Department Of Agriculture Fisheries And Forestry Quarantine

Department Of Agriculture Fisheries And Forestry Quarantine

Department Of Agriculture Fisheries And Forestry Quarantine, The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) was the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws, as part of the Department of Agriculture.
Following a period operating under the name DAFF Biosecurity, it has since been absorbed into divisions in the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.
 

Quarantine services

 
Plant Quarantine Categories
Quarantine Evaluation:

Importation of Commercial Quantities of Plant Propagation Material: Criteria and Guidelines
 

Mediterranean Crops

 

Application to import mediterranean crops which include deciduous fruit types, wine grapes, berry fruits, olives and fynbos species can be submitted to the Stellenbosch office of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
The quarantine detention of imported propagation material consists of an inspection of the material and the phytosanitary documentation, and an appropriate decontamination treatment before the material is grafted onto virus free rootstocks.
The majority of grafted plants are detained in official quarantine facilities at Stellenbosch Quarantine Station.  At Buffelspoort Quarantine Station selected imports such as low chill stone fruits and strawberries, are detained.
To contact us:
Mr Haroon Ahmed
Private Bag X5015
Stellenbosch
7599
Tel: (021) 809 1600
Email: haroona@daff.gov.za
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