SubscribeImport Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS FeedImport industry advice notices 2024DateNo.Description13 September 2024202-2024Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge: One charging model for all SAC reporters12 September 2024201-2024Information sessions for new self-service cargo status reports12 September 2024200-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - PT Beckjorindo Paryaweksana Cabang (AEI: ID0062MB)9 September 2024199-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 13 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest9 September 2024198-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 12 September to Friday 13 September 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS9 September 2024197-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – PT. Multitech Yasa Guna (AEI: ID0036MB) and PT. Anaya Kesuma Sejahtera (AEI: ID0122MB)6 September 2024196-2024Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge: Process and data trial update5 September 2024195-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - PT Eka Energi Selaras (AEI: ID0072MB)3 September 2024194-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Entom Pest Control and General Services Corp. (AEI: PH0024MB)2 September 2024193-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 07 September 2024 – BICON2 September 2024192-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 04 September to Thursday 05 September 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS2 September 2024191-2024Import conditions for fresh table grapes from Japan30 August 2024190-2024Commencement of the 2024-25 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season - 1 September 202429 August 2024189-2024Documentary recommendations for mixed foliage consignments27 August 2024188-2024*Update* Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 31 August to Sunday 01 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest27 August 2024187-2024Industry survey on approved arrangements for container inspection and cleaning26 August 2024186-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 30 August to Saturday 31 August 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS26 August 2024185-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Thursday 29 August to Friday 30 August 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest23 August 2024184-2024Update to the maritime vessel contacts in NSW23 August 2024183-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment providers suspended22 August 2024182-2024Notice: Tuesday 20 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal21 August 2024181-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 31 August to Sunday 01 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest21 August 2024180-2024Have Your Say on regulatory service delivery and stakeholder engagement20 August 2024179-2024Cessation of the VSPS19 August 2024178-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 23 August to Sunday 25 August 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest14 August 2024177-2024Import condition changes to ceremonial articles12 August 2024176-2024*Update* Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 12 August to Tuesday 13 August 2024 – PEBS7 August 2024175-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 11 August to Monday 12 August 2024 – PEBS7 August 2024174-2024Methyl bromide fumigation methodology – Prepare now for 2025 update6 August 2024173-2024Expansion of the highly compliant importer (HCI) scheme6 August 2024172-2024Action required: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge5 August 2024171-2024Biosecurity Operations Division (BOD) - Cargo Operations-Assessment – Expected behaviour when interacting with the department5 August 2024170-2024Services Restored: Monday 05 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal2 August 2024169-20242024-2025 BMSB risk season virtual information sessions for pre-border treatment providers2 August 2024168-2024Services Restored: Friday 02 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal1 August 2024167-2024Unplanned Outage: Thursday 01 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal1 August 2024166-2024Addition of China and Republic of Korea as BMSB target risk countries for heightened vessel surveillance only31 July 2024165-20242024-25 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season industry information sessions30 July 2024164-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 03 August to Sunday 04 August 2024 – DAFF messaging30 July 2024163-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 03 August to Sunday 04 August 2024 – BICON29 July 2024162-2024Services Restored: Saturday 27 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal24 July 2024161-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 26 July to Sunday 28 July 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest22 July 2024160-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 26 July to Saturday 27 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal20 July 2024159-2024CrowdStrike Technical Issue and Outage19 July 2024158-2024*Update* Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 19 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal18 July 2024157-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 July to Saturday 20 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal18 July 2024156-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Thursday 18 July 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest18 July 2024155-2024Services Restored: Thursday 18 July 2024 – PEBS18 July 2024154-2024Update to the process for importing non-standard dehydrated and pre-sterilised microbiological media17 July 2024153-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 17 July 2024 – PEBS16 July 2024152-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 16 July – Wednesday 17 July 2024 –BICON, DAFF messaging, MARS, SeaPest16 July 2024151-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 July to Saturday 20 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal11 July 2024150-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal9 July 2024149-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal5 July 2024148-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 05 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal5 July 2024147-2024Biosecurity Portal – Location Question for Imported Food or CCV requests5 July 2024146-2024Biosecurity Portal – Update Location Opening Hours3 July 2024145-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal2 July 2024144-2024Services Restored: Monday 01 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & RAM1 July 2024143-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 July – Biosecurity Portal & RAM1 July 2024142-2024AusTreat – Announcing the launch of our new pre-border biosecurity treatment provider assurance scheme1 July 2024141-2024Update to BICON case and importer declaration template for khapra beetle sea container measures28 June 2024140-2024Billing for imported cargo documentation for assessment through COLS28 June 2024139-20242024-25 prices for biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities27 June 2024138-2024Services Restored: Thursday 27 June 2024 – BICON27 June 2024137-2024Changes to the Biosecurity Portal digital identity (myGovID) landing page26 June 2024136-2024Approved arrangement class 19 access to eCertificates via EVE26 June 2024135-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 25 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal26 June 2024134-2024New requirement for ISTA certification in relation to sampling 25,000kg seed lots of Poaceae seeds24 June 2024133-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 30 June to Monday 01 July 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, MARS and PEBS unavailable21 June 2024132-2024Import conditions for fresh tomatoes from New Zealand20 June 2024131-2024Expansion of the approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM)20 June 2024130-2024Upcoming change to live ornamental fish import inspections19 June 2024129-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 19 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal17 June 2024128-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 23 June 2024 – BICON17 June 2024127-2024Onshore intervention for non-compliant offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treated consignments14 June 2024126-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal13 June 2024125-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 19 June to Thursday 20 June 2024 – DAFF applications13 June 2024124-2024AusTreat Virtual Information Sessions13 June 2024123-2024Services Restored: Thursday 13 June 2024 – BICON13 June 2024122-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 16 June 2024 – MARS and PEBS12 June 2024121-2024Onshore clearance of foreign force military equipment imported for Combined Military Activity Pitch Black 202412 June 2024120-2024Proposed Changes to Import Conditions for New and Aged/Used Oversize Tyres11 June 2024119-2024June Update: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge11 June 2024118-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 14 June to Saturday 15 June 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS11 June 2024117-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 12 June to Thursday 13 June 2024– COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS11 June 2024116-2024Services Restored: Monday 10 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal7 June 2024115-2024Services Restored: Thursday 06 June 2024 – Network (email services)5 June 2024114-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal5 June 2024113-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal3 June 2024112-2024Adjustment of heightened border measures introduced in 2022 in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia31 May 2024111-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 04 June 2024 – COLS, OPS, PEBS31 May 2024110-2024Changes to the Biosecurity Portal Home Page31 May 2024109-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 04 June to Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & SeaPest31 May 2024108-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment providers suspended - Yukselis Liman Hizmetleri ve Ilaclama Ambalaj San. Tic. Ltd. Sti (AEI: TR4021SB) and Dinamik Cevre Sagligi Hizmetleri (AEI: TR4022SB)31 May 2024107-2024Approved Arrangements Management Product (AAMP) is coming30 May 2024106-2024Variation to approved arrangement class 19 in relation to rural tailgate inspections and External Verification for eCertificates (EVE) system24 May 2024105-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 30 May 2024 – DAFF applications23 May 2024104-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – BICON22 May 2024103-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – BICON22 May 2024102-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – DAFF messaging21 May 2024101-2024Services Restored: Tuesday 21 May 2024 – BICON21 May 2024100-2024*Update* Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – PEBS20 May 202499-2024Update and advice for airlines and aircraft operators on the responsibility of procuring aerosol disinsection treatments for use in international aircraft cabins and aircraft holds on arrival.20 May 202498-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 26 May 2024 – BICON17 May 202497-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 21 May 2024 – PEBS17 May 202496-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 May 2024 – DAFF messaging17 May 202495-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 20 May to Tuesday 21 May 2024 – DAFF applications16 May 202494-2024AusTreat – A new pre-border biosecurity treatment provider assurance scheme15 May 202493-2024Raw nuts, dried mushrooms and truffles: recognising and rewarding good compliance and improving uptake on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)15 May 202492-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 21 May to Wednesday 22 May 2024 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS15 May 202491-2024Services Restored: 14 May 2024 – BICON14 May 202490-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 May to Sunday 19 May 2024 – DAFF applications13 May 202489-2024Scheduled Outages: Wednesday 15 May to Thursday 16 May and Tuesday 21 May to Wednesday 22 May 2024 – MARS13 May 202488-2024Services Restored: Friday 10 May 2024 – Biosecurity directions10 May 202487-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 10 May 2024 – Biosecurity directions8 May 202486-2024Deregulation of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus as a quarantine pest8 May 202485 -2024Changes to approved arrangements class 19 in relation to rural tailgate inspections and External Verification for eCertificates (EVE) system7 May 202484-2024T1 Livestock Transfer Facility at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is now a biosecurity entry point for live horses6 May 202483-2024Importing Seafood and Fish into Mainland Australia, from Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island3 May 202482-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 06 May to Tuesday 07 May 2024 – Network (email services)1 May 202481-2024Conclusion of the 2023-24 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season1 May 202480-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 May to Sunday 05 May 2024 – DAFF applications30 April 202479-2024Services Restored: Tuesday 30 April 2024 – Invoice/Receipt Issuance for COLS, MARS, PEBS and PEMS30 April 202478-2024Update: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge29 April 202477-2024Upcoming enhancements to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS): herbal tea bags, raw nuts, dried coconut products (excluding desiccated), powdered herbs and spices, fresh and dried mushrooms and truffles from all countries24 April 202476-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 24 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & RAM24 April 202475-2024Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 24 April – Biosecurity Portal & RAM22 April 202474-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 29 April 2024 - PEBS22 April 202473-2024Consultation for revised class conditions for import approved arrangement class 1.1 Sea and Air Freight Depot (unrestricted) and class 1.3 Sea and Air Freight Depot (restricted)22 April 202472-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 28 April 2024 – BICON22 April 202471-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 24 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal19 April 202470-2024Notice of the department’s assessment of an application to import live attenuated Salmonella vaccines19 April 202469-2024Public engagement on changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities18 April 202468-2024Conclusion of the 2023-24 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections15 April 202467-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 20 April 2024 – BICON10 April 202466-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Lanodir USA Inc (AEI: US4059SB)08 April 202465-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 08 April 2024 – BICON05 April 202464-2024Changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities05 April 202463-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 05 April to Saturday 06 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal04 April 202462-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 03 April 2024 – PEBS03 April 202461-2024Service Disruption: Wednesday 03 April 2024 – PEBS02 April 202460-2024Update: Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy – Industry focus groups02 April 202459-2024Document Assessment Outside Business Hours- New Process02 April 202458-2024New biosecurity cost recovery charge on self-assessed clearance (SAC) declarations to start from 1 July 2024 – to be applied to the entity lodging the SAC02 April 202457-2024Import conditions for fresh chilli fruit from Fiji27 March 202456-2024Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy – Industry focus groups.25 March 202455-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 06 April to Sunday 07 April 2024 - BICON25 March 202454-2024Services Restored: 25 March 2024 – Imports Request for Inspection Western Australia Mailbox22 March 202453-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 20 March 2024 – Imports Request for Inspection Western Australia Mailbox22 March 202452-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment providers – Haraco Offshore (AEI: DE4020SB) and Environnement Services (AEI: FR4003SB)22 March 202451-2024Class 3.2 Imported pig meat processing – information to support class conditions in relation to the department’s requirements for the treatment and disposal of ‘Imported pig meat’ and ‘Imported pig meat waste’.21 March 202450-2024For open consultation: Changes to BICON Standard List of Laboratory Microorganisms and Infectious Agents19 March 202449-2024Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facilities in Japan for used motorcycles and associated parts for export to Australia18 March 202448-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 21 March to Friday 22 March 2024 – MARS14 March 202447-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 18 March to Tuesday 19 March 2024 – DAFF applications14 March 202446-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 14 March to Friday 15 March 2024 – DAFF applications14 March 202445-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Grupo AB 23 s.l. (AEI: ES4008SB)14 March 202444-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 15 March 2024 – Import Management System14 March 202443-2024Import conditions developed for returning Australian inorganic products13 March 202442-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Wednesday 13 to Thursday 14 March 2024 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS12 March 202441-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Tuesday 12 to Wednesday 13 March 2024 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS8 March 202440-2024Import Document Assessment Delays8 March 202439-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Haraco Offshore GmBH (AEI: DE4020SB)7 March 202438-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Descroes BV (AEI: BE4001SB)4 March 202437-2024Further update and advice for Aircraft Disinsection rates – Publication of DAFF Schedule Version 5.3 and WHO 2nd Edition commencement1 March 202436-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 March 2024 - BICON1 March 202435-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 01 March 2024 – Biosecurity direction messaging delays28 February 202434-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 02 March to Sunday 03 March 2024 COLS28 February 202433-2024Have Your Say – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy – Extension notice27 February 202432-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 February to Thursday 29 February 2024 – Import Management System and SeaPest/S-Cargo messaging26 February 202431-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 February to Thursday 29 February 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS22 February 202430-2024Services Restored: Thursday 22 February 2024 – PEBS22 February 202429-2024Service Disruption: Thursday 22 February 2024 – PEBS20 February 202428-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 24 February to Sunday 25 February 2024 COLS19 February202427-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 25 February 2024 - BICON19 February202426-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 24 February to Sunday 25 February 2024 COLS19 February 202425-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 21 February to Thursday 22 February 2024–DAFF applications16 February 202424-2024Class 14.4 Approved Arrangement – Expansion of eligible containers for Industry Inspection16 February 202423-2024Updates and Actions Required for Aircraft Disinsection rates - Forthcoming DAFF Schedule Version 5.3 and WHO 2nd Edition commencement15 February 202422-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 18 February to Monday 19 February 2024 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable.14 February 202421-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 14 February 2024– Biosecurity Portal14 February 202420-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 14 February 2024 – Biosecurity Portal11 February 202419-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 16 February to Saturday 17 February 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS09 February 202418-2024Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 202408 Februrary 202417-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 09 February to Saturday 10 February 2024 – DAFF applications07 Februrary 202416-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – A-Fumigone Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4014SB)06 February 202415-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Environnement Services (AEI: FR4003SB)05 February 202414-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 09 February 2024 – Biosecurity Portal05 February 202413-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Monday 05 February 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable.02 February 202412-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 05 February 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable02 February 202411-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment provider - Fumigat Srl (AEI: IT4007SB)02 February 202410-2024Industry Information Session – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy01 February 202409-2024Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 202401 Feburary 202408-2024Services Restored: Thursday 01 February 2024 – PEBS22 January 202407-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 22 January 2024 – Biosecurity Portal22 January 202406-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 27 January to Sunday 28 January 2024 – DAFF messaging22 January 202405-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 27 January to Sunday 28 January 2024 BICON and COLS22 January 202404-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 28 January 2024 - BICON22 January 202403-2024Have Your Say – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy19 January 202402-2024Update: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme – Sulfuryl Fluoride (SF) Direction12 January 202401-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider under review – Fumigat SRL (AEI: IT4007SB)
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