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Timber and bamboo packaging

​​​​​Timber and bamboo packaging used to support, protect or carry imported goods must meet the import conditions outlined in BICON.Import conditions vary depending on the type of packaging. The following BICON cases apply:For packaging imported as a commodity, use the ‘Timber and bamboo packaging…
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Types of timber, bamboo and related products

Timber, bamboo and related products must meet the import conditions published in our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).We have categorised the common types of timber, bamboo and related products below. This information will help you to find the most appropriate BICON case for your goods…
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Importing wooden and bamboo articles for non-commercial (personal) use

​​1. Import conditions – identify and comply All wooden, bamboo and similar articles imported for personal use are subject to import conditions, whether imported as passenger luggage, through the mail,…
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Non-standard import permits for timber and plant products not for human consumption

Timber and plant products present a range of biosecurity risks. Our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system outlines the import conditions for timber and plant products that reduce the biosecurity risk to an acceptable level. Timber and plant products that meet these import conditions present…
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Canadian Sawn Wood Certification Program (CSWCP)

A bilateral arrangement exists between the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that allows sawn wood produced under the Canadian Sawn Wood Certification Program (CSWCP) to be imported into Australia with reduced biosecurity…
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06-2019 - BICON, COLS, PEBS, EXDOC & MARS - Unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Saturday 19 January 2019 (AEDT)

​​​14 January 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period.All importers and customs…
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05-2019 – Interim process for goods treated with sulfuryl fluoride fumigation

11 January 2019Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers…
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04-2019 – Information requirements for payments made to the department by verified electronic funds transfer (EFT)

11 January 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to customers who pay the department using the payment options appearing on the Tax Invoice.What has changed?The department is…
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03-2019 – Reminder - fees and charges for aircraft disinsection

8 January 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice affects all airline/aircraft operators of international aircraft arriving into Australia.PurposeTo remind airlines/aircraft operators that fees and…
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02-2019 - Service Disruption: Cargo Online Lodgement System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System, Online Payment Service and the Post Entry Biosecurity System from 23:30 Friday 11 January to 04:30 Saturday 12 January 2019 (AEDT).

​​7 January 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients wishing to make payments using the Department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS), Online Payment…
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