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The department controls exports of agricultural products listed or ‘prescribed’ in the Export Control Act 2020 and associated rules.What we doThe department works closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and maintain national certification systems to meet importing country…
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You must be approved to produce your products domestically by your state regulatory authority before you can apply for export registration. They must approve you even if you’re only planning to produce products for export. Exemptions to this may be possible, contact your local State Food Authority.…
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Importing into Australia
To help protect Australia’s unique environment from unwanted pests and diseases, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates products imported into Australia. The importation of some products is, by law, subject to certain biosecurity import…
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Personal effects and household goods are the unaccompanied items transported into Australia, by a returning resident or a new resident of Australia, via sea or air freight.
To import goods under the tariff code for personal effects, you must be arriving from a place outside Australia, and the…
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30 October 2014
Notes from the ChairThe Marine Pest Sectoral Committee (MPSC) held its eighth meeting in Canberra in October 2014, preceded by the Industry Consultation Day. I would like to extend my…
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Important—you can lodge your oilseeds return online.
Please be aware that you will need to include levy payer information as part of your oilseeds return. Information about the type of information you will need to provide is available below under the heading ‘What must be included in my return…
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Important—you can lodge your forest growers return online.The forest growers levy was first introduced 1 November 2007. Logs that are produced in Australia will attract the forest growers levy. Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and Plant Health Australia (PHA) are responsible for the…
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We regularly publish illegal logging e-updates. These provide updates of key developments with the illegal logging laws, guidance, and information about upcoming events. They are sent out via an e-newsletter.The newsletter contains relevant information for:timber processorsimporterscustoms…
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1 August 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft report for the extension of the nectarine import risk analysis to peaches, plums and apricots from China. The…
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The University of New England’s Jaimi-Lee Edwards knows farmers learn best alongside their peers as they work with experts on real-world problems.
That’s why Jaimi-Lee travels the Northern Tablelands of NSW as a pasture coach.
Jaimi-Lee can coach groups of farmers to better predict their pasture…
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