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116-2023: Implementation of Unaccompanied Personal Effects (UPE) process improvements

19/05/2023Who does this notice affect?All brokers, commercial operators and private importers who lodge a UPE statement (B534 or B615) into the Australian Border Force (ABF) Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or in person to ABF (for private importers).What has changed?Through collaboration with the ABF…
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Trade tips for exporters

We publish trade data and insights to help exporters make informed decisions.Access to timely in-market intelligence is essential to export growth.Trade Tips NewsTrade insights and analysisStay informedAustralian agriculture trade – reference tablesWe publish Excel summaries of Australian…
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207-2025: Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in Italy

30 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy* (cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from Italy.Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Italy.Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from Italy.Importers of…
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212-2025: Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in France

2 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy* (excluding cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from France.Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from France.Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from France.…
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185-2018 - Updated - BICON Invoicing Services, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System, Online Payment Service and the Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable

from 23:00 Wednesday 12 December to 04:00 Thursday 13 December 2018 (AEDT)​​12 December 2018Update to this noticeA component of the sceduled up​grade has been postponed meaning that fewer IT systems…
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Notification letter for Tahitian Limes

​Letter as sent to stakeholders on 9 February 1999. 98/3461 Dear Stakeholder IMPORT RISK ANALYSIS ON TAHITIAN LIME FROM NEW CALEDONIA I am writing to formally notify you that the Australian…
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209-2020 - Notification of upcoming changes to khapra beetle target risk countries

Monday 7 December 2020 Who does this notice affect? Stakeholders associated with importing Full Container Load (FCL) consignments of seeds, grains and dried plant products. What has changed? The department will be updating the list of countries that are regulated for khapra beetle. This list is…
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135-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 03 May 2025 – Multiple Systems

01 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)Approved arrangements…
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162-2018 - Service Disruption: BICON services 20:00 to 23:00 22nd November (AEDT)

19 November 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients submitting a permit through the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON).Information Due to maintenance to the department’s IT…
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05-2024: Service Disruption: Saturday 27 January to Sunday 28 January 2024 BICON and COLS

22 January 2024 Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period. All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for…
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