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Fumigation certificate template for Australian imports

Get the fumigation certificate right before the goods are held.

Fill in the fields from the DAFF fumigation certificate template and section 4.6 of the minimum documentary policy, then print or save an A4 certificate for the treatment provider to sign.

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This certificate is issued by the treatment provider that did the fumigation, on its own letterhead, and signed by the fumigator. If you are the importer, fill it in with the provider or send them the printed layout to check against their records; the department identifies fraudulent certificates and directs those goods to onshore treatment or export.

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Treatment provider

Print the name in Roman letters, because section 1.4 of the policy lets a letterhead stay untranslated only if it is in English characters.

Enter it when the provider is on the department's List of Treatment Providers, since section 4.6.4 then requires it on the certificate.

Give the street address of the provider, because section 4.6.4 asks for the name and physical address in the letterhead.

Use the provider's own numbering so that the certificate can be traced back to its treatment record if the department asks.

Consignment and goods

Quote the container numbers, the bill of lading number or the invoice number, since section 1.9 rejects package counts, weights and dates as links.

Name the packaging too, for example timber pallets or crates, when it was fumigated along with the goods.

State it in the units on the packing list, such as 1 x 40ft container or 18 pallets, so the officer can match it to the other documents.

Treatment details

Write the chemical name in full, because section 4.6.6 of the policy asks for the name of the fumigant or chemical.

Non commodity means the packaging or container, so pick both when the goods and their timber packaging were treated together.

Enter the applied dose, which section 4.6.6 wants as mass per volume, for example grams per cubic metre.

Keep grams per cubic metre unless the provider records in pounds per cubic foot, which the department template also accepts.

Leave this blank when the treatment started and finished on the same day, as the template asks for the finish date only in that case.

Use the date the exposure period ended, since the policy asks for the date the treatment was completed.

Record the full exposure period from the fumigation log, because the officer compares it with the exposure period the import condition sets.

Enter the lowest temperature recorded during the treatment, not the forecast or the average, since the policy asks for the minimum temperature.

Keep degrees Celsius unless the provider logs in Fahrenheit, which the department template allows as the other option.

Fill this in only for a fumigation under vacuum; policy v4.2 says maximum pressure, while the 2022 template labels the same line minimum pressure.

Statements and sign off

Tick it only when it is true, because section 4.6.6 requires this statement on sulfuryl fluoride certificates, and the template carries it for methyl bromide too.

Copy the exact wording from the BICON case for the goods, since the officer checks it word for word against the import condition.

Give the name of the person who signs, because the signature line prints above it and the two must match.

The certificate prints it as DD/MM/YYYY, and section 1.8 asks for the day, month and year on every document.

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Where each field comes from

The layout follows the DAFF fumigation certificate template (September 2022 version), which the department offers on its documentary templates page for treatments not done under an arrangement with it. That page was last updated on 11 August 2025, and the template itself says the certificate must be issued by the treatment provider on a letterhead that includes the company name and address.

The required list is taken from the minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy, version 4.2, effective 12 May 2025. Section 4.6.4 asks every treatment certificate for the letterhead, the goods or packaging, the quantity or volume, the treatment date, any import condition statement and, for a listed provider, the AEI registration number. Section 4.6.6 adds for fumigations the fumigant, the dose as mass per volume, the exposure period, the minimum temperature, the maximum pressure under vacuum and the completion date.

The overarching rules in section 1 apply on top of those fields. Every page of a multi page document needs a consignment link, prescribed information must be in English, the document must show its date of issue, and the endorsement has to sit after the information it endorses, which is why the signature prints at the foot.

Methyl bromide certificates carry extra requirements that the policy now points to the BICON case for, and sulfuryl fluoride certificates from a registered provider follow that provider's scheme. BMSB fumigations have their own certificate requirement on the department's BMSB pages, so use this template only where no arrangement or BMSB rule sets a different format.

Worked example. A certificate linked by pallet count

The booking. A Perth importer brings in a machine packed in timber crates, and the exporter's fumigator treats the crates with methyl bromide at 48 g/m³ for 24 hours at a minimum of 21°C. The certificate names the fumigant, the dose, the hours, the temperature and the date, which looks fine on paper.

The failure. The only reference on the certificate is "3 crates, 2,400 kg", and section 1.9 of the DAFF policy lists package counts and weights as unacceptable consignment links. The officer cannot tie the treatment to this container, so the importer faces an onshore treatment direction or a wait while a new certificate is issued.

The fix. The fumigator reissues the certificate on letterhead with the container number and the bill of lading number in the consignment link field, the crates named as non commodity, and the plastic wrapping and timber thickness statement ticked. The broker lodges the new document, the officer matches it to the entry, and the crates are released without treatment in Australia.

Shipping steel, machinery or other goods from Europe or the United States between September and April? The BMSB season checker tells you from the shipped on board date whether the 2026 to 2027 measures call for treatment at all.

Frequently asked

What must a fumigation certificate show for Australian biosecurity?

Section 4.6.4 of the DAFF minimum documentary policy (version 4.2, effective 12 May 2025) asks every treatment certificate for the provider's letterhead with name and physical address, the goods or packaging treated, the quantity or volume, the treatment date, and any statement the import conditions require. Section 4.6.6 adds the fumigant, the dose as mass per volume, the exposure period, the minimum temperature, the pressure for a vacuum fumigation, and the date the treatment was completed.

Who can issue a fumigation certificate?

Only the treatment provider that carried out the fumigation. The department template says the certificate must be issued by the treatment provider and must include the company name and address, and section 2.1.1 of the policy puts treatment certificates on the list of documents that must be on the issuing company letterhead.

Does the certificate need a consignment link?

It does, because section 1.9 of the policy asks every document relied on for biosecurity risk to carry a unique link to the consignment, such as container numbers, bill numbers, invoice numbers or lot codes. The number of packages, weights and dates are listed as unacceptable links, because they could match another shipment.

Is this template accepted for BMSB or AFAS fumigations?

Not for those treatments, since the department says certificates issued under an arrangement with it must follow that arrangement, and the template notes that AFAS providers have different requirements set in the methyl bromide methodology. BMSB treatments done in a target risk country must be carried out by a provider approved under AusTreat, as the DAFF BMSB page sets out.

Can I correct a mistake on the printed certificate by hand?

Only if the correction is endorsed. Section 1.5 of the policy says prescribed information must be free from erasures and alterations unless a company stamp or seal, signed by an employee with a printed name, sits next to the change. Reprinting a clean certificate is the safer route.

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