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Import industry advice notices 2018
Date No. Description
24 December 2018 195-2018 Loading and shipment of break bulk cargo treated by suspended treatment providers during the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
24 December 2018 194-2018 Management of non-compliant and untreated break bulk goods during the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
21 December 2018 193-2018 Changes to import conditions for rawhide dog chews
18 December 2018 192-2018 Resolved AIMS Technical Issues - Resolved 18th Dec 2018
17 December 2018 191-2018 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension: Nuova Cianidrica Srl (AEI: IT4002B)
17 December 2018 190-2018 Additions to the Compliance-based inspection scheme: peas from China and mandarins from Israel
17 December 2018 189-2018 UPDATE: Update on AIMS Issues Department of Agriculture Import Processing Delays - AIMS only (AEPCOM and Imported Food automated processing unaffected)
14 December 2018 188-2018 UPDATE: Fix delayed to tonight Department of Agriculture Import Processing Delays Import System Apps Including AIMS (including AEP) and COLS: From 10:00am
14 December 2018 187-2018 COLS services restored as of 18:15 Friday 14 December 2018 (AEDT)​
11 December 2018 186-2018 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension: Radit Srl (AEI: IT4006SB)
12 December 2018 185-2018 Updated - ​BICON Invoicing Services, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System, Online Payment Service and the Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable from 23:00 Wednesday 12 December to 04:00 Thursday 13 December 2018 (AEDT)
7 December 2018 184-2018 Onshore capacity of Approved Arrangement sites and treatment providers for the 2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season
7 December 2018 183-2018 Reminder: Ensuring biosecurity directions generated by AIMS are complied with and carried out as directed
7 December 2018 182-2018 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) update – Oversized tyres ex Japan
12​ December 2018 181-2018 COLS services impacted from 23:00 Thursday 13 December to 01:00 Friday 14 December 2018 (AEDT)
6 December 2018 180-2018 COLS, PEBS and OPP service disruption at 23:00 Thursday 6 December 2018 (AEDT)
6 December 2018 179-2018 Biosecurity Import Conditions System, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System, Export Documentation System (EXDOC) and the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System - Unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Saturday 8 December (AEDT)
5 December 2018 178-2018 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for Christmas 2018 and New Year’s Eve 2018​
5 December 2018 177-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources S-Cargo Issue Resolved
5 December 2018 176-2018 Extension of additional inspection requirements for consignments of kiwifruit from Italy
5 December 2018 175-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Christmas and New Year Operating Hours
3 December 2018 174-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources delays in the generation of invoices/receipts from Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
30 November 2018 173-2018 Nominate representatives for presentation on Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) Business to Government enhancement
30 November 2018 172-2018 Processing delays as result of systems issue with S-Cargo for GAS/CAL and BMSB LCL/FAK containers
29 November 2018 171-2018 Charges for Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM Lodgements)
28 November 2018 170-2018 Biosecurity Imports Condition System, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System, Online Payment Service and the Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Saturday 1 December 2018 (AEDT)
27 November 2018 169-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources GAS/CAL processing delays 27 November 2018
27 November 2018 168-2018 BICON unavailable from 23:30 Saturday 1 December to 04:00 Sunday 2 December 2018 (AEDT)
29​ November 2018 167-2018 Updated - COLS services impacted from 23:00 Saturday 8 December to 01:00 Sunday 9 December 2018 (AEDT)
26 November 2018 166-2018 Integrated Cargo System profile issues – Tariff chapter 94
23 November 2018 165-2018 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension: La Spezia Container Terminal (AEI: IT4013SB)
21 November 2018 164-2018 Countries that have advised they can supply updated health certification that meets Australia’s new import conditions for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns
19 November 2018 163-2018 Invoicing delays for PEBS, COLS and OPP
19 November 2018 162-2018 Service Disruption: BICON services 20:00 to 23:00 22nd November (AEDT)
13 November 2018 161-2018 Reminder: Biosecurity batch labelling requirements for uncooked peeled prawns
5 November 2018 160-2018 End of Interim process for the management of LCL/FAK containers for the 2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season
2 November 2018 159-2018 Recording of Webinar on Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) procedures for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)
2 November 2018 158-2018 Entering Entity Identifier (AEI) details into the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) for offshore BMSB treated consignments
1 November 2018 157-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources S-Cargo Issue Resolved
31 October 2018 156-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources S-Cargo Outage Notification
31 October 2018 155-2018 Additional inspection requirements for consignments of kiwifruit from Italy
29 October 2018 154-2018 Nominations for the 2019 Australian Biosecurity Awards are now open - expired
23 October 2018 153-2018 Registration for webinar on Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement: Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) goods subject to BMSB changes
23 October 2018 152-2018 Service Disruption: BICON as of 08:30 Tuesday 23 October 2018 (AEDT)
22 October 2018 151-2018 Commencement of Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season measures for 2018-19
22 October 2018 150-2018 COLS and MARS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 23 October to 00:30 Wednesday 24 October 2018 (AEDT)
22 October 2018 149-2018 BICON Invoicing Services, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Saturday 27 October to 02:30 Sunday 28 October 2018 (AEDT)​
18 October 2018 148-2018 Immediate measures to control biosecurity risk in consignments of new oversize tyres imported from Japan
17 October 2018 147-2018 Certification requirements for prawns and prawn products exported from Malaysia
17 October 2018 146-2018 Import document assessment delays
16 October 2018 145-2018 Interim process for the management of LCL/FAK containers for the 2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season
15 October 2018 144-2018 Onshore methyl bromide BMSB treatments
12 October 2018 143-2018 Proposed changes to import conditions for bringing or importing honey and bee products into Norfolk Island
11 October 2018 142-2018 Evidence requirements for shipment of goods subject to BMSB measures
11 October 2018 141-2018 Management of untreated break bulk cargo during the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
10 October 2018 140-2018 Proposed changes to import conditions for salmonid products sourced from approved countries (excluding New Zealand)
9 October 2018 139-2018 Countries that have advised they can supply updated health certification that meets Australia’s new import conditions for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns
5 October 2018 138-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources S-Cargo Scheduled Outage Notification 09:00 Saturday 6 October 2018 – 18:00 Saturday 6 October 2018 (AEST)
4 October 2018 137-2018 Countries that have advised they can supply updated health certification that meets Australia’s new import conditions for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns
3 October 2018 136-2018 Department phone and fax services unavailable from 22:00 AEST Friday 5 October to 03:00 AEDT Sunday 7 October 2018​
28 September 2018 135-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources S-Cargo Scheduled Outage Notification 09:00 Saturday 29 September 2018 – 18:00 Saturday 29 September 2018 (AEST)
27 September 2018 134-2018 Countries that have advised they can supply updated health certification that meets Australia’s new import conditions for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns
27 September 2018 133-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Scheduled Outage Notification 23:30 Friday 28 September 2018 – 03:00 Saturday 29 September 2018 (AEST)
25 September 2018 132-2018 AEPCOMM and AEI import declaration requirements for lodging entries impacted by BMSB risk season
25 September 2018 131-2018 Management of LCL/FAK containers and updated information for the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
24 September 2018 130-2018 PEBS unavailable from 21:00 to 23:55 Wednesday 26 September 2018 (AEST)
21 September 2018 129-2018 Clearance of Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for the Labour Day (NSW & SA)/ Queen’s Birthday (QLD) long weekend (29th September – 1st October 2018)
21 September 2018 128-2018 Clearance of Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for Grand Final Eve long weekend (Victoria) (28-30 September 2018)
21 September 2018 127-2018 Countries currently approved to meet Australia’s new import conditions for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed (BBC) prawns
20 September 2018 126-2018 COLS, MARS, PEBS and OPS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 21 September 2018 to 01:00 Saturday 22 September 2018 (AEST)
20 September 2018 125-2018 COLS, MARS, PEBS and OPS unavailable from 23:30 Thursday 20 September to 03:30 Friday 21 September 2018 (AEST)
19 September 2018 124-2018 Changes to import conditions for pig meat and goods containing or potentially contaminated with pig material sourced from Japan
18 September 2018 123-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Scheduled Outage Notification 20:00 Saturday 22 September 2018 – 20:00 Sunday 23 September​ 2018 (AEST)
18 September 2018 122-2018 Clearance of Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for the Queen’s Birthday (Western Australia) long weekend (22-24 September 2018)
18 September 2018 121-2018 BICON Scheduled Outage from 23:30 to 23:59 Sunday 23 September (AEST)
18 September 2018 120-2018 COLS services impacted from 20:00 22 Saturday September to 07:40 Sunday 23 September 2018 (AEST)
18 September 2018 119-2018 Changes to import conditions for pig meat and goods containing or potentially contaminated with pig material sourced from Belgium
18 September 2018 118-2018 BICON Scheduled Outage from 19:30 Saturday 22 September to 07:40 Sunday 23 September (AEST)
17 September 2018 117-2018 Change to Biosecurity Approved Arrangement Charges
14 September 2018 116-2018 Expected delays under 2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) seasonal measures
13 September 2018 115-2018 Changes to the way treatment results are sent to the department
12 September 2018 114-2018 AEP reform webpage update regarding enhancements to AIMS to improve how non-commodity will be managed
11 September 2018 113-2018 BICON Scheduled Outage from 23:00 Wednesday 12 September to 01:00 Thursday 13 September (AEST)​​
11 September 2018 112-2018 Security features on new Chinese Competent Authority issuing certificates
6 September 2018 111-2018 Regulatory action taken against biosecurity industry participants
5 September 2018 110-2018 New approved arrangement for the performance of sulfuryl fluoride fumigations
​4 September 2018 ​109-2018 ​BICON, COLS and PEBS maintenance from 20:00 to 23:59 Saturday 8th September 2018 (AEST)​
​4 September 2018 ​108-2018 ​COLS, PEBS and OPP unavailable from 23:30 Friday 7th September to 04:30 Saturday 8th September 2018 (AEST)​
4 September 2018 107-2018 BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 6th September to 03:30 Friday 7th September 2018 (AEST)
3 September 2018 106-2018 The Biosecurity Act 2015 – Use of infringement notices across all import pathways
31 August 2018 105-2018 Changes to sulphuryl fluoride treatment requirements for Timber and timber products to take effect on 11 September 2018
29 August 2018 104 -2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System and the Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable from 23:30 Saturday 1st September to 04:30 Sunday 2nd September 2018 (AEST)
29 August 2018 103 -2018 Department phone and fax services unavailable from 19:00 Friday 31st August to 04:00 Saturday 1st September 2018 (AEST)
21 August 2018 102 -2018 Department’s external websites unavailable from 22:00 Friday 31st August to 06:00 Saturday 1st September 2018 (AEST)
21 August 2018 101-2018 *Resolved* - Service Disruption: COLS and PEBS payment services​
21 August 2018 100-2018 Assistance dogs travelling on cru​​​​​ise vessels under biosecurity control
20 August 2018 99-2018 Amendment to final measures for the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
20 August 2018 98-2018 Highly compliant importer project - update
​17 August 2018 ​97-2018 ​Changes to Chinese Competent Authority issuing certificates​
​16 August 2018 ​96-2018 ​Import Processing Delays – Scheduled Outage Notification – 23:00 17 August 2018 – 05:00 18 August 2018​
14 August 2018 95-2018 Addition of Madagascar and Saudi Arabia to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products
14 August 2018 94-2018 Revised advice for aircraft operators about assistance dogs
13 August 2018 93-2018 COLS services impacted from 23:00 Friday 17th August to 02:00 Saturday 18th August 2018 (AEST)
13 August 2018 92-2018 BICON Scheduled Outage from 22:40 Saturday 18th August to 05:30 Sunday 19th August 2018 (AEST) - CANCELLED
​13 August 2018 ​91-2018 ​COLS and PEBS unavailable from 01:00 to 06:00 Wednesday 15th August 2018 (AEST)​
10 August 2018 90-2018 Planned maintenance of department’s website from 21:00 to 23:00 Tuesday 14th August 2018 (AEST)
8 August 2018 89-2018 Final measures for the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
​3 August 2018 ​88-2018 ​COLS services impacted from 21:00 Sunday 5th August to 02:30 Monday 6th August 2018 (AEST)​
1 August 2018 87-2018 BICON Scheduled Outage from 21:00 Sunday 5th August to 02:00 Monday 6th August (AEST)
30 July 2018 86-2018 Payment Services Restored in PEBS, COLS, OPP, MARS as of 08:00 Tuesday 31th July 2018 (AEST)
30 July 2018 ​85-2018 ​​Service disruption: Clients unable to make payments in PEBS, COLS, OPP, MARS from 15:00 Monday 30th July 2018 (AEST)​
30 July 2018 84-2018 Urgent maintenance of department’s website from 17:00 to 21:00 Monday 30th July 2018 (AEST)
30 July 2018 83-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Issues with invoices being issued for Imported Cargo only (AIMS)
27 July 2018 82-2018 BICON Scheduled Maintenance from 00:30 to 04:30 Saturday 4th August (AEST)​ - CANCELLED
27 July 2018 81-2018 Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable 21:00 to 23:00 Tuesday 31st July 2018 (AEST)​​
​27 July 2018 ​80-2018 ​New import conditions for breaded, battered and crumbed prawns​
26 July 2018 79-2018 Cost recovery charges for diagnostic services for specific consignments
25 July 2018 78-2018 BICON Scheduled Maintenance from 23:30 Tuesday 31st July to 02:10 Wednesday 1st August (AEST)
23 July 2018 77-2018 Draft measures for 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
​20 July 2018 ​76-2018 ​Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 21:30 to 22:15 Friday 20th July 2018 (AEST)​
18 July 2018 75-2018 BICON online payment portal has been re-enabled as of 04:50 Friday 13th July (AEST)
17 July 2018 74-2018 Advisory notice - Vessel inspection arrangements for Ozone ballast water treatment systems
12 July 2018 73-2018 BICON website outage for five hours and twenty minutes from 23:30 Thursday 12th July to 04:50 Friday 13th July (AEST)
12 July 2018 72-2018 Changes to import conditions to take effect 25 July 2018
10 July 2018 71-2018 Highly compliant importer project
​9 July 2018 ​70-2018 ​Changes to import conditions for consignments of oversize tyres​
6 July 2018 69-2018 Introduced inspection of cooked prawns - Updated
4 July 2018 68-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 21:00 to 21:45 Wednesday 4th July 2018 (AEST)
25 June 2018 67-2018 BICON external website outage for 30 minutes from 20:00 to 20:30 Wednesday 27th June (AEST) and BICON online payments unavailable from 20:30 Wednesday 27th June (AEST) until further notice
25 June 2018 66-2018 BICON System Maintenance from 6:30am Saturday 30 June to 01:00am Sunday 1 July 2018 (AEST)
25 June 2018 65-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 6:30 to 18:30 on Saturday 30 June 2018 (AEST)
25 June 2018 64-2018 Successful implementation of Phase 2 – Automatic Entry Processing reform
21 June 2018 63-2018 Mandatory offshore treatment for consignments of used or aged oversize tyres
19 June 2018 62-2018 No import permit, goods will be exported
19 June 2018 61-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System – Services Impacted 19:00 Friday 22nd June to 03:00 Saturday 23rd June 2018 (AEST)
18 June 2018 60-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Monday 18th June to 01:30 Tuesday 19th June 2018 (AEST)
18 June 2018 59-2018 BICON services will be impacted between 23:30 Monday 18th June to 01:30 Tuesday 19th June 2018 (AEST)
18 June 2018 58-2018 Agriculture Import Management System Unavailable 19:00 Friday 22 June 2018 to 03:00 Saturday 23 June 2018 (AEST)
15 June 2018 57-2018 Preparation for the 2018-2019 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season
15 June 2018 56-2018 Scheduled maintenance of department’s website 20:00 Friday 15th June to 08:00 Saturday 16th June 2018 (AEST)
14 June 2018 55-2018 Introduction of a new Inspection direction as part of Automatic Entry Processing reform effecting Class 1 and 2 Approved Arrangement sites
14 June 2018 54-2018 Changes under the Automatic Entry Processing reform affecting approved arrangements managing non-commodity concerns
12 June 2018 53-2018 Email configuration change for broker class approved arrangements Class 19.1 Approved Arrangement: Non-commodity for containerised cargo (NCCC) and Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement: Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM)
6 June 2018 52-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Friday 8th June to 04:30 Saturday 9th June 2018 (AEST)
6 June 2018 51-2018 BICON services will be impacted between 23:30 Friday 8th June to 04:30 Saturday 9th June 2018 (AEST)
6 June 2018 50-2018 System changes that may impact your eligibility for clearing goods under the Compliance-Based Inspection Scheme
5 June 2018 49-2018 BICON services will be impacted between 23:30 Wednesday 6th June to 01:30 Thursday 7th June 2018 (AEST)
5 June 2018 48-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Wednesday 6th June to 01:30 Thursday 7th June 2018 (AEST)
4 June 2018 47-2018 Clearance of Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend
4 June 2018 46-2018 Update to Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement: Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) requirements (effective 23 June 2018)
​31 May 2018 ​45-2018 ​BICON services will be impacted between 23:30 Thursday 31st May to 01:30 Friday 1st June 2018 (AEST)​
30 May 2018 44-2018 Introduced inspection of cooked prawns
30 May 2018 43-2018 Changes to breaded, battered and crumbed prawn import conditions
​29 May 2018 ​42-2018 ​Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Thursday 31st May to 01:30 Friday 1st June 2018 (AEST)​
4 May 2018 41-2018 Conclusion of Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) Beetle Vessel Inspections
​3 May 2018 ​40-2018 ​Conclusion of the 2017-2018 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Season​
1 May 2018 39-2018 Key dates for Class 19.1 Approved Arrangement: Non-commodity for containerised cargo (NCCC) and Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement: Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) reform
13 April 2018 38-2018 Entomological services for imported cut flowers and foliage
9 April 2018 37-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System Unavailable from 20:00 to 23:59 Wednesday 11th April 2018 (AEST)
6 April 2018 36-2018 Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system will be unavailable from 20:00 to 23:00 (AEST) on Monday 9th April 2018
4 April 2018 35-2018 Maritime National Coordination Centre – Change of Operating Hours and New Contact Arrangements
3 April 2018 34-2018 Industry survey seeking feedback on biosecurity decisions
3 April 2018 33-2018 Conditionally non-prohibited goods that arrive without an import permit
29 March 2018 32-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) payment issue resolved
29 March 2018 31-2018 Integrated Cargo System (ICS) unavailable 01:00 (AEDT) to 04:00 (AEST) Sunday 1st April 2018
23 March 2018 30-2018 BICON will be unavailable 21:00 Tuesday 27th March to 01:00 Wednesday 28th March 2018 (AEDT)
23 March 2018 29-2018 COLS lodgement pre-payments through third-party cargo logistics software
23 March 2018 28-2018 Increase to the cost recovery charge for Vessels (>25m) arrival
22 March 2018 27-2018 Post Entry Biosecurity System unavailable 14:00 Saturday 24th March to 01:00 Sunday 25th March 2018 (AEDT)
20 March 2018 26-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System Unavailable from 14:00 Saturday 24th March to 14:00 Sunday 25th March 2018 (AEDT)
14 March 2018 25-2018 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Season 2017-18 - Amended process for LCL containerised goods from Italy
14 March 2018 24-2018 Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement: Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) policy update
8 March 2018 23-2018 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Season 2017-18 Mandatory treatment for goods shipped via sea cargo from Italy
6 March 2018 22-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 21:00 Friday 9th March to 02:00 Saturday 10th March 2018 (AEDT)
6 March 2018 21-2018 BICON services will be impacted from 21:00 Friday 9th March to 02:00 Saturday 10th March 2018 (AEDT)
23 February 2018 20-2018 Revised Assessment and Inspection Arrangements for Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Vessels
23 February 2018 19-2018 Potential Disruption to Department of Agriculture and Water Resources IT System – 19:00 Friday, 2 March to 20:00 Monday, 5 March 2018 (AEDT)
23 February 2018 18-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources GAS/CAL processing delays resolved 23 February 2018
16 February 2018 17-2018 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources GAS/CAL processing delays 16 February 2018
14 February 2018 16-2018 AQIS Entity Identifier (AEI) requirements for sulfuryl fluoride (SF) treated consignments from Italy
14 February 2018 15-2018 Implementation of new import conditions for fresh cut flowers and foliage from 1 March 2018
9 February 2018 14-2018 Addition of Indonesia to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products
5 February 2018 13-2018 Additional inspection requirements for consignments of kiwifruit from Italy
2 February 2018 12-2018 Reminder of Packing Declaration Requirement Changes
31 January 2018 11-2018 Documentation for citrus from Egypt
30 January 2018 10-2018 Commencement of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Vessel Assessment and Inspection Arrangements 2018
30 January 2018 09​-2018 Bulk Cargo and Containerised Fertiliser Assessment and Management Polices
01 February 2018 08-2018 BICON will be unavailable 20:00 Saturday 3rd February to 01:00 Sunday 4th February 2018 (AEDT)
29 January 2018 07-2018 Addition of the United States of America to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products
19 January 2018 06-2018 Commencement of Asian Gypsy Moth Vessel Assessment and Inspection Arrangements 2018
​18 January 2018 ​05-2018 Cargo Online Lodgement System, Cargo Workflow Management System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 20:00 Wednesday 24th January to 20:30 Wednesday 24th January 2018 (AEDT)​​
16 January 2018 04-2018 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Season 2017-18 Mandatory treatment for containerised goods from Italy​
15 January 2018 03-2018 BICON will be unavailable 20:00 Friday 19th January to 03:30 Saturday 20th January 2018 (AEDT)
15 January 2018 02-2018 Consultation on the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017 closes on 30 January 2018
12 January 2018 01-2018 Market access for non-retorted pig meat from New Zealand
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