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14 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with importing containers and break bulk goods into Australia including Country Action List (CAL) goods that require a mandatory on wharf biosecurity inspection prior to movement. This includes customs brokers, importers and…
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If you manufacture, process or store food products other than those specified as an 'Article 7' product, you will need to self-register your business with China through the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system. These products are described under Article 9 of Decree 248…
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170-2023: Nominations for the department’s imported sea container pathway working group are now open
15/08/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including stevedores, sea cargo / container approved arrangement operators (1.1, 1.3 and 2.6), freight forwarders, port authorities, biosecurity industry participants, customer brokers and transport…
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Date of issue: 12 February 2018
Date of effect: 12 February 2018
Attention:
Registered licensed exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters and EDI users who email the department for electronic and manual…
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Date of issue: 12 February 2018
Date of effect: 12 February 2018
Attention:
Registered licensed exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters and EDI users who email the department for electronic and manual…
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5 December 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects all importers and pet transport agents who intend to import live companion or assistance dogs into Australia, and departmental officers who examine animals and assess their documentation for import into Australia. This notice also…
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We appoint laboratories to test samples of imported foods under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme.To maintain your status as an appointed analyst, you must comply with these conditions at all times.ConditionsThe appointed analyst must hold National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) (or…
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Rising interceptions
In 2020, Australia saw a marked increase in khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) interceptions. These tiny but hardy insects – or their remains – were found in goods they had previously not been found with, and in shipments from countries not known to have khapra beetle.…
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Background
In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) acknowledged that agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (agvet chemical) regulation required reform and established a Ministerial Taskforce to develop an updated and harmonised national system for…
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Publication details
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2017
This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food Inspection…
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