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11/01/2023Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods that are subject…
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25 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of highly processed plant products not for human consumption.BackgroundThe department has maintained the BICON case titled: ‘Highly processed soybean and/or corn products not for human consumption’. The case has restricted imports to…
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Date of issue: 14 January 2025Dates of effect: 10 February 2025AttentionOther Goods exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders.Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices. PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise…
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12 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) replaces IAN 2025-07 (released 7 March 2025) following the Indian Government’s announcement on 8 March 2025 and provides information to exporters of lentils to India on the current tariff arrangements and how to apply for a tariff rate quota (…
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25 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of updates to the instructional material for the inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export.Summary and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the…
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25 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide clarity on recent amendments to requirements for in transit cold treatment (ITCT) on citrus and table grapes exported to Japan.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has…
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31 March 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of CBIS eligible:Powdered plant products (0904.22.00.05, 0904.22.00.04, 0910.12.00.12, 0910.30.00.03 and 0712.90.90.780)What has changed?Removal of the AQIS commodity code “POWD”The department is improving the CBIS eligibility by…
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A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns.On 15 February 2023, a Department of Agriculture,…
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The National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce (the National Standard) is Australia’s technical export standard for organic and bio-dynamic goods. The National Standard is owned and managed by the department and provides the basis for equivalence (government-to-government) arrangements…
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06 May 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the apple industry and authorised officers (AOs) of key changes to the protocol for export of apples from Tasmania to China for the remainder of the 2025 season.Summary of changes and key pointsThe protocol has been expanded to…
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