Fresh produce packing solutions Australia

Fresh produce packing solutions for wholesale

View Fresh Produce App Specifications and Requirements.

Pre-packaged goods
Under national trade measurement legislation, manufacturers, packers, importers and sellers of pre-packaged goods must:

ensure packages are correctly labelled; the laws include requirements for measurement marking and packer’s identification
ensure packages they import, pack or sell include a measurement marking
ensure the measurement marking is accurate and does not include the weight of any packaging material
have appropriate measuring instruments: any measuring instruments used to perform compliance sampling must be suitable for the task, and properly maintained to ensure they remain accurate at all times
assist trade measurement inspectors with any enquiries and provide information if required.
Pre-packaged goods with common measurements
Manufacturers, packers and importers, can choose either of two methods for determining the measurement of pre-packaged goods with common measurements or ‘constant nominal content’.

The first method is the average system where:

the average content in a sample of pre-packaged goods of the same kind and measurement cannot be less than the stated quantity marked on the packages
no package can have a shortfall greater than 5% of the stated quantity
the permissible average deficiency in a sample of 12 or more packages is nil (see exceptions below) – an inspector will generally check 12 packages but can choose a number of packages greater than 12 for this sampling process, depending on the circumstances
a small number of ‘desiccating’ goods (that is goods, such as mushrooms and soap, that lose moisture after packing) are allowed a greater permissible maximum deficiency and an average deficiency after the day of packing to reflect this moisture loss. You should check the detail of the trade measurement laws for these desiccating goods and the measurement-marking requirements.
The second method is the Average Quantity System (AQS). Under AQS, manufacturers, packers and importers, must comply with three important rules:

the average net content in a sample from the production run of pre-packaged goods cannot be less than the stated quantity marked on the packages
allowance is made for a small number of packages to exceed a ‘tolerable deficiency’
none of the packages in the sample can have more than twice the prescribed tolerable deficiency.
Find out more about the Average Quantity System.

Australian fresh produce packing solutions for importers

Fresh produce quality inspection specifications & requirements. 

Fresh produce is unprocessed or partially processed fresh fruit and vegetables. Partial processing may include slicing or removing the peel.

You must comply with import conditions for fresh produce. Do this before you send them to Australia.
Import conditions help to prevent the entry of exotic insects, plant diseases and other biosecurity risk material into Australia.

Most fresh produce is only permitted into Australia as commercial air or sea freight.

Before you import
You must meet all requirements to import fresh produce for commercial use.

There are also requirements around what you can and can’t bring with you as a passenger or by mail. Check requirements for bringing or mailing goods to Australia. Most fresh produce is not permitted as passenger baggage or by mail.

Take these steps before you import fresh produce into Australia for commercial use.

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Step 1: Check all import requirements
Step 2: Apply for an import permit (if required)
Step 3: Arrange pre-export treatment and inspection
Step 4: Arrange for on-arrival holding, inspection or treatment
Step 5: Gather all required documents
On arrival
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Step 6: Document check in Australia
Step 7: Inspection of goods
Step 8: Further treatment (if required)
Fees and charges
You are required to cover all fees and charges for services provided by the department and other parties.

For information about fees and charges for:

import permits, inspections and PEQ at the commonwealth government facility, check our charging guidelines
treatment, testing or PEQ at facilities in Australia other than the commonwealth government facility, contact the approved arrangement site operator directly
offshore treatments or testing, contact your supplier or overseas provider
phytosanitary certification, contact your supplier or the exporting country National Plant Protection Organisation.
Costs for diagnostic testing may vary depending on the type of test.

Australian fresh produce packing solutions for exporters

Growing export markets is a strategic priority for the Australian vegetable industry as defined in the Vegetable Industry Strategic Investment Plan. AUSVEG delivers the Multi-Industry Export Program, a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable, Onion, and Melon Fund, to build industry export capability and capacity, to assist growers to develop and maintain export markets. Hort Innovation, working with AUSVEG, Melons Australia and the onion industry have brought three different industries together to collaborate on a combined industry export program.

Overview
The new Multi-Industry Export Program will be led by AUSVEG, partnering with stakeholders in the melon and onion industries, and encompasses service delivery in the following areas:

Export Skills and Capability Development
Market Planning and Market Entry
Market Development and Trade Facilitation
Market Intelligence and Trade Expansion
Trade Policy, Protocol and Risk Management
Communication and Industry Engagement
To support industry export growth, AUSVEG has delivered many projects in international trade in collaboration with Hort Innovation and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, including:

2014 Reverse Trade Mission (VG13035)
Export Readiness Program (VG13067)
Export Opportunities for Carrots, Sweet Corn, Beans, Broccoli and Baby Leaf – Symposia (VG13072)
Developing Export Opportunities in Asia and the Middle East (VG13069)
Vegetable Industry Market Access and Development (VG13097)
Vegetable Industry Export Program (VG16061)
Vegetable Industry Development Training Program 2016-17 (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Package Assisting Small Exporters)
Traceability Grant Program
Export Market Development Grant