1. Biosecurity is the gate
Australia runs one of the world's most rigorous biosecurity regimes, and every biological or chemical item entering the country passes through it. For research peptides, the practical requirement is a Biosecurity Import Permit (BIP) obtained before the goods arrive. Without a valid permit covering the specific material, a consignment will be held, and eventually destroyed at the importer's cost.
The permit is issued by the Department of Agriculture, and it is specific to the item and the end use. Lead times are measured in weeks. This is the item that determines whether your first shipment lands in a week or a month.
2. TGA and the ARTG question
The Therapeutic Goods Administration administers the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. The central question is whether the material is presented as a therapeutic good. Genuinely research-use-only material, RUO-labelled, with no therapeutic claim and supplied to institutions with appropriate scientific capability, sits outside the ARTG. Any material presented with a therapeutic claim, or intended for administration to people or animals, does not.
We supply research-grade material on a research-use-only basis and state that unambiguously on every label, invoice and document.
3. Customs and duty
- ABN — your importer needs an Australian Business Number and to be an entity that can lodge an import declaration
- Classification — research peptides generally fall under heading 2937 in the Australian Tariff. Your broker confirms the subheading and the rate
- Certificate of Origin — Australia has its own bilateral agreements, and the Australia–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement includes preferential schedules. A valid Certificate of Origin from a recognised Indian authority can reduce the rate, subject to rules of origin. Ask your broker to check the applicable agreement measure for your HS code and origin
- GST — 10% on the CIF value plus duty, reclaimable by a GST-registered importer
4. What we issue for Australian destinations
- Commercial invoice with CAS number and description
- Batch Certificate of Analysis with chromatogram and mass spectrometry confirmation
- MSDS
- Certificate of Origin
- Packing list and airway bill
- Declaration of conformity
- Technical documentation supporting your biosecurity permit application — sequence, molecular weight, source, intended use
That last item is worth raising early. If your institution's permit application needs manufacturer-level detail — the synthesis route, the country of origin, the characterisation data — we supply it, and it is easier to obtain before dispatch than after a hold.
5. Institutional requirements
Most Australian importers work through their institutional biosafety or chemical safety officer for the permit, and then handle the customs side through a customs broker. Expect a goods-in process at the receiving site that needs the SDS and the COA on file before the delivery is accepted.
Related: export documentation · HS code and import duty · incoterms
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All peptides are research-grade, for in-vitro use only, and supplied against a valid drug licence. Tell us your sequence, quantity and destination and the trade desk will respond within one business day.