WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Australia #3350 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
28/09/2022 - present
Current active version v.3
Reporting member
Australia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Human blood and tissue
National legal basis
Regulation 8 of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
Administrative mechanism
The exportation of human blood, organs and substances derived from human blood is prohibited, unless approval is obtained in writing from the Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care or the goods are exempt from the above requirement. Applications for permission to export these materials should be made to the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Responsible entities
Department of Health and Aged Care
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP-X
Symbol
CP-X

Tariff lines
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Various
including
300190
3001.90
Human bodily fluids, organs, tissue and other substances derived from human blood, as per Schedule 6...
30021
3002.10ex
Human bodily fluids, organs, tissue and other substances derived from human blood, as per Schedule 6...