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  • Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC)
    • For Developers of 3rd Party Software
    • Access NEXDOC
    • NEXDOC benefits and changes
    • NEXDOC help
    • Transitioning commodities to NEXDOC
    • Approving export permits in NEXDOC

Transitioning commodities to NEXDOC

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

Please note that the transition to the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC) for exports of Other Goods to the Republic of Korea, originally scheduled for 12 May 2025, has been postponed. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will inform exporters of the new transition date as soon as it is determined. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

From 12 May 2025, export certificate applications, including the NX188B, NX188M, and NX418 (formerly EX188B, EX188M, and M418), will move to NEXDOC for China, Macau, and Hong Kong. This is in addition to all other markets (excluding the Republic of Korea) which transitioned to NEXDOC in September 2024, February 2025 and April 2025.

From 12 May 2025, manual applications for export certification for Other Goods to all markets (excluding the Republic of Korea) will not be accepted, except for replacement certificates for those originally issued manually. The Other Goods release includes export certification for products such as:

  • 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

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 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.

AustriaBahrainBelgiumBulgariaCroatia
Republic of CyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinland
FranceFrench PolynesiaGermanyGreeceRepublic of Ireland
Hong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesia
ItalyJordanKenyaKuwaitLatvia
LibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau
MalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMauritiusNetherlands
NorwayOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaPhilippines
PolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSaudi Arabia
SlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerland
ThailandUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatuVietnam 

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 and Hong Kong. This is in addition to all other markets (excluding the Republic of Korea) which were released into NEXDOC in February and April 2025.

Please note that the transition to the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC) for exports of Other Goods to the Republic of Korea, originally scheduled for 12 May 2025, has been postponed. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will inform exporters of the new transition date as soon as it is determined. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

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