The department has designed a modern, streamlined, enhanced exports traceability system to support overseas market access for exports of agricultural products.
This new system does not change our existing certification arrangements. It is designed to improve product traceability and to automate manual documentation and assessment processes.
NEXDOC will bring new functionality that will support industry including changes to certification, such as printing on plain paper and the introduction of QR codes to increase security. Exporters will be able to print certification using their own printers and raise certification through the NEXDOC portal.
Commodities currently available on NEXDOC are:
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Fish and Fish products
- Honey and edible apiculture (to markets in the below table)
- Other Goods
- Skins and Hides
- Wool and feathers.
The department is incrementally onboarding commodities onto NEXDOC.
Transition
Welcome to NEXDOC!
What is NEXDOC?
NEXDOC stands for Next Export Documentation System.
It is a software application used to manage export documentation.
It was developed by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
What are the benefits?
Printing certificates at your own office
Attaching supporting documents with your request to export.
Tracking your application and liaising with the department directly through the system.
You will be able to submit and amend your application at any time of the day or night. NEXDOC is a 24/7 self-service.
The department will be running training drop-in sessions in the lead up to go live.
And there is a dedicated team online to help with any questions you may have.
This is an exciting time to be a Honey or apiculture exporter!
For further information visit www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/export/certification/nexdoc
Transition information
Other Goods
Registrations are now open to exporters of Other Goods. NEXDOC will now include certification for the following types of export:
- Processed foods, ingredients, and beverages
- Edible vitamins and supplements
- Cosmetics and personal care products
- Animal feed and feed additives (non-meat derived)
- Edible Rendered Animal Fats and Oils
- Fertilisers
- Shells
- Re export of imported goods which were legally imported and have not been processed or repackaged in Australia.
From 12 May 2025, export certificate applications including the NX188B, NX188M and NX418 (formally EX188B, EX188M and M418) will move to NEXDOC for China, Macau, South Korea and Hong Kong. This is in addition to all other markets which were released into NEXDOC in February and April 2025.
From 12 May 2025, manual applications for export certification for Other Goods to all markets will not be accepted with the exception of replacement certificates for certificates originally issued manually.
Support available
We have organised virtual Drop-In Sessions, available for exporters and other interested parties on the features of NEXDOC. In these sessions we demonstrate the registration process, how to lodge a request for export (REX) and answer questions you may have on using the NEXDOC online portal.
The sessions are available at these times:
- Tuesday 29 April 2025, 11.00am-12.00pm (AEST)
- Thursday 1 May 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm (AEST)
- Monday 5 May 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm (AEST)
- Wednesday 7 May 2025, 11.00am-12.00pm (AEST)
- Tuesday 13 May 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm (AEST)
- Thursday 15 May 2025, 11.00am-12.00pm (AEST)
- Monday 19 May 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm (AEST)
- Wednesday 21 May 2025, 11.00am-12.00pm (AEST)
- Tuesday 27 May 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm (AEST)
- Thursday 29 May 2025, 11.00am-12.00pm (AEST)
All fish export certification is now issued through NEXDOC.
Automated export permit issuers (AEPI)
If you would like to be an AEPI in NEXDOC, you will need to register as a client group or exporter in NEXDOC, and then, request to be an AEPI.
For further information please see the published advice to industry at this link – Automated Export Permit Issuers
For information on accessing the NEXDOC system, see How to register and access NEXDOC or attend one of the virtual drop in sessions.
If you export honey or apiculture products to any of the below countries, you will now be required to use NEXDOC. Please note that this does not include live bees.
| Austria | Bahrain | Belgium | Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Republic of Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland |
| France | French Polynesia | Germany | Greece | Republic of Ireland |
| Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia |
| Italy | Jordan | Kenya | Kuwait | Latvia |
| Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macau |
| Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Netherlands |
| Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Philippines |
| Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Saudi Arabia |
| Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Thailand | United Arab Emirates | Vanuatu | Vietnam |
If you export to Northern Ireland, or markets other than listed in the table above you will need to continue the current manual application process to obtain export certification.
Skins and Hides products are now live on NEXDOC
You will need to be registered in NEXDOC to raise new export certification for the export of Skins and Hides. Market transition requirements for existing EXDOC records are detailed in Industry Advice Notice 2024-27.
Wool products are now live on NEXDOC
You will need to be registered in NEXDOC to raise new export certification for the export of wool. Market transition requirements for existing EXDOC records are detailed in Industry Advice Notice 2024-26.
From 12 May 2025, export certificate applications including the NX188B, NX188M and NX418 (formally EX188B, EX188M and M418) will move to NEXDOC for China, Macau, South Korea and Hong Kong. This is in addition to all other markets which were released into NEXDOC in February and April 2025.