QUARANTINE AND

BORDER FORCE INSPECTIONS

YOUR SYDNEY DEPOT

Quarantine Matters!

TAILGATE INSPECTIONS
POST FUMIGATION INSPECTIONS
PERISHABLE INSPECTIONS
QUARANTINE INSPECTIONS

Price and Speed has is a Customs Under Bond s77G yard and Quarantine Manned Depot.


Quarantine inspections will be requested by DoA if certain certificates are either not supplied by the Custom Broker or are not to the standard required by DoA.


These checks are conducted to ensure that no overseas diseases or contaminants can enter Australian shores and be passed on to our Primary Producers.

We have DoA & Customs Borderforce approved undercover warehouses with inspection areas able to store bulk, palletised as well as food grade products.

We offer the following inspections:

  • General Inspection
  • Asbestos Inspection
  • Perishable Goods Inspection
  • Seals Intact Inspection
  • Tailgate
  • Rural Tailgate
  • Export Inspection
  • IFIP Inspections on Requests
  • LCL Inspection
  • Post Fumigation Inspection
  • Cargo Compliance Verification
  • Authorised Officer - Cargo (Grain, Seed, Timber) and Container

Authorised biosecurity officers are on site to handle all types of cargo inspections

Tailgate Inspections

Quarantine Matters

tailgate quarantine inspection

Tailgate Inspection

A Tailgate occurs when DoA needs to look inside a container to verify whether or not the contents of the container conform with DoA packaging specifications.

The Biosecurity officer will look for items such as:

  • Timber Packaging – Bark presence
  • Soil contamination
  • Live insects & or animals.
rural tailgate quarantine inspection

Rural Tailgates

Rural Tailgates occur when freight is moving outside of the Sydney Metropolitan area. During a rural tailgate inspection, a DoA officer will be looking at the

following things:


  • Soil contamination inside & outside of the container
  • Seed contamination inside & outside of the container
  • Timber packaging
  • Insect Infestation inside & outside of the container
  • Alive and dead animals

CUSTOMS s77G APPROVED

Asbestos Testing

Price & Speed Containers has is a customs s77G approved depot. When cargo shipments have been flagged with possible asbestos, testing and verification will be required.


Asbestos can be found on a variety of products for example brake pads on classic cars.

Under customs supervision we have a trained team which can assist in the removal of asbestos items in preperation for sampling by the hygienist.


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