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Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals – Australia

Official title

Biosecurity import conditions for natural casings

Australia issued an addendum on 8 July 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/415. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 March 2017. The comment period closed on 10 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Natural casings

HS codes
  • 05 · Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/AUS/415Latest notice: G/SPS/N/AUS/415/Add.1
Keywords
Animal diseases, Food safety, Animal health, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 10 August 2026
Proposed adoption
Not set in the notification
Proposed entry into force
Not set in the notification

How to comment

The comment period closed on 10 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/AUS/415/Add.1; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/AUS/415/Add.1⁩, 8 July 2026)

Biosecurity import conditions for natural casings

An issues paper for the import of natural casings for human consumption into Australia has been released for comment from industry and other stakeholders. The paper considers scientific information, supply chain arrangements, manufacturing processes and alignment with international standards: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry previously consulted on this issue between November 2024 and March 2025 as part of an import risk review. The department is now progressing this assessment as a Biosecurity Import Risk Assessment (BIRA). This is a formal risk assessment process under the Biosecurity Act 2015. It provides several opportunities for stakeholder input, oversight by the department's Scientific Advisory Group, and the Inspector General of Biosecurity: Comments on this paper can be made via the departments Have your Say page:

The Australian Government has finalised a review of natural casings. As a result of the review, some changes will be made to import conditions. These changes include: Removal of the requirement for an import permit. The goods will still have to meet Australia's import conditions, which will continue to be available through the department's Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) at: To simplify the accessibility of this information in BICON, the existing pathways have been streamlined into the following three pathways: o Bovine casings; o Ovine/caprine casings; and o Porcine casings from approved countries; Removal of the departments approved countries for bovine and ovine/caprine casings. Disease freedom recognised by the OIE and FSANZ has been retained for diseases of biosecurity concern; The requirement for packing containers to contain casings from a single species of animals has been removed; and Scrapie requirements have been removed for natural ovine and caprine casings.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/AUS/415/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 10 August 2026

    Biosecurity import conditions for natural casings

    An issues paper for the import of natural casings for human consumption into Australia has been released for comment from industry and other stakeholders. The paper considers scientific information, supply chain arrangements, manufacturing processes and alignment with international standards: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry previously consulted on this issue between November 2024 and March 2025 as part of an import risk review. The department is now progressing this assessment as a Biosecurity Import Risk Assessment (BIRA). This is a formal risk assessment process under the Biosecurity Act 2015. It provides several opportunities for stakeholder input, oversight by the department's Scientific Advisory Group, and the Inspector General of Biosecurity: Comments on this paper can be made via the departments Have your Say page:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/AUS/415

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 May 2017

    Biosecurity import conditions for natural casings

    The Australian Government has finalised a review of natural casings. As a result of the review, some changes will be made to import conditions. These changes include: Removal of the requirement for an import permit. The goods will still have to meet Australia's import conditions, which will continue to be available through the department's Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) at: To simplify the accessibility of this information in BICON, the existing pathways have been streamlined into the following three pathways: o Bovine casings; o Ovine/caprine casings; and o Porcine casings from approved countries; Removal of the departments approved countries for bovine and ovine/caprine casings. Disease freedom recognised by the OIE and FSANZ has been retained for diseases of biosecurity concern; The requirement for packing containers to contain casings from a single species of animals has been removed; and Scrapie requirements have been removed for natural ovine and caprine casings.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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