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1 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers, brokers, operators of approved arrangement sites and operators of biosecurity entry points.What has changed?We are drafting new policy to improve the way we schedule biosecurity and imported food inspections.A Have Your Say survey on the draft…
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Government and industry share responsibility for managing the biosecurity risk associated with importing processed plant-based animal feed into Australia.
Find out how:
to apply for a permit
we assess the risks before issuing a permit
we manage the biosecurity risks of your goods upon…
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23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of animals, biological and animal-based goods.
This temporary change relates to the import of goods where there is currently a reliance on original paper health certificates (HCs). It does not apply to imports of goods where exporting countries…
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Common terms we use in the process of importing cats and dogs into Australia.We also provide detailed advice on the import process. This glossary of terms supports that advice. Make sure you check all steps you must follow to import your cat or dog into Australia.Find the step-by-step guide for…
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Date of Issue: 28 March 2014
Date of Effect: Immediate
Affected Markets: China
The Department of Agriculture (the department) has received advice that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) has introduced a new…
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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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20 September 2017Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for assessment from 25 September to 13 October 2017.…
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The information provided on this page is to assist industry stakeholders prior to the importation of goods during the BMSB risk season.Are my goods subject to the seasonal measures?Check if your goods need to comply with the seasonal measuresWill the goods be shipped between 1 September and 30…
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On 26 February, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Dr Bertie Hennecke and staff from the Environmental Biosecurity Office travelled to Berrinba in Queensland for the first project board meeting of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.The visit provided the perfect…
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Water security is a growing concern for Western Australian farmers. During a period of drought between 2018 and 2020, many of the state’s 200,000 farm dams ran dry, leaving growers struggling to maintain livestock and cropping operations.In response, the WaterSmart Dams Project was launched to…
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