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New fees and charges for all biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities

Biosecurity activities manage the risk of pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s environment, agricultural industries and our way of life. We undertake a range of regulatory activities and recover the associated costs. This ensures our biosecurity system remains robust, responsive to…
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143-2025: Import conditions for fresh jujubes from China

8 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of fresh horticulture produce and brokers.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has approved the publication of import conditions for fresh jujubes (Ziziphus jujuba) from China for human…
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219-2024: Scheduled Outage: Friday 18 October to Saturday 19 October 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, EVE, SeaPest

14 October 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the following systems during this planned outage:Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON)External Verification for eCertificates (EVE)Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)All clients submitting the below declarations during this planned…
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299-2024: Scheduled Service Disruption: Tuesday 17 December to Wednesday 18 December 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS

16 December 2024Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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277-2024: Scheduled Outage: Friday 22 November 2024 – AAMP, BCST, Biosecurity Portal, EVE

19 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal during this planned outage.Approved arrangements…
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87-2025: Scheduled Outage: Sunday 30 March 2025 – NEXDOC, MARS, PEBS

24 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system during this planned maintenance period.All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance…
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82-2019 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Wednesday 29 May 2019 to 02:30 Thursday 30 May 2019 (AEST)

28 May 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to submit access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.All…
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353-2025: Urgent Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 17 October 2025 – COLS, COLSB2G, PEBS

17 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 during this planned maintenance period.All users of the Cargo Online Lodgement System Business to Government (COLSB2G…
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184-2022: Scheduled Outage: Friday 07 October to Saturday 08 October 2022 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable

4 October 2022 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage. All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned…
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54-2023: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 11 March to Sunday 12 March 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable.

06 March 2023 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage. All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned…
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