Plant risk analyses
We develop policies that allow the safe importation of plant and plant products.
Risk analyses considers the level of biosecurity risk that may be associated with the importation of a good, and identifies appropriate ways to manage the risk.
Risk analyses conducted establish a balance between Australia’s international obligations and the various biosecurity risks that goods may pose to our country.
More information about the risk analysis process can be found on the conducting a biosecurity risk analysis page and in the Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines.
Risk analysis efficiency trials
As part of strengthening biosecurity surveillance and analysis under the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, new initiatives are being trialled to increase the efficiency of the risk analysis process. Initiatives include assessing several market access requests together and assessing groups of pests together. We are also improving communication about risk analyses and engagement with stakeholders.
Find out more about
risk analysis efficiency trials.
Further information
We use the stakeholder register for distributing biosecurity risk analysis policy information to registered stakeholders. Stakeholders interested in receiving information and updates on biosecurity risk analyses are invited to subscribe via the department’s online subscription service. By subscribing to Biosecurity Risk Analysis Plant, you will receive Biosecurity Advices and other notifications relating to plant biosecurity policy.
A list of current plant risk analyses and finalised plant risk assessments are available below.
Current plant risk analyses
- Apiaceous crop seeds
- Apples from USA (2018)
- Avocados from Chile
- Brown marmorated stink bug
- Capsicum spp. fruit from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Cucurbitaceous crop seeds
- Cut flowers and foliage
- Jujubes from China
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Limes from Mexico
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Oriental melons and rockmelons from Korea
- Pepino mosaic virus and pospiviroids in tomato seed
- Pomegranates from India
- Potatoes from New Zealand
- Strawberries from Japan
- Xylella bacterial pathogens
Finalised plant risk analyses
- Apples and Pears Budwood
- Apples from China
- Apples from New Zealand non-regulated analysis of existing policy for importation
- Apples from New Zealand March 2007
- Apples from New Zealand December 1998
- Asian Pear from China
- Avocados from New Zealand
- Bananas from Philippines
- Brassicaceous vegetable seeds
- Breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
- Californian table grapes to Western Australia
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ associated with apiaceous crops
- Candidatus Liberibacter species’ and their vectors associated with Rutaceae
- Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous
- Capsicums from Korea
- Cherry fruit from New Zealand into Western Australia
- Citrus from Israel
- Citrus from the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)
- Dates from the Middle East and North Africa region
- Dragon fruit from Indonesia
- Dragon fruit from Vietnam
- Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila)
- Durian from Thailand
- Fuji apple from Japan
- Ginger from Fiji
- Ginger from Fiji review of import condition
- Grains from various countries
- Grapevine (Vitis species) propagative material into Australia
- Hazelnut propagative material from Chile
- Hops propagative material into Australia
- Island cabbage from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Korean pear from Korea
- Lentil seed for sowing and human consumption
- Lettuce from New Zealand
- Lilium spp. cut flowers from Taiwan
- Limes from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Limes Tahitian from New Caledonia
- Longans and lychees from China and Thailand
- Longans from Vietnam
- Lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam
- Maize from the USA
- Mangoes from India
- Mango fruit from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam
- Mangoes from Pakistan
- Mangoes from the Philippines
- Mangoes from Taiwan
- Mangosteens from Indonesia
- Mangosteens from Thailand
- Mealybugs and viruses they transmit
- Fresh nectarine fruit from China
- Olea (olive) from approved sources
- Papaya from Fiji
- Peaches, plums and apricots from China
- Pears from the People's Republic of China
- Permitted seeds list
- Persimmons from Japan, Korea and Israel
- Phalaenopsis orchids nursery stock
- Phytophthora ramorum (Final review of policy: importation of Phytophthora ramorum host propagative material into Australia)
- Pineapples - generic
- Pineapples from Malaysia
- Pineapples from Taiwan
- Pome fruit from Japan, Korea and China: Petal testing and flower examination
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Poppy straw for processing from Turkey, Hungary and Portugal
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia
- Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae
- Salacca from Indonesia
- Seed contaminants: review of tolerances
- Stone fruit from New Zealand into Western Australia
- Stonefruit from the USA
- Strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea
- Sweet oranges from Italy
- Sweetcorn seed for sowing from the USA
- Table grapes from the Republic of Korea
- Table grapes from Chile
- Table grapes from China
- Table grapes from India
- Table grapes from Japan
- Table grapes from Sonora, Mexico
- Table grapes from the USA
- Taro corms review of import conditions
- Thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports
- Tomatoes from the Netherlands
- Truss tomatoes from New Zealand
- Unshu mandarins from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Wood packaging material
- Ya Pear from China
- Zantedeschia dormant tubers into Australia