30 January 2025
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects importers, brokers and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessments and Inspections.
What has changed?
Import conditions to import fresh melons from Japan, for human consumption, are now published on BICON. All varieties of melon fruit (Cucumis melo) are permitted to be imported. This includes muskmelon, rockmelon and honeydew melon. Import is not permitted for oriental melons (C. melo var. makuwa) or oriental pickling melons (C. melo var. utilissimus (syn. C. melo var. conomon)) from Japan.
The import conditions are based on the Melon fruit from Japan: biosecurity import requirements final report.
Fresh melons from Japan must be produced under pest area freedom for the fruit fly, Zeugodacus tau, to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia.
Melon fruit from the Okinawa Prefecture are not permitted to be imported into Australia.
Further information
For further information email Plant Import Operations at imports@aff.gov.au (include “Plant T2” in the subject line) or phone 1800 900 090.