | Japan* | Taiwan ** | Thailand | |
Orchard | Area freedom | | N/A |
|
|
| Cold treatment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Packhouse | Area freedom |
| N/A |
|
|
| Cold treatment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Cold storage | Area freedom | N/A | N/A |
| N/A |
| Cold treatment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Treatment facility | MeBr fumigation | N/A |
| N/A | N/A |
Cold treatment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| |
* Only Tasmania is eligible for export to China and Japan (Japan mandatory fumigation of apples only)
** Only Tasmania and Riverland are eligible for export to Taiwan.
Background
The Department of Agriculture can only include an entity as export listed if all protocol requirements are met. Some entities will be audited before approval for export. All costs associated with audit are the responsibility of industry.
For specific market requirements refer to the relevant workplan on the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) Plant website. Workplans and protocols can be found at MICoR. To access these documents, you must be a registered MICoR Plant user.
Each relevant export entity must submit an application form (attached). Forms must be completed and returned by 4 September 2015 to the peak industry body:
Mainland Australia | Tasmania |
|---|---|
Apple & Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) Email: otait@apal.org.au | Fruit Growers Tasmania (FGT) Email: office@fruitgrowerstas.com.au |
A separate registration process will be shortly conducted for all on-shore cold treatment facilities registering for Thailand.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact the Horticulture Exports Program by phone (02) 6272 4743 or by email Horticulture Exports Program ACT.
Peter Creaser
A/g Assistant Secretary
Plant Export Operations