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203-2025: Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) commercial vessel Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) and reporting of disembarking crew

27 June 2025Who does this notice affect?All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels preparing for arrival into Australian territory.What has changed?In December 2023, an Import Industry Advice Notice was…
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RFAs: Why?

​​​In 1992, the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments joined forces to work towards a shared vision of Australia's forests. Their NFPS​ was a first, major step towards resolving…
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86-2016 - Importation of fresh cut flowers/foliage of Chrysanthemum spp. and Rosa spp. from specific countries

7 September 2016 Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers and customs brokers associated with the importation of fresh cut flowers/foliage of Chrysanthemum spp. and Rosa spp.…
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06-2019 - BICON, COLS, PEBS, EXDOC & MARS - Unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Saturday 19 January 2019 (AEDT)

​​​14 January 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period.All importers and customs…
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60-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Monday 18th June to 01:30 Tuesday 19th June 2018 (AEST)

18 June 2018 Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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64-2016 - Illegal Logging Compliance Advice Notices 3/2016 has now been published

​​4 July 2016Who does this notice affect?The illegal logging laws affect businesses that import regulated timber and timber products of specific Customs tariff codes within Chapters 44 (wood and wood…
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About Regional Forest Agreements

​​​RFAs are 20-year plans for the conservation and sustainable management of Australia's native forests. There are 10 RFAs in four States: Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. The…
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52-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Friday 8th June to 04:30 Saturday 9th June 2018 (AEST)

6 June 2018Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage…
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48-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System and Online Payment Service Unavailable 23:30 Wednesday 6th June to 01:30 Thursday 7th June 2018 (AEST)

Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage. All…
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01-2018 - Market access for non-retorted pig meat from New Zealand

​12 January 2018Who does this notice affect? This notice is relevant to importers of non-retorted pig meat products and associated industry participants and retailers. What has changed? Cooked and…
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