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2020-12 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export kiwifruit to Thailand in 2020

16 March 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for exports of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsFarms located in Victoria and Queensland are eligible to apply under the protocol agreement.Farm and…
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Horticulture export accredited properties

Accrediting properties for protocol marketsAustralia’s horticulture industry operates in a highly competitive international market.Importing countries are increasingly requiring assurance of the integrity of Australian exports. Meeting the requirements of our trading partners is key to continuing…
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2025-19: Horticulture – Applications for the export of bananas, capsicum, papaya and sweetcorn to New Zealand

05 May 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities are now open to export bananas, capsicum, papaya and sweetcorn to New Zealand.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications…
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42-2020 - COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome

20 March 2020 Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment using recent versions of Google Chrome. Information A recent update to Google Chrome is preventing some Cargo Online…
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93-2018 - COLS services impacted from 23:00 Friday 17th August to 02:00 Saturday 18th August 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.…
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88-2018 - COLS services impacted from 21:00 Sunday 5th August to 02:30 Monday 6th August 2018 (AEST)

​​​​3 August 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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181-2018 - COLS services impacted from 23:00 Thursday 13 December to 01:00 Friday 14 December 2018 (AEDT)

​​12 December 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…
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167-2018 - Updated - COLS services impacted from 23:00 Saturday 8 December to 01:00 Sunday 9 December 2018 (AEDT)

​​29 November 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…
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74-2020 - Service Disruption: As of 04:00 Saturday 23 May 2020 (AEST) - System generated emails from BICON, COLS and AIMS

25 May 2020 Who does this notice affect? All importers utilising the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system to register for an account or submit an import permit application. All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity…
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229-2020: Service Disruption: From 23:00 Tuesday 22 December to 01:00 Wednesday 23 December 2020 (AEDT) – COLS, MARS, PEBS

22 December 2020 Who does this notice affect? All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage. All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department…
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