IR Summary Index

​​​​​Import Requirements Summary for Commonly Imported Plants or Plant Products

Most plants, plant products or other restricted matter imported into the State must meet one or more Import Requirements (IRs), as summarised in Import Requirement Index tables, Tables 2–4 of the Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania
Please note:

The following IR Index Tables, Tables 2–4, which apply to the 2023 Edition Version 2 of the Manual:

  1. Summarise the Import Requirements (Conditions and Restrictions) that apply to a wide range of selected plants, plant products and other restricted matter;
  2. The tables do not represent an exhaustive reference list. Rather, the tables focus on those commodities and materials that are commonly imported on a regular basis that may also represent a potential biosecurity risk to the State
  3. If an importer is wishing to import restricted matter (including plants or plant products) into Tasmania that is not listed in the IR Index Tables, please contact Biosecurity Tasmania for further information as shown in the Biosecurity Tasmania contacts page, Section 1.1 of this Manual;
  4. The IR Index Tables specify some of the main disease and/or pest risks of biosecurity concern for Tasmania that are associated with each of these selected plants, plant products and other restricted matter.

As stated in Section 2.1 - General Warnings (PBMTas 2023 Edition), the following actions will be taken with any non-compliance with an Import Requirement:

  1. All restricted matter (including plants and plant products) is subject to inspection on arrival (see Section 2.7 of the Manual), and if necessary subject to treatment, re-export or destruction as appropriate.
  2. Any imported item that is inspected and found to be contaminated with soil or other restricted matter will be held and directed either for treatment, re-export or destruction.

​​​Table No. 

​Content

​1

​Pest and Disease Name Key

​2

​Index of Import Requirements (IR) for Fruit, Vegetables, Plants and/or Flowers

​3

​ Index of Import Requirements (IR) for Seeds and Grains

​4

​Index of Import Requirements (IR) for Other Plant Products and Prescribed Matter​​

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Ex​​planatory notes:

Table 2: The plants, plant products or other restricted matter listed in the first column of Table 2, must not be imported without being treated in accordance with the corresponding import restriction(s) listed in either the second column for ‘fruits and vegetables’, or the fourth column for ‘plants and flowers’. 

Table 3: The plants, plant products or other restricted matter listed in the first column of Table 3, must not be imported without being treated in accordance with the corresponding import restriction(s) listed in the second column of the table.

Table 4: The plants, plant products or other restricted matter listed in the first column of Table 4, must not be imported without being treated in accordance with the corresponding import restriction(s) listed in the second column of the table.


Table 1:    Pest and Disease Name Key for Tables 2-4
 

    BW        Bacterial Wilt
    CB         Chickpea Blight

    DW        Declared Weeds
    EHB       European House Borer
    FB          Fire Blight
    GMP      Genetically Modified Plants
    GP         Grape Phylloxera
    IYSV      Iris Yellow Spot Virus
    LA          Lupin Anthracnose
    MFF       Mediterranean Fruit Fly
    MR         Myrtle Rust
    NS        Nursery Stock
    OS         Onion Smut
    PCN       Potato Cyst Nematode
    PW        Pea Weevil
    QFF       Queensland Fruit Fly
    RIFA       Red Imported Fire Ant
    RN         Ryegrass Nematode
    SLW       Silverleaf Whitefly
    TPP        Tomato Potato Psyllid
    TYLCV    Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus


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