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Types of Timber and Timber Products
Check the information below to identify which category applies to the timber/wooden article you wish to import. Then use this term to search the Import Conditions Database (ICON) for the relevant import condition
- 'Artefacts, natural forest produce' – for artefacts containing wooden components, which may include carvings, spears, statues, wooden masks, wooden blowpipes, bows, weapon handles, arrows and shields. Artefacts may also present other quarantine risks independent of the timber concerns such as rawhide, bone and seed. These risks must also be addressed before clearance is granted.
- ‘Charcoal’ – please refer to definition for sawdust products.
- ‘Chestnut bark hoops’ – for Chestnut bark hoops which are hoops made from Chestnut wood (Castanea spp.) with bark adhering to the wood. They are used in the wine industry.
- 'Logs' – for timber that exceeds 200mm in each dimension (length, width, depth and all diagonals) and is to be imported for further processing.
- 'Plywood and veneer sheet' – for plywood and veneer sheet only. Plywood: wood composed of solid or thin sheets of wood glued together. The grains of adjacent sheets are normally oriented at right angles to each other. Veneers: wood composed solely of sheets sliced or peeled on a veneer machine and often used for plywood or for surfacing furniture. This excludes products or articles (e.g. furniture, doors) made from plywood and veneer and plywood used for packaging or dunnage. For products or articles made from plywood and/or veneer the conditions for wooden articles – Manufactured will apply.
- ‘Reconstituted wood products' – for products such as particle board, chipboard, masonite, orientated strand board, medium and high density fibre board (MDF) that are free of solid wood. It does not apply to plywood and veneer products.
- 'Sawdust products' – for sawdust products including (but not limited to): briquettes and pellets made from compressed wood; charcoal; coal; chunks/chips or bits of wood; sawdust; sawdust powder and wood shavings and any other timber by-products that are not used as packing material or for further processing.
- 'Timber - Myrtaceae' – for timber and timber mouldings belonging to the Myrtaceae family which are reported hosts of guava rust. Refer to ICON for an updated list of genera under the Myrtaceae family.
- 'Timber and timber mouldings'– for sawn timber (rough and dressed), timber machined into a desired shape but not a final product, roundwood that has been subject to a commercial debarking process and has a dimension less than 200mm. These cases exclude timber of the family Myrtaceae.
- 'Timber oversize' – for timber that exceeds 200mm in each dimension (length, width, depth and all diagonals) and are not imported for further processing.
- 'Timber packaging and dunnage' – for any kind of timber used as packaging, including cases, crates, pallets, bearers and blocks. Additional information on timber packaging and dunnage (including ISPM 15 acceptance) is available in the Cargo Containers – Quarantine Aspects and Procedures document.
- 'Wine barrels' – for wooden wine barrels, wood chips used for wine making, stave inserts, oak cubes, oak balls, and wine woods. Additional information on wine barrels. woodchips and sawdust products.
- 'Wooden articles - Manufactured' – for solid wooden articles that have been commercially manufactured. Information regarding Low Risk Wooden Article status. This case includes products or articles (e.g. furniture, doors) made from plywood and veneer.
- ‘Wood chips’ – please refer to definition for sawdust products.
Last Updated: 27 Aug 2008
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