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How to bring your cat to Australia from a Group 2 country

This step-by-step guide will help you prepare your cat for import into Australia from a Group 2 classified country. Need to know This is a complex process. Before you start the import process, we recommend you read this guide in full. Allow at least 6 months to complete health checks, tests…
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242-2021: Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 December 2021 – COLS, PEBS

3 December 2021 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 importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post…
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26-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System Unavailable from 14:00 Saturday 24th March to 14:00 Sunday 25th March 2018 (AEDT)

​20 March 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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184-2019 - Improved cold treatment schedules for fresh citrus fruits from Israel

8 November 2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus fruits from Israel. What has changed? The Department of Agriculture has recently completed a review of cold treatment schedules used to mitigate the biosecurity risks…
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100-2020 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 30 June to 06:00 Wednesday 01 July 2020 (AEST)

25 June 2020 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-…
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32-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 08 February to Sunday 09 February 2025 – Multiple Systems

06 February 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during…
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69-2025: Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 12 March to Thursday 13 March 2025 – Multiple Systems

11 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.All…
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69-2022: Importer–Supplier trial of fresh persimmons from New Zealand on the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

9 May 2022Who does this notice affect?Importers, suppliers and brokers of:Fresh persimmons from New Zealand only.What has changed?As part of enhancing the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS), the department is implementing a trial to count compliance and apply intervention rates based on…
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160-2025: Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 May to Thursday 29 May 2025 – Multiple Systems

26 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.All…
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198-2025: Scheduled Outage: Monday 30 June to Tuesday 01 July 2025 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, MARS and PEBS unavailable

24 June 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.All…
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