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Changes to air cargo screening requirements

​The Australian Government has announced new export screening requirements for air cargo. They will apply to all destinations from 1 March 2019. All outbound international air cargo, regardless of its destination, must be examined under the Enhanced Air Cargo Examination (EACE) program before it…
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ISPM 15 for Export frequently asked questions

​​​​​[expand all] What is ISPM 15? ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15—Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. It represents the first international commodity based standard and sets out criteria for regulating wood packaging…
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2017-34 - Horticulture Exports Program – Pending release of instructional material for horticulture inspections

​​​​​​​28 August 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide notice of upcoming changes to the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM) for horticulture products.Summary of…
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New vehicle pre-loading biosecurity risk guide

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2024Down​​​load​​​New vehicle pre-loading biosecurity risk guide​ (PDF 3.3 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionIntroductionNew vehicles pose a biosecurity risk to…
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Beef and beef products

Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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Coarse grains levy

​​​​​​Important—you can lodge your coarse grains return online.Please be aware that you will need to include levy payer information as part of your coarse grains return. Information about the type of information you will need to provide is available below under the heading ‘What must be included in…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) approach to the National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) five year review recommendations

[expand all] Recommendation 1. The language used in the NEBRA to describe stakeholders should be consistent with that used in the broader IGAB and the other biosecurity response agreements (EADRA and EPPRD). The NBC supports in part this recommendation. The NBC proposes that the language…
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Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS)

The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) is a regulatory requirement. Exporters must meet requirements in ESCAS to export feeder or slaughter livestock from Australia. For the purpose of export, we define livestock as sheep, goats, cattle, deer, buffalo, and camelids. ESCAS only applies…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Longans from Vietnam

​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2018The factsheet provides an overview of the risk analysis for fresh longan fruit from Vietnam.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size…
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