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Cats and dogs returning to Australia

Taking your cat or dog overseas? Check whether it can come back to Australia.When your cat or dog leaves Australia it immediately loses its Australian health status. This means you might not be able to bring it back to Australia at short notice. Please consider the information below before…
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142-2019 - Mandatory import permits for cut flowers from 1 September

Friday 30 August  Who does this notice affect? Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has changed?From 1 September 2019…
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85-2019 - Permits required from 1 September for imports of cut flowers and foliage from countries with high non-compliance and high volumes of trade

30 May 2019 Who does this notice affect? Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliageWhat has changed?Since Australia’s import…
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Fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed

We have completed our assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed. The report includes updated import conditions. Publication of this report represents the end of the process…
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Future opportunities for using forest and sawmill residues in Australia

​​Authors: Peter Lock and Linden Whittle Key facts This report presents estimates of the potential production and use of harvest and sawmill residues in Australia in 2050. It provides insights into what the production and use of wood residues may look like in decades to come, once any required…
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2021-03 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export kiwifruit to Thailand in 2021

08 February 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for export of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open for the 2021 season.Summary of key pointsFarms located in Victoria and Queensland are eligible to apply under the protocol agreement.Farm…
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225-2019 - Port of Darwin no longer a first point of entry for non-commercial vessels

24 December 2019 The information in this Notice has been superseded by IAN 106-2020 Who does this notice affect? Yacht operators and their agents. What has changed? A new first point of entry (FPOE) determination for the Port of Darwin commenced on 16 December 2019. The determination is…
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Temporary imports and events

​​​​​​This information will assist importers when planning to temporarily import goods for an event.The Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) allows certain goods to be brought into Australia on a temporary basis for a period of up to 12 months without the payment of duty or taxes. These goods…
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Psittacine birds (household pets and aviary)

We have completed the draft report for the Import risk review for psittacine birds from all countries.Steps to complete this risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse biosecurity risksdevelop…
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Biosecurity – it’s everyone’s business

​​​​​​​Australia’s north is vast and sparsely populated with a coastline over 10,000km long. The development potential of northern Australia’s agricultural industries is significant. However the…
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