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Australia’s biosecurity legislation allows us to adapt to changing biosecurity risk. From time to time, we update import requirements to strengthen control on goods where risk has increased,…
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A Biosecurity Advice notice is a notice that informs stakeholders about the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Biosecurity's work. Biosecurity …
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Import conditions for fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) from Japan have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Japan and an…
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The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force on 31 May 2023
The A-UKFTA eliminates tariffs on Australian dairy exports to the UK over 6 years (Table 1) and provides immediate access to duty-free quotas during the transition period.
This will provide more…
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This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
Food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer 100% of risk food imports until we…
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment manages requirements for the approved arrangement (AA) that an establishment must have in place to be export registered.
An AA is a documented food safety management system, which describes how an establishment manages food safety and…
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What is a declaration of compliance?
A declaration of compliance is a statement made by the manufacturer regarding the eligibility of the prescribed milk and milk products being exported.
The declaration must state the specific dairy products being exported meets all the requirements of…
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Centre for Invasive Species SolutionsInvasive species are animals, plants, parasites or disease-causing organisms that establish outside their natural range and become pests. Invasive species are a key extinction threat to Australia’s native animals, with foxes and feral cats alone having…
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The department administers Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) requirements on behalf of the Department of Health and aged care.Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) is aimed at controlling the spread of international listed human diseases by controlling any vectors of these diseases that could…
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Australia depends heavily on imported seeds to produce a wide range of crops, including vegetables. Large quantities of these seeds are imported into Australia annually.
The distribution of pathogens (that cause disease) associated with seed is expanding across the world and new biosecurity risks…
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