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Australia is fortunate to be free from many of the damaging plant pests that occur in other countries.This freedom helps our producers to access local and overseas markets, protects our unique environment, and supports a healthy way of life for all Australians.To keep up to date with our work to…
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The risk to Australia
Plant diseases cost Australia millions of dollars each year as they reduce productivity, increase the cost of production, impact on our ability to trade both locally and internationally and adversely affect our environment and biodiversity.
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If you are involved in the export of plants and plant products, you may need to complete and submit documents to us. These show that your products comply with plant export laws.The type of documents you must submit will depend on your commodity and the importing country requirements.For information…
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Step-by-step guidelines for exporting plants and plant products
As an exporter, you are the person or company responsible for the goods being exported.
We have developed this step-by-step guide, to help you comply with Australian export laws and meet importing country requirements.
This guide is…
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Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to exportThe regulation that applies to you will depend on the role you play in the export process. Please be aware that you can have more than one role.I manage a horticulture farm or packhouseHow to gain accreditation for a property to produce…
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We develop policies that allow people to safely import plants and plant products into Australia.Why we do risk analysesWhen people want to import plants or plant products from overseas, we need to consider the biosecurity risks. Part of our analysis includes identifying the best ways to manage…
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Australia is a party to international treaties that govern the trade of goods. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia is obliged to ensure that sanitary (relating to human and animal health) and phytosanitary (relating to plant health) measures are based on science and applied…
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Imported plant research material can introduce foreign plant pests and diseases that could be harmful to Australia’s environment, agriculture and economy. To protect against this risk, strict biosecurity measures are in place for importing live plants, including research material. An import…
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Imported live plants can carry exotic pests and diseases that if introduced, could have devastating consequences for our agriculture, environment and economy.
We set import conditions to manage these pest and disease risks. We determine these conditions based on whether the imported plant…
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