Search Results

Commencement of a pest risk analysis for the importation of fresh island cabbage from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu

​19 January 2012 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a pest risk analysis (PRA) to assess the plant quarantine risks from the importation of fresh island cabbage from the Cook…
- Last modified

Sending or ordering goods online from outside Australia

We assess all mail articles arriving at Australia’s international mail centres. Our biosecurity officers and detector dogs look for risk goods such as food, plant material (including seeds, cacti and succulents) and animal products (including meat and pet food).You must comply with Australian…
- Last modified

IFN 07-25: Changes to import requirements for fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from Canada and the United States of America

Effective: 28 July 2025AttentionImporters of fresh raw (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from Canada and the United States of America (USA), and brokers acting on their behalf.PurposeTo provide notice of changes to import requirements for fresh raw (chilled or frozen) beef and beef…
- Last modified

Biosecurity Advice 2016-31 - Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Vietnam

13 September 2016This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Vietnam. The draft report…
- Last modified

Australian auger and furniture beetles: Resolving morphological and molecular relationships of economically and environmentally important insect groups

Episode: November 2025Presenters:Adam Slipinski, Senior Principal Scientistand Living Li, Post Doctoral research fellow Australian National Insect Collection, CSIROSummary: In this webinar Adam and Living talk about their research into the beetle groups Bostrichidae and Ptinidae (Anobiinae),…
- Last modified

Biosecurity Advice 2018-20 - Announcement of the commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Chinese jujubes fruit from China

​10 August 2018 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Chinese jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) from China. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) expects to release the draft report…
- Last modified

89-2015 - Biosecurity Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) 2015–16 have now been published

​30 October 2015Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources who import goods (including air and sea cargo, international mail,…
- Last modified

157-2020 - Importers and customs brokers to provide manufacturer’s safety data sheet to inspecting officer when lodging consignments of containerised fertiliser

Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers and customs brokers who import containerised fertiliser classified as a hazardous chemical. What has changed? Importers and brokers are required to lodge all relevant safety information pertaining to hazardous chemicals, to…
- Last modified

58-2016 - Importers of selected vegetable seeds can now use “AQIS commodity code” to become eligible for a reduced inspection trial

28 June 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for importers of selected vegetable seeds for sowing (as listed in Table 1 below), imported under Tariff Code 1209.91.00: Vegetable seeds, who wish to participate in a trial of a new inspection protocol. The trial will be limited to…
- Last modified

06-2023: Review of rabies virus risk in imported dogs, cats and canine semen from approved countries – final report released

12/01/2023Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the import of live dogs (including assistance dogs), cats and canine semen to Australian territory, including importers, pet transport agents, and official and government-approved veterinarians.Why is the department making these…
- Last modified