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2023-41: Horticulture – New Zealand industry inspections to be discontinued

10 July 2023 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders of upcoming changes to inspection requirements for exports to New Zealand under the Export Plan. Summary of changes and key points New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) have advised that protocol…
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Disruptive technologies: Opportunities for the brave

Source: Shutterstock.com Exponential advances in digital technology, automation, genetics, and synthetics will disrupt and change how food and fibre products are made, marketed, and delivered. Production systems, supply chains, and customer engagement will become more agile and interconnected…
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Summary of ABARES agricultural forecasting

Performance between 2000–01 and 2017–18Author: Nathan PittsIntroductionABARES publishes agricultural forecasts in the Australian crop report and Agricultural commodities publications. These cover domestic and global production,…
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Rooted in culture, growing through connection: First Nations networks to build resilience

Across Australia, First Nations farmers and land managers are leading a collaborative movement that blends cultural knowledge, sustainable land stewardship, and community-driven innovation to build resilience in the face of drought and climate change. Through the Future Drought Fund delivery…
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Biosecurity operations and broker resources

We ensure that all goods, conveyances and travellers meet Australia’s biosecurity import conditions and that food imported into Australia and intended for sale meets food safety requirements.We are responsible for operational policy and front-line regulation to manage biosecurity and imported food…
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43-2018 - Changes to breaded, battered and crumbed prawn import conditions

​30 May 2018Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers, brokers, biosecurity industry participants and retailers of breaded, battered and crumbed prawns.What has changed?The…
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221-2025: Updates to the Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) cost recovery charge webpage

11 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD $1,000 or less in value.What has changed?The department has updated the Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) cost recovery webpage and fact sheets. These updates incorporate…
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180-2020 - Notice of Mandatory offshore methyl bromide fumigation for imported fresh leaves and root vegetables from Fiji

26 October 2020 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh leaves for human consumption and fresh root vegetables from Fiji. What has changed? Due to unacceptably high pest interceptions, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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2017-16 - Horticulture Exports Program – Exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to New Zealand

28 April 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind Authorised Officers (AOs) and registered entities under the Bilateral Quarantine Arrangement Systems Operation Manual 6E…
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2017-28 - Horticulture Exports Program – Updated work plan for Australian citrus exports to Thailand

​​​9 August 2017 Purpose The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that an updated work plan for the export of citrus from Australia to Thailand is now available on the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (Micor). Summary of changes and key points The changes…
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