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2021-34: Horticulture – Food safety requirements for all fruit and vegetables to Thailand

23 June 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have expanded food safety requirements to all fruit and vegetables. The requirements will no longer be limited to those listed in IAN 2019-34…
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Importing animal derivatives and microbial goods into Australia

​This page provides guidance on how to import biological materials including foods, therapeutics, laboratory materials, and vaccines. Import conditions/is a permit required You can use the departnment's Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON)to determine if the product you want to import…
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Non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh nectarines fruit from China

Import conditions for nectarines from China are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import nectarines from China into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in China who…
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Table grapes from the Republic of Korea

​​Import conditions for table grapes from the Republic of Korea are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import table…
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List of species of fresh cut flowers and foliage with alternative conditions for import – mainland

Publication detailsThis list contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which as subject to specific conditions of import, as referenced in section 29(1) (2) and (3) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination).This list contains conditionally…
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58-2019 - eCert for Imports from Indonesia goes live

​29 April 2019Who does this notice affect?Customs brokers and importers who import plant or plant based products, and animal and animal based products from Indonesia requiring government certification.…
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159-2024: CrowdStrike Technical Issue and Outage

20 July 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.Information The department is aware of the CrowdStrike IT outage and…
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84-2019 - How to receive notifications about changes to BICON Cases

28 May 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice affects clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System.InformationYou can keep up to date…
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170-2025: Services Restored: Tuesday 03 June 2025 – BICON website (payments)

03 June 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website to submit applications or make payments.InformationRestored time:As of 10:05 Tuesday 03 June 2025 (AEST).Detail:Clients may have experienced difficulty…
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339-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 10 October 2025 – COLS

10 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.InformationStart time:As of: 16:15 Wednesday 08 October 2025 (AEDT).The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is…
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