G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5  
 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
 AUSTRALIA  
The following communication, dated 30 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Australia . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Australia  
B. Date of notification :  30 September  2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/ AUS/4, 
G/MA/QR/N/ AUS/4/Add.1  and G/MA/QR/N/ AUS/4/Add.2  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in G/MA/QR/N/ AUS/4  which are of the 
following nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restri ctions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintain ed by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 
September  2020 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WT O notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
   
 
 
 
* In English  only.  
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QR
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Live animals 
(livestock)  NAL-X 
 Various, 
including  
0102.2,  
0102.3,  
0104.10,  
0104.20,  
0106.13,  
0106.19  Live cattle, buffalo, 
sheep, goats, camelids 
and deer . 
 
 
 
 
 Article XX  (a) and (b) 
of the GATT .  Export Control Act 
1982, Export 
Control (Animals) 
Order 2004 . Australian livestock exporters 
are required  to have in place an 
exporter supply chain assurance 
system (ESCAS) for all feeder 
and slaughter livestock exported 
from Australia.  
2 Live sheep 
exported to the 
Middle East  
 CP-X 0104.10  Live sheep.  Article XX  (a) and (b) 
of the GATT.  Australian Meat and 
Live-stock Industry 
(Prohibition of 
Export of Sheep by 
Sea to Middle East 
– Northern 
Summer) Order 
2020.  Live sheep exports to, or 
through , the Middle East are 
prohibited from leaving Australia 
from 1 June to 14 September 
each year.  
 
Additional prohibition periods 
apply to live sheep exported to 
Qatar and Oman due to the 
increased risk of heat stress 
outside the general 3.5-month  
prohibition  period. Departures 
from Australia are prohibited:  
 
• to Qatar, from 22 May to 22 
September;  
• to Oman, from 8 May to 14 
September.  
  
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
In addition:  
 
• There will be no more than 
two ports of discharge for 
voyages travelling through 
the Arabian Sea, the Red 
Sea, no rth of latitude 11°N 
during June or departing 
Australia between 15 and 
30 September.  
• Sheep should be exported 
with the shortest wool 
length possible and this 
must be not greater than 
25mm for each animal.  
• Exported sheep must have 
a body condition score of 
two or more and less than 
four, on a scale of one to 
five. Details of this scoring 
system can be found in 
ASEL (version  2.3). 
• All voyages must be 
monitored with automated 
environmental 
measurement devices and 
this monitoring reported to 
the Department of  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Agriculture, Water and the 
Environment.  
 
3 Endangered 
animal and plant 
species – CITES 
and Australian 
native species  
 NAL; NAL -X,  
CP-X Various  Animal and plant species 
and all products 
manufactured from 
species (including some 
medicinal products) listed 
in the appendices to the 
CITES. Examples include 
black coral, orchids and 
ivory products. Australian 
native animals and plants 
which are not desc ribed 
in the List of Exempt 
Native Specimens require 
an export permit.  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; CITES  
 Part 13A of the 
Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation Act 
1999. 
 Plant and animal species listed 
under CITES generally require a 
CITES permit for import or 
export. Restrictions vary 
according to the CITES appendix 
listing (I, II or III). There are 
some exemptions for exports of 
personal and household effects 
(non–live specimens). The 
export of Australian native 
species that are not includ ed on 
the List of Exempt Native 
Specimens require an export 
permit.  
4 Cetaceans  NAL; NAL -X 0106.12ex, 
0507.90ex, 
0511.99ex  Cetaceans (whales, 
dolphins and porpoises) , 
parts of cetaceans or 
products derived from 
cetaceans.  
 
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Convention on 
International Trade in 
Endangered Species 
of Wild Fauna and 
Flora (CITES)  
 Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation Act 
1999; Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation 
Regulations 2000 .   
 Cetacean specimens may only 
be exported and imported if 
they are vintage specimens or 
for non -commercial purposes 
(research, education, exhibition, 
conservation). Exports and 
imports of vintage specimens 
must be accompanied by pre -
CITES certificates demonstra ting 
that the specimens were taken 
prior to 1975. Non -commercial  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
exports and imports require 
CITES permits from the 
Department of Agriculture, 
Water and the Environment.  
 
5 Toothfish  NAL; NAL-X 0302.83, 
0303.83, 
0304.85, 
0304.92  Antarctic Toothfish and 
Patagonian Toothfish 
found in sub -Antarctic 
and Antarctic waters, 
including waters around 
Australia's external 
territory of Heard Island 
and McDonald Islands. 
Applies to all fish and fish 
parts of this species 
whether fresh, frozen, 
smoked, p reserved in 
airtight containers or in 
any other form.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Commission 
for the Conservation 
of Antarctic Marine 
Living Resources 
(CCAMLR)  Regulation 6 of the 
Customs (Prohi bited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958;  
Regulation 4BA of 
the Custom s 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.   Imports and e xports of toothfish 
and parts of toothfish whether 
fresh, frozen, smoked, 
preserved in containers, or in 
any other form are prohibited 
unless a permission in writing 
has been obtained from the 
Ministe r administering the 
Fisheries Management Act 1991  
or an authorised officer from the 
Australian Fisheries 
Management Authority (AFMA).  
6 Cat and dog fur  CP; CP -X Various, 
including  
4103.90ex, 
4301.80ex, 
4301.90ex, 
4302.19ex, 
4302.20ex,  
 The goods covered by 
this control are pelts or 
hair tanned or processed 
furs or pelts, including 
goods that may contain 
such fur or hair, that are 
derived from the species 
Felis catus and Canis 
familiaris.   Article  XX(a) and 
XX(b) of the GATT.  
 Regulation 9AB of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 
Regulation 4W of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The exportation and importation 
of cat and dog fur and goods 
made from or using cat or dog 
fur is prohibited unless the 
permission of the Minister for 
Home Affairs, or an authorised 
person, has been obtained.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   4302.30ex, 
4303.10ex, 
4303.90ex      
7 Dogs - dangerous 
breeds  
 P 0106.19ex  Dogs of the following 
breeds  - dogo Argentino; 
fila Brasileiro; Japanese 
tosa; American pit bull 
terrier or pit bull terrier; 
Perro de Presa Canario or 
Presa Canario.  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 3 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The importation of th ese dog 
breeds is prohibited absolutely.  
 
 
 
 
8 Tobacco - 
Unmanufactured  
leaf and tobacco 
refuse  
 NAL 2401 The goods covered 
include tobacco that is 
not stemmed or stripped 
and includes whole 
tobacco plants or leaves 
in the natural state, or as 
cured or fermented 
leaves.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4D of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956. 
The Customs Act 
1901. The Excise 
Act 1901.  The importation of 
unmanufactured tobacco leaf 
and tobacco refuse is prohibited 
without prior permission from 
the Commissioner for Taxation, 
or an authorised person. 
Permission from the 
Commissioner requires an 
Excise licence to manufacture 
tobacco or a licence to deal in 
tobacco products, granted under 
the Excise Act 1901 (Excise 
Act). In addition, the site where 
imported tobacco leaf is to be 
dealt with must be licensed 
under the Customs Act 1901.  
9 Certain tobacco 
products  NAL 2402.20  
2402.20.20  The certain tobacco 
products that require Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4DA of 
the Customs The importation of certain 
tobacco products into Australia  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2402.20.8  
2403.1  
2403.11.00  
2403.19  
2403.19.10  
2403.19.90  
2403.9  
2403.91.00  
2403.99  
2403.99.80  import permission 
include, but are not 
limited to: cigarettes; 
shisha/molasses tobacco; 
loose leaf tobacco for use 
in pipes or roll -your-own 
cigarettes.  
 
The prohibition does not 
apply to the fol lowing 
goods: unmanufactured 
tobacco and tobacco 
refuse specified in 
Regulation 4D of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) Regulations 
1956; chewing tobacco 
and snuffs intended for 
oral use; cig ars; tobacco 
products imported by 
passengers or crew of a 
ship of aircraft that are 
within the duty-free 
allowance . (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  is prohibited unless a permission 
to import the tobacco products 
has been granted in writing by 
the M inister or an authorised 
person.  
 
Importers can apply for an 
import permit  from the 
Department of Home Affairs.  
10 Unprocessed 
wood NAL-X Various 
within 
Chapter 44  
 Exports of 2 tonnes or 
more of: woodchips; 
wood in the round which 
is intended to undergo 
further processing Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  Export Control 
(Unprocessed 
Wood) Regulations;  
Export Control 
(Hardwood Wood An export licence is required 
from the Depa rtment of 
Agriculture, Water and the 
Environment. Details of export 
requirements available from:   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
following export; wood 
with a cross sectional 
area of 225 square 
centimetres or greater 
which is intended to 
undergo further 
processing following 
export; and sandalwood.  
 Chips) Regulations 
1996; and Export 
Control (Regional 
Forest Agreements) 
Regulations.  http://www.agriculture.gov.au/f
orestry/industries/export   
 
 
 
 
 
11 Diamonds - 
Kimberley Process  
 CP, CP -X 7102 Rough diamonds under 
the terms of the 
Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme.  Waiver concerning 
Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme 
for Rough Diamonds 
(WT/L/1039); United 
Nations Security 
Council resolution 
S/RES/1459 (2003)  Regulation 4MA of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956. 
Regulation 9AA of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 Rough diamonds may only be 
imported from or exported to a 
country which is participating in 
the Kim berley Process 
Certification Scheme and must 
be accompanied by a Kimberley 
Process Certificate verifying the 
goods as free of conflict 
diamonds.  
 
 
12 Radioactive 
substances  
 NAL; NAL -X 2612, 2844,  
2845.90,  
2922.50,  
3006.30,  
3006.92ex,  
8401.30,  
8531, 
9022.12,  
9022.13,  
9022.14,  
9022.19,  
9022.21,  For exports:  
 
Uranium, thorium and 
fissionable materials 
including plutonium, as 
per Schedule 7 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) Regulations 
1958.  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; International  
Atomic Energy 
Agency’s Code of 
Conduct of the Safety 
and Security of 
Radioactive  
Sources.  
 Regulation 9AD of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Regulation 4R of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) Regulation 
1956.  The Australian Radiation 
Protection and Nuclear Safety 
Agency (ARPANSA) issues 
export permits for the 
exportation fro m Australia of 
high activity radioactive sources 
under Regulation 9AD of the 
Customs (Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958. The  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
9022.29,  
9022.90,  
9027 
  
High Activity Radioactive 
sources  as per Schedule 
7A of the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 
For imports  
 
Any radioactive material 
or substance, including 
radium, any radioactive 
isotope or any article 
containing any 
radioactive material or 
substance.   
Division 4A of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology.  
 exportation from Australia of a 
high activity radioactive source 
is prohibited unless: (a)  a 
permission in writing to export 
the radioactive source has been 
granted by the Minister or an 
authorised officer; and (b)  the 
permission is shown to a 
Collector.  
 
Regulation 9 of the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) Regulation 
is administered by the 
Department of Industry, 
Science, Energy and  Resources.  
 
The importation of radioactive 
substances and goods 
containing radioactive 
substances is prohibited under 
the provisions of the Customs 
Act 1901 and Customs 
(Prohibited Imports) Regulations 
1956 (PI Regulations) unless 
permission is granted in  writing 
by the Minister for Health, the 
CEO of ARPANSA appointed in 
writing by the Minister, or an 
Australian Public Service  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
employee assisting the CEO 
appointed in writing by the 
Minister as an authorised officer, 
and presented to the Australian 
Border F orce at the time of 
importation. In order for a 
permit to be considered, the 
entity taking possession of the 
sources, including the 
recipient/s, must hold a valid 
and current radiation licence to 
possess, sell or store radioactive 
substance, where required . The 
Radiation Licence is obtained 
from the relevant 
Commonwealth, state or 
territory radiation regulatory 
control authority where 
required.  
 
Exports of certain items require 
a permit from the Department 
of Defence prior to export.  
13 Radioactive waste  
 CP-X Various  Export of radioactive 
waste to Pacific Island 
Developing Countries  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Convention to 
Ban the Importation 
into Forum Countries 
of Hazardous and 
Radioactive Wastes Regulation 13G of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 The following countries are 
PIDCs for the purposes of the 
Waigani Convention:  
• Cook Islands;  
• Fiji;  
• Kiribati;  
• Marshall Islands, Republic of;  
• Nauru;   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
and to Control the 
Transboundary 
Movement and  
Management of 
Hazardous Wastes 
within the South 
Pacific Region  (the 
Waigani  
Convention)  
 • Niue;  
• Palau, Republic of;  
• Papua New Guinea;  
• Solomon  Islands;  
• Tonga;  
• Tuvalu;  
• Vanuatu; and  
• Western Samoa.  
Radioactive waste exports to a 
PIDC may only be exported if 
approved by the Minister for 
Industry or an authorised 
person.  
 
14 Asbestos  CP; CP -X Various, 
including  
2524 
2715 
3214 
6811.40  
6812.80  
6812.99ex  
6813.20  
8425.31  
8703.21  
8711 
 
 Asbestos and certain 
goods containing 
asbestos  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Annex III of 
the Rotterdam 
Convention on the 
Prior Informed 
Consent  
Procedure for Certain 
Hazardous Chemicals 
and Pesticides  
in Inter national Trade  
(the Rotterdam 
Convention)  
 
 
 
 
 
 Regulation 4 and 
Schedule 1 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Export) Regulations 
1958. Regulation 
4C of the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.   
Hazardous  
Waste (Regulation 
of Exports and 
Imports) Act 1989 
(the HW Act).  Exportation of asbestos and 
certain goods containing 
asbestos is prohibited unless the 
goods are raw materials that 
contain naturally occurring 
traces of asbestos, or the 
asbestos is, or the goods are, 
hazardous waste as defined in 
section 4 of the HW Act, or a 
confirmation I from an a uthority 
of a State or Territory in 
accordance with paragraph 1(b) 
is in force stating that the 
asbestos is, or goods are, for 
research, analysis or display, or 
written permission in 
accordance with sub -regulation 
(3) has been issued by the  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 Minister admini stering the Work 
Health and Safety Act 2011  or a 
person authorised by that 
Minister.  
 
However, the prohibition does 
not prohibit the exportation 
from Australia, of asbestos or 
goods described in Schedule 1 
that contain asbestos, that are 
incorporated into other goods in 
a way that does not constitute a 
risk to users until the asbestos 
is disturbed.  
Importation of asbestos, and 
goods containing asbestos, is 
prohibited unless the goods are 
raw materials that contain 
naturally occurring traces of 
asbestos, or the asbestos is 
within a ship or resources 
installation of at least 150 gross 
tonnage and the asbestos was 
fixed or installed before 1 
January 2005 and the asbestos 
will not be a risk to any person 
unless the asbestos is disturbed, 
or the asbestos is, or t he goods 
are, hazardous waste as defined  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
in section 4 of the HW Act, or a 
confirmation from an authority 
of a State or Territory in 
accordance with paragraph 
(1)(ba) is in force stating that 
the proposed use of the 
asbestos or goods is research, 
analysis o r display in accordance 
with State or Territory WHS 
laws, or permission has been 
granted by the Minister 
administering the Work Health 
and Safety Act 2011 or a person 
authorised by that Minister and 
limited for the purposes of 
research, analysis, display, or 
disposal in an Australian State 
or Territory where the 
importation is from an 
Australian external Territory.  
15 Hazardous waste  
 NAL; NAL -X Various  Waste that is explosive, 
flammable, poisonous, 
toxic, exotoxic or 
infectious substances, 
clinical wastes, waste 
oils, waste residue from 
manufacture or 
household waste as Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Basel 
Convention for the 
Control of Trans -
boundary Movements 
of Hazardous Waste 
and their Disposal 
(the Basel 
Convention)  The Hazardous 
Waste (Regulation 
of Exports and 
Imports) Act 1989 .  
 All exports and imports require 
a permit under the Hazardous 
Waste (Regulation of Exports 
and Imports) Act 1989  which is 
administered by the Department 
of Agriculture, Water and  the 
Environment.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
defined by the Basel 
Convention.  
16 Ozone depleting 
substances and  
Synthetic 
Greenhouse 
Gases  
 
 NAL; NAL -X Various 
including 
2903.71 - 
2903.75,  
2903.76 - 
2903.79,  
2903.14, 
2903.19,  
2903.39,  
3824.71,  
3824.74  
 
 Chemicals including 
chlorofluorocarbons 
(CFCs); halons ; carbon 
tetrachl oride; methyl 
chloroform; 
hydro chlorofluorocarbons 
(HCFCs); hydro -
fluorocarbons (HFCs), 
perfluorocarbons (PFCs), 
bromochloromethane 
(BCMs), methyl b romide, 
nitrogen trifluoride and 
sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Montreal 
Protocol on 
Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone 
Layer (the Montreal 
Protocol); the United 
Nations Framework 
Convention on 
Climate Change 
(UNFCCC)  The Ozone 
Protection and 
Synthetic 
Greenhouse Gas 
Management Act 
1989; Regulation 
13F of Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958; 
Regulation 5K of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The exportation of certain ODS 
and SGG is prohibited unless a 
licence has been granted. A 
licenc e is required to export 
ODS and SGG and can be 
granted by an authorised person 
at the Department of 
Agriculture, Water and the 
Environment, as  a delegate of 
the responsible Minister.   
 
There is an absolute prohibition 
on the export of 
hydrobromofluorocarbons 
(HBFCs).  
 
The importation of certain ODS 
and SGG , and equipment 
containing these chemicals,  is 
prohibited unless a licence has 
been granted  or an exemption 
applies. A licenc e is required to 
import ODS and SGG and can 
be granted by an authorised 
person at the Department of 
Agriculture, Water and the  
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code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Environment, as a delegate of 
the responsible Minister.  
 
17 Imports to 
Antarctica  NAL Various  The import licensing 
system is implemented 
via the Antarctic Treaty 
(Environment Protection) 
Act 1980. It provides:  
 
• that a person shall 
not bring into the 
Antarctic an 
organism that is not 
indigenous to the 
Antarctic unless the 
organism (not being  
a live animal) was 
brought into the 
Antarctic to be used 
as food. None of 
these items may be 
brought into 
Antarctica unless 
authorised by a 
permit;  
• if a person brings an 
organism into the 
Antarctic for use as 
food the person Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Protocol on 
Environmental 
Protection to the 
Antarctic Treaty.  Antarctic Treaty 
(Environment 
Protection) Act 
1980.  Under the Antarctic Treaty 
(Environment Protection) Act 
1980 as amended, and in line 
with the requirements of the 
Protocol on Environmental 
Protection to the Antarctic 
Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), 
persons are not permitted to 
import certain items into 
Antarctica. This legislation 
applies to Australian nationals 
for all areas south of 60° sout h 
and for foreign nationals to the 
Australian Antarctic Territory 
only. 
 
Permit applications are assessed 
by the Australian Antarctic 
Division (AAD) of the 
Commonwealth Department of 
Agriculture, Water and the 
Environment. Corresponding 
permits are also pr epared by the 
AAD. The process is described 
at: 
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/e 
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restriction  
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code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
must put controls in 
place to ensure that 
the organism does 
not escape into the 
Antarctic 
environment  
• a person who brings 
into the Antarctic 
poultry or any other 
bird product that is 
to be used as food 
must ensure it is not 
contaminated with 
disease;  
• that a person shall 
not bring into,  or 
keep in, the 
Antarctic non -sterile 
soil, or 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls, or 
polystyrene beads or 
chips or any similar 
kind of packaging 
material; and,  
• that a person shall 
not bring into, or 
keep in, the 
Antarctic any nvironment/environmental -
impact -assessment -approvals -
and-permits    
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
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code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
pesticide unless for 
scientific, medi cal or 
hygienic purposes.  
18 Imports to the 
Territory of Heard 
Island and 
McDonald Islands  NAL Various  The Territory of Heard 
Island and McDonald 
Islands Environment 
Protection and 
Management Ordinance 
1987 prohibits:  
 
• the importation of 
any diseased 
organism or live 
poultry into the 
Territory;  
• the importation of 
any organism, or 
any dead poultry or 
poultry products into 
the Territory unless 
in accordance with a 
permit.  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  The Territory of 
Heard Island and 
McDonald Islands 
Environment 
Protection  and 
Management 
Ordinance 1987.  The Territory of Heard Island 
and McDonald Islands is an 
external territory of Australia. 
The purpose of the Territory of 
Heard Island and McDonald 
Islands Environment Protection 
and Management Ordinance 
1987 is the preserva tion and 
management of the Territory for 
the protection of its 
environment and wildlife.  
 
Permit applications are assessed 
by the Australian Antarctic 
Division (AAD) of the 
Commonwealth Department of 
Agriculture, Water and the 
Environment. Corresponding 
permits are also prepared by the 
AAD. The process is described 
at: 
 
http://heardisland.antarctica.go
v.au/protection -and-
management/management -
plan/permits    
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
19 Incandescent 
(filament) lamps  
 NAL 8539.22  Inefficient General 
Lighting Service (GLS) 
electric filament lamps as 
set out in Australian 
Standard 
4934.2(Int):2008 - 
Incandescent Lamps for 
General Lighting 
Services, Part 2: 
Minimum Energy 
Performance Standards 
(MEPS) Requirements.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4VA of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  Imports of certain incandescent 
lamps are prohibited without 
written permission from the 
Minister for Energy and 
Emissions Reduction, or an 
authorised person.  
20 Medication 
purchased under 
prescription (in 
respect of which a 
commonwealth 
benefit has been 
paid) 
 CP-X Various  Medication purchased 
under prescription, in 
respect of which a 
commonwealth benefit 
has been paid, and is in 
excess of a reasonable 
amount for personal use.   
 
 
 Article XX(d) of the 
GATT.  National Health Act 
1953. 
 
 
 
 A person can export overseas a 
reasonable amount of drugs 
purchased under prescription for 
the personal treatment of the 
exporter or another person, 
such as a relative, 
accompanying the exporter. 
Medication purchased under 
prescription, in respect of which  
a commonwealth benefit has 
been paid, in excess of this 
reasonable amount is prohibited 
from being exported.  
21 Human blood and 
tissue  
 CP-X Various, 
including  
3001.90,  
3002.10ex  Human bodily fluids, 
organs, tissue and other 
substances derived from 
human blood , as per Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  
 Regulation 8 of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958  The exportation of human blood, 
organs and substances derived 
from human blo od is prohibited, 
unless approval is obtained in  
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Schedule 6 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) Regulations 
1958.  
 
 
 
 
 writing from the Secretary of 
the Australian Government 
Department of Health or the 
goods are exempt from the 
above requirement. Applications 
for permission to export these 
materials should be made to the 
Department of Health.  
 
22 Viable material 
derived from 
human embryo 
clones  NAL; NAL -X 3001ex  Import and export of 
materials derived from 
human embryo clones  Article  XX(a) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 5L of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956. 
Regulation 8A of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
The Prohibition of 
Human Cloning for 
Reproduction Act 
2002.  The import and export of viable 
material derived from human 
embryo clones is prohibited 
unless the Minister for Health, or 
an au thorised person at the 
National Health and Medical 
Research Council (NHMRC) has 
granted permission in writing 
and the permission is produced 
at or before the time of import 
or export.  
23 Therapeutic 
substances and 
goods  
 NAL Various  Importation into Australia 
of therapeutic goods for 
human use is controlled 
under the Therapeutic 
Goods Act 1989 , and its 
Regulations  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Therapeutic Goods 
Act 1989 , and its 
Regulations . 
Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  Under the Therapeutic Goods 
Act 1989 , therapeutic goods 
may not be imported into 
Australia unless they are 
registered, listed or included 
inthe Australian Register of 
Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) o r  
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
       specifically exempt from this 
requirement.  
 
Importation of certain 
substances is  prohibited under 
regulations 5 , 5G and 5H of the 
PI Regulations except with the 
permission of the Secretary of 
the Australian Department of 
Health. Thes e substances 
include , certain hormones and 
other subs tances, including 
anabolic or androgenic 
substances (included in 
Schedule 7A  of the PI 
Regulations).  
 
Therapeutic goods imported 
into Australia for use in a 
clinical trial must be notified to 
the Department of Health 
through the Clinical Trial 
Notification  scheme prior to the 
goods being supplied to the 
trial site.   
24 Therapeutic 
Goods 
manufactured for 
export only  NAL-X Various  Therapeutic goods 
manufactured for export 
only Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  
 Section 26 or 
Section 26A of the 
Therapeutic Goods 
Act 1989  Export only products are 
required to be listed  (not 
registered) on the Australian 
Register of Therapeutic Goods  
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restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(ARTG) before export. Broadly, 
they are expected to meet the 
same requirements as products 
listed for supply in Australia. 
They are assessed using the 
same criteria as listed products 
that are intended for supply in 
Australia. However, they are 
not required to comply with the  
labelling  standards or 
advertising standards in force 
in Australia.  
25 Goods essential to 
preventing the 
spread of COVID -
19. CP-X Various, 
including, 
but not 
limited to:  
 
3401.11  
3401.19  
3401.20  
3808.94  
3926.20  
4015.11  
4015.19  
6116.10  
6210.10  
6210.20  
6210.30  
6210.40  Any of the following:  
 
• disposable face 
masks ; 
• disposable gloves ; 
• disposable gowns ; 
• goggles, glasses or 
eye visors ; 
• alcohol wipes ; 
• hand sanitiser.  Article XI.2(a) of the 
GATT.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Regulation 13GI of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958  
 
Introduced by 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Amendment 
(COVID -19 Human 
Biosecurity 
Emergency) 
Regulations 2020  
 This is a temporary measure 
covering non -commercial 
exports of personal protective 
equipment and sanitisers 
essential to combatt ing the 
COVID -19 pandemic. The 
measure seeks to prevent 
individuals and criminal 
syndicates from hoarding, price -
gouging and profiteering on 
non-commercial exports from 
Australia.  
 
Legitimate commercial and 
humanitarian exports are 
exempt, as are care packages to 
family overseas, although   
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   6210.50  
6216.00  
6307.90  
6505.00  
9004.90  
9020.00  
    products cannot be sent through 
the mail.  
 
This is a temporary measure in 
place from 30 March 2020 and 
during the human biosecurity 
emergency period; that is, while 
the Biosecurity (Human 
Biosecurity Emergency) 
(Coronavirus with Pandemic 
Potential) Declaration 2020 is in 
force ( currently due to end on 
17 December 2020 ). 
26 Narcotic drugs, 
psychotropic 
substances and 
related chemicals   NAL; NAL -X, 
GQC-X Various  Narcotic drugs or 
psychotropic substances, 
including a chemical or 
compound and a plant or 
a part of a plant.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT;  United Nations 
Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, 1961 , 
the United Nations 
Convention on 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1971 , 
and Table I and Table 
II of the United 
Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic 
in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  
 Regulation 10 and 
Regulation 10A and 
corresponding 
Schedule 8 of the 
Customs  
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 
Regulation 5 
corresponding 
Schedule 4 of the 
Customs  
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  All exports require a licence and 
permit is sued by the 
Department of Health.  
 
Goods must be accompanied by 
an authorisation of import of the 
drug to the destination country.  
 
Narcotic drugs must not be 
exported to a country where the 
total amount exported for the 
year exceeds the country’s 
Estimate  of Drug Requirements 
(Article 31, Single Convention, 
1961)  
  
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Psychotropic drugs should not 
be exported to a country where 
the total amount exported for 
the year exceeds the country’s 
Assessments of Annual Medical 
and Scientific Requirements.  
 
All imports r equire a licence and 
permit issued by the 
Department of Health. Goods 
must be accompanied by an 
export authorisation from the 
country of export.  
 
27 Precursor 
substances  NAL-X Various  Precursor substances as 
listed in the regulations. 
Precursors can be 
converted in to other 
substances that have the 
potential to be abused 
and are therefore a public 
health concern.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Table I and 
Table II of the United 
Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic 
in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  Regulation 10AB of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  All exporters are required to be 
licenced by the Department of 
Health. A pre -export notification 
is required for all pre -cursors 
being exported from Australia.  
28 Ice pipes  NAL Various  Devices capable of being 
used for administering 
methylamphetamine or 
any other drug controlled 
in Schedule 4 of the 
regulations and used to  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4I of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956  Importation is prohi bited unless 
permission has been granted by 
the Minister for Home Affairs or 
authorised person. Permission is 
limited to law enforcement or 
scientific purposes.   
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
    draw or inhale smoke or 
fumes resulting from 
heating the drug in the 
device in a crystal, 
powder, oil or base form.     
29 Tablet presses  
and encapsulators  NAL Includes but 
not limited 
to: 
84798990; 
84799000; 
84742000  
84748000, 
84749000; 
84799090  
84223090 
and 
84229000  Tablet presses are 
machines used to 
compact or mould 
powdered or granular 
solids, or semi -solids to 
produce coherent solid 
tablets.  
 
Encapsulators are 
machines used to 
envelop powdered or 
granular solids, semi -
solids, liquids or gasses 
to produce coherent 
solid capsules.  
 
Tablet presses and 
encapsulators can  be 
manual, semi -automatic 
or fully automatic.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4G of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The importation of tablet 
presses  and encapsulators  is 
prohibited unless the 
permission of the Minister for  
Home  Affairs, or an authorised 
person, has been obtained.  
30 Agricultural and 
veterinary 
chemicals  NAL-X Various  Chemicals listed in 
Schedule 2 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Export) Regulations Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Stockh olm 
Convention on 
Persistent Organic Regulation 4A of  
the Customs 
(Prohibited Export) 
Regulations 1958;  If a controlled chemical is an 
active constituent or agvet  
chemical product (as defined by 
the Agricultural and Veterinary  
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description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1958; chemicals listed in 
Schedule 1 of the 
Agricultural and 
Veterinary Chemicals 
(Administration) 
Regulations 1995 (the 
Agvet Regulations).  Pollutants  (the 
Stockholm 
Convention); the 
Rotterdam 
Convention on the 
Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure 
for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and 
Pesticides in 
International Trade 
(the Rotterdam 
Convention).  Regulation 5I of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations) 1956;  
the Agvet 
Regulations.  
 Code Act 1994) the restrictions 
of Schedule 1 of the Agvet 
Regulations apply. If the 
controlled chemical is not an 
active constituent or agvet 
chemical product or is being 
exported for other purposes, 
then a permit issued by the 
Minister for Agriculture and 
Water Resources (or authorised 
officer) under regulation 4A of 
the Customs (Prohibited Export) 
Regulations 1958 , or under the 
Customs (Prohibited Imports) 
Regulations 1956 for imports, is 
required.  
 
31 Industrial 
chemicals  NAL; NAL -X Various  (a) commercial 
octabromodiphenyl ether, 
including:  
(i) hexabromodiphenyl 
ether; and  
(ii) heptabromodiphenyl 
ether;  
(b) commercial 
pentabromodiphenyl 
ether, including:  
(i) tetrabromodiphenyl 
ether; and  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT;  Annex III of 
the Rotterdam 
Convention on the 
Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure 
for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and 
Pesticid es in 
International Trade  
(the Rotterdam 
Convention).  Chapter 6, Part 2 of 
the Industrial 
Chemicals 
(General) Rules 
2019 The export of the industrial 
chemicals mentioned is 
prohibited unless the Executive 
Director, Australian Industrial 
Chemicals Introduct ion Scheme 
(AICIS) (AICIS Executive 
Director) has given written 
approval for the export prior to 
the proposed export.  
 
The import and manufacture of 
the industrial chemicals  
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restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(ii) pentabromodiphenyl 
ether;  
(c) 
hexabromocyclododecane
; 
(d) perfluorooctane 
sulfonic acid, 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonates, 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonamides and 
perfluorooctane sulfonyls, 
including:  
(i) potassium 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  
(ii) lithium 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  
(iii) ammonium 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  
(iv) diethanolammonium 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  
(v) tetraethylammonium 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  mentioned in (a), (b), (c), (d), 
(e), (h), (j) or (k) is prohibited 
unless the AI CIS Executive 
Director has given written 
approval for its introduction 
before the time of the proposed 
introduction.  
 
The introduction of the industrial 
chemical tetra ethyl lead is 
prohibited unless:  
(a) the AICIS Executive Director 
has given written appr oval for 
its introduction prior to the 
proposed introduction; or  
(b) the industrial chemical is 
introduced in aviation gasoline 
(avgas), or for use in the 
production of avgas; or  
(c) the industrial chemical is 
introduced:  
(i) in leaded fuel; and  
(ii) by a person in respect of 
whom an approval granted 
under subsection 13(1) of the 
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 
is in force at the time of the 
introduction; and   
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(vi) 
didecyldimethylammoniu
m perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; and  
(vii) N -
ethylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide; and  
(viii) N -
methylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide; and  
(ix) N -ethyl-N-(2-
hydroxyethyl) 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonamide; and  
(x) N-(2-hydroxyethyl) -
N-methylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide; and  
(xi) perfluorooctan e 
sulfonyl fluoride;  
(e) polybrominated 
biphenyls, including:  
(i) hexabromobiphenyl; 
and 
(ii) octabromobiphenyl; 
and 
(iii) decabromobiphenyl;  
(f) polychlorinated 
biphenyls;  (iii) for the purpose of a supply 
that is specified in the approval.  
 
Where fuel has the meaning 
given by subregulation 3(2) of 
the Fuel Quality Standards 
Regulations 2001 and supply 
has the meaning given by 
subsection 4(1) of the Fuel 
Quality Standards Act 2000.   
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(g) polychlorinated 
terphenyls;  
(h) short chain 
chlorinated paraffins;  
(i) tetraethyl lead;  
(j) tetramethyl lead;  
(k) tributyl tin 
compounds;  
(l) tris  (2,3-
dibromopropyl) 
phosphate.  
32 Biological agents  NAL-X Various  Biological agents 
including human 
pathogens, zoonoses, 
toxins, animal pathogens, 
plant pathogens, and 
genetic elements and 
genetically modified 
organisms.  Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Australia 
Group, Biological 
Weapons Convention .  Division 4A of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology . All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.  
33 Chemical 
weapons, certain 
chemical 
compounds and 
their precursors  NAL; NAL -X Various  Chemicals that could be 
used in weapon of mass 
destruction (WMD) 
programs, including 
mixtures or finished 
products that contain 
equal to or greater than 
25% concentration of a 
controlled chemical. This  Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Australia 
Group, Chemical 
Weapons Convention.  Division 4A of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology .  All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.  
 
Import permits may be granted 
by the Minister for Foreign 
Affairs, consistent with the 
Chemical Weapons Convention.   
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the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
    includes equipment, 
facilities, technologies, 
and materials that have a 
valid civil application, but 
may be diverted for use 
in WMD programs.   Regulation 5J of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.   
34 Defence and 
Strategic Goods  
 NAL-X Various, 
includes: 
explosives, 
nuclear 
related 
items of all 
kinds, 
military 
vehicles, 
aircraft and 
ships, 
sensors and 
lasers, 
'stealth' or 
armour 
materials.  All types of defence and 
strategic goods, 
equipment, technologies 
and materials. The 
controls include 
equipments, facilities, 
technologies, and 
materials that have a 
valid civil application, but 
may be div erted for use 
in weapon of mass 
destruction programs.  
 Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Wassenaar 
Arrangement, 
Australia Group, 
Nuclear Suppliers 
Group, Missile 
Technology Control 
Regime, Chemical 
Weapons Convention , 
Biological Weapons 
Convention . Division 4A of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology.  All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.  
35 Plastic explosives  NAL 3602 Marked and unmarked 
plastic explosives.  Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; United 
Nations Convention 
on the Marking of 
Plastic Explosives for 
the Purpose of 
Detection  (Montreal, 
1991).  
 The Customs Act 
1901, Regulation 
4AA of the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports)  
Regulations 1956 
and the Criminal The importation of plastic 
explosives is prohibited unless 
the Minister for Home Affairs 
has issued a permit and, if 
applicable, an authorisation is 
provided under the provisions 
of the Criminal Code.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Code Act 1995  
(Cth) (Criminal 
Code).  
 
Division 4A of the 
Customs 
(Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology.  
  
All exports require a permit 
from the Department of 
Defence prior to export.  
36 Security sensitive 
ammonium nitrate  NAL 3102.30  The goods covered 
include security sensitive 
ammonium nitrate 
(SSAN). SSAN is 
ammonium nitrate, a 
mixture or emulsion 
made up of more than 
45% ammonium nitrate, 
but not ammonium 
nitrate in solution.  Article  XX (b) of the 
GATT.   Regulation 4X of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  
 
 The importation of security 
sensitive ammonium nitrate 
(SSAN) is prohibited unless:  
 
(a) Permission has been 
granted for the importation by 
the state/territo ry authority 
where the goods will be located 
immediately after arrival and 
that is presented to Home 
Affairs at the time of 
importation; or  
  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
       (b) the state/territory does 
not require permission to 
import.  
 
A licence is required to import 
SSAN into the following States 
and Territories:  Queensland, 
New South Wales, Australian 
Capital Territory, Victoria, 
Tasmania, Western Australia 
and South Australia.  
37 Firearms, parts, 
accessories and 
ammunition - 
commercial  
 NAL-X 9302, 9303, 
9304, 9305,  
9306  Firearms, including parts, 
accessories and 
ammunition, regardless 
of type or calibre. 
Accessories include 
telescopic sights, 
magazines and the like.  
 Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Wassenaar 
Arrangement  Division 4A of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Control Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology.  All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.  
38 Firearms, parts, 
accessories and 
ammunition - 
personal  NAL-X 9302, 9303, 
9304, 9305,  
9306 Limited quantities of 
certain personal firearms, 
including parts, 
accessories and 
ammunition. Accessories 
include telescopic sights, 
magazines and the like.  
 
 Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Wassenaar 
Arrangement  Division 4A of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Control Act (2012).  All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.   
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
39 Weapons and 
crowd contro l 
goods  NAL Various, 
examples 
include, but 
are not 
limited to:  
8710ex.  
8802ex.  
9301ex.  
9306ex.  
9307ex. cer 
 Certain weapons and 
weapons parts are 
controlled on import. 
Schedule 13 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) Regulations 
1956 refers details those 
items controlled.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4H of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  
 
Division 4A of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958. 
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports i.e. 
technol ogy. The importation of goods 
specified in Schedule 13 of the 
Regulations is prohibited unless 
the written permission of the 
Minister for Home Affairs, or an 
authorised person, is granted.  
 
All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.  
40 Dog collars – 
protrusion  NAL 4205ex  Dog collars incorporating 
protrusions designed to 
puncture or bruise an 
animal’s skin.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Sub-regulation 4(1) 
of the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  Importation is prohibited unless 
permission has been granted by 
the Minister for Home Affairs or 
authorised person.   
41 Objectionable 
goods  
 NAL; NAL -X Various, 
including  
3704, 3705,  
3706, 4901,  
4902, 4910,  
4911, 8523  Includes publications, 
films, computer games, 
interactive games and 
computer generated 
images that describe, 
depict, express or 
otherwise deal with 
matters of sex, drug 
misuse or addiction, Article XX(a) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 3 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 
Regulation 4A of 
the Cu stoms 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The Director of the Classification 
Board may grant permission to 
export or import objectionable 
goods. The Director is  supported 
by the Department of 
Infrastructure, Transport, 
Regional Development and 
Communica tions.  
  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
crime cruelty, violence, 
or revolting or abhorrent 
phenomena in su ch a 
way that they offend 
against the standards of 
morality, decency and 
propriety generally 
accepted by reasonable 
adults.  
The goods may also be 
considered objectionable 
if the goods describe or 
depict in a way that is 
likely to cause offence to 
a reason able adult, a 
person who is, or who 
appears to be, a child 
under 18 (whether the 
person is engaged in 
sexual activity or not). 
The goods may also be 
considered objectionable 
if they promote, incite or 
instruct in matters of 
crime or violence, or 
promote or  incite the 
misuse of a drug 
specified in Schedule 4 of 
the Customs (Prohibited  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Imports) Regulations 
1956. The goods may be 
considered objectionable 
if they advocate the 
doing of a terrorist act. 
Without limiting the 
above, computer games 
classified RC (Re fused 
Classification) under the 
Classification 
(Publications, Films and 
Computer Games) Act 
1995 are also considered 
objectionable goods.  
42 Suicide devices  
 P; P-X Various  Devices designed or 
customised to be used by 
a person to commit 
suicide, or to be used by 
a person to assist 
another person to 
commit suicide. This 
regulation also applies to 
documents relating to 
suicide.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 13GA of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958 
and Regulation 3AA 
of the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956  The importation and exportation 
of suicide devices (and 
documents relating to sui cide) is 
prohibited absolutely.  
 
 
 
 
43 Counterfeit credit 
cards  CP; CP -X 8523.21  Non-genuine credit, debit 
or charge cards that are 
made to imitate and pass 
for genuine cards.  Article  XX(d) of the 
GATT.  
 
 Regulation 13D of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  The exportation and importation 
of counterfeit credit, debit and 
charge cards is prohibited unless  
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Regulation 4T of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  
 permission has been given by 
the Minister for Hom e Affairs.  
 
44 Cultural heritage 
goods  
 P-X/ 
NAL-X Various,  
including 
9705 Australian protected 
objects listed on the 
National Cultural Heritage 
Control List; and objects 
protected under foreign 
cultural property laws.  Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT; the 1970 
UNESCO Convention 
on the Means of 
Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illicit 
Import, Export and 
Transfer of Ownership 
of Cultural Property . 
 Protection of 
Movable Cultural 
Heritage Act 1986  
and Protection of 
Movable Cultural 
Heritage 
Regulations 2018.  Objects listed as Class A on the 
National Cultural Heritage 
Control List (the list ) are 
prohibited exports. Objects 
listed as Class B on the list may 
be exported if granted a permit. 
Foreign cultural heritage may be 
imported with an export permit 
or a letter of clearance issued by 
the country of origin.  
 
45 Flags, arms and 
seals NAL Various  Goods which have a 
representation of the 
Arms, a flag or a seal of a 
State or Territory of the 
Commonwealth or a 
representation that 
resembles this.  Goods 
which have a 
representation of the 
Arms, flags or a seal of 
the Commonwealth, or 
representati on so nearly 
resembling.  Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT.  Sub-regulation 4(1) 
of the Customs 
(Prohi bited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956; 
and item 10 of 
Schedule 3 Sub -
Regulation 4(2) of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956   Importation is prohibited unless 
permission has been granted by 
the Minister for Home Affairs or 
an authorised person.    
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No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration, modification 
of previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
46 Anzac goods  NAL Various  Goods the description of 
which includes or bears 
the word "Anzac".  Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 4V of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956. 
Protection of Word 
“Anzac” Regulations 
(Anzac 
Regulations).  Importation into Australia of 
goods the description of which 
includes or bears the word 
"Anzac", or advertising matter 
relating to those goods, is 
prohibited unless: the person 
importing the goods is the 
holder of a written permit 
granted by the Minister for 
Veterans’ Affairs or an 
author ised officer; and the 
permit is produced at or before 
the time of importation.  
 
In addition, the Anzac 
Regulations prohibit the use of 
the word "Anzac" or any word 
resembling the word "Anzac" in 
connection with any trade, 
business, calling, or profession 
without the Minister or an 
authorised officer’s written 
approval.  
 
   
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 This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in  the Agreeme nt on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing  Procedures, etc.) contains information 
on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of pre v. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/AG/N/              
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with  information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff lin e 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
WT/BOP/N/              
  
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A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev . 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/SG/N/              
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction  in other notifications ?   Yes    No  
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of prev . 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
        
 
 
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