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270-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 15 August 2025 – BICON website (payments and application submission)

15 August 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website to submit and/or pay for import permit applications.InformationStart time: As of: 13:20 Friday 15 August 2025 (AEST).The BICON website is currently…
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268-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 14 August 2025 – BICON website (payments and application submission)

14 August 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website to submit and/or pay for import permit applications.InformationStart time: As of 00:00 Thursday 14 August 2025 (AEST).The BICON website is currently…
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92-2023: The BICON website is being upgraded!

19 April 2023 Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON). What has changed? The BICON website is being updated with a new look and feel on 29 April 2023.  The changes are aimed at improving your experience when using BICON…
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Questions and Answers

​Draft Non-regulated Analysis of Existing Policy [expand all]Why is this non-regulated analysis of existing policy being undertaken? The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water…
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Passionfruit from Vietnam

We have published import conditions for fresh passionfruit from Vietnam on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Vietnam and an importer in Australia. The importer must…
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108-2018 - COLS, PEBS and OPP unavailable from 23:30 Friday 7th September to 04:30 Saturday 8th September 2018 (AEST)

​​4 September 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…
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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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47-2018 - Clearance of Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage consignments for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend

4 June 2018Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has changed?In…
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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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