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 (excluding the Republic of Korea)
- 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
Inedible Meat
From 27 October 2025 export certification for inedible meat products, including raw and processed pet food, rendered products, and other animal-derived materials will transition to the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) platform.
Exporters, agents, and freight forwarders must register in NEXDOC and ensure all new certification requests are submitted through the system. EXDOC-based certification requests and some manual certificate requests will no longer be accepted after the transition date.
Register now via the online service portal.
Please see IAN2025-21: NEXDOC – Inedible Meat Moving to NEXDOC on 27 October 2025 for further information on transition.
We have also organised virtual drop in sessions, these are listed on the NEXDOC homepage.
Past transitions
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.
| Austria | Bahrain | Belgium | Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Republic of Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland |
| France | French Polynesia | Germany | Greece | Republic of Ireland |
| Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia |
| Italy | Jordan | Kenya | Kuwait | Latvia |
| Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macau |
| Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Netherlands |
| Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Philippines |
| Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Saudi Arabia |
| Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Thailand | United Arab Emirates | Vanuatu | Vietnam |
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.
All certificate applications — including the NX188B, NX188M, and NX418 (formerly EX188B, EX188M, and M418) — have transitioned to the NEXDOC system.
This change applies to all markets except the Republic of Korea, which has not yet transitioned to NEXDOC.