3 July 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of dairy products (excluding cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption.
What has changed?
Due to notification of outbreaks of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Italy (23 June 2025) and France (30 June 2025) the department has removed Italy and France from the LSD-Free Country List.
Following the release of the dairy review the department has reviewed the import conditions for dairy that require the goods to be sourced from, manufactured in and exported from countries on the LSD-Free Country List. The department is removing this import condition, and dairy goods will no longer be required to be sourced from, manufactured in and exported from countries on the LSD-Free Country List.
The decision to remove the condition for freedom from LSD aligns with the findings of the Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption - Final Report. The report found that the biosecurity risk of LSD in dairy was managed by pasteurisation or an approved heat treatment (as listed on the import permit).
No other import conditions have changed, and they must be complied with.
Permits for cheese remain unaffected as LSD conditions are not required for cheese.
For more information refer to:
Trade situation in Europe - DAFF
Future biosecurity arrangements
The department will contact individual import permit holders to vary their permits to remove the LSD conditions.
For goods that are currently in transit to Australia
This change is not expected to adversely impact importers as the change reduces regulation.
The department will assess these goods on a case-by-case basis, and if the goods meet all import conditions on the import permit, other than the conditions relating to the LSD-Free Country List, the goods can be released.
If you experience clearance issues, please contact imports@aff.gov.au for assistance.
Further information
Information about LSD can be found on the department’s website.
Please contact the department by phone 1800 900 090 or email to imports@aff.gov.au if you have any questions.