Plant Import Health Standards

In this section you will find links to Import Health Standards for those wanting to import plants or plant material.

The links to the standards are divided into those for:

• Fresh Cut Flowers & Foliage
• Fresh or Frozen Fruit & Vegetables
• Genetically Modified Organisms
• Micro-organisms, Microbiologicals and Lab Specimens
• Nursery Stock
• Seeds for processing and consumption
• Seeds for sowing
• Plant Products
• High Value Crops 

Alternatively you can search the full list of existing standards.

If the Import Health Standard you are seeking is not here, you can request the development of a standard for a particular country/commodity using the forms below.

• Fresh Produce, Nursery Stock, Grain for Processing and Seed for Sowing PDF (71 Kb) MSWord (447 Kb)
• Processed Plant and Forestry Products PDF (70 Kb) MSWord (456 Kb)

All IHSs developed under the Biosecurity Act 1993 have to be based on supporting documentation (risk analyses), on which there is a statutory requirement for consultation. If no current supporting documentation or risk analysis exists for the commodity you wish to import, one will need to be developed before the IHS can be written. This can be a lengthy process. See Import Health Standards Funding and Management

You may want to review the IHS currently under consultation or review current Risk Analysis.