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13 September 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of new protocol requirements for the export of plums to Vietnam.Summary of changes and key pointsMarket access has been granted for plums (Prunus salicina and Prunus domestica) to Vietnam.The protocol includes phytosanitary…
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Date of issue: 25 July 2025Attention:Registered inedible meat exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders.Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.Summary of changes and key points:To notify that registrations are now open for…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including beef meat.Australian exporters can export beef meat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.Agreement yearQuota…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 5 tariff rate quotas put in place by the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA), including an annual quota for cotton of 51,000 tonnes.Access to the quota will be administered via an allocation system and a…
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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) – 17 July 2025The National Management Group (NMG) for banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) met on 17 July 2025 and approved a Transition to Management (T2M) plan for the current phase of the response. This…
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OverviewThe department delivered Exercise Paratus – a multiyear exercise program. It aimed to enhance Australia’s capability to respond to current and emerging biosecurity threats.The objectives of the exercise were to:practice our emergency management arrangements to enhance internal capability to…
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Import conditions for fresh apples from New Zealand are now on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import apples from New Zealand into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in New…
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Authors: Dale Ashton and Jeremy van Dijk
In 2014–15 rice production contributed 4 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Murray–Darling Basin (ABS 2017). Almost all of Australia’s rice production occurs in the NSW Murray and Murrumbidgee regions in the…
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We have completed a final report for the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) pest risk analysis. The final report does not recommend a change to the measures already in place for brown marmorated stink bug as such, imports can continue.
Steps to…
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