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24 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?…
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28 November 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to alert exporters of new European Union (EU) regulations on cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, wood, and some products containing, or having been made using these commodities.
Summary of changes and key points
The European Union…
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15 December 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
Information
An unplanned outage is preventing clients from accessing the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
Action
The department is…
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29 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients submitting air cargo freight for biosecurity assessment via Cargo Reports SACs and Short Form SACs.
Information
The issue causing a service disruption to the Import Management System (IMS) has now been resolved.
The department…
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14 May 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).InformationSome users were experiencing difficulties uploading documents into the…
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Date of issue: 16 September 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Purpose
Do you hold a current listing for China and manufacture or process milk and milk products or infant formula that may be exported to China?
New requirements for milk and milk products and infant formula to be exported to China…
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15 June 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes to their residue testing on imports of fresh fruit and vegetables scheduled to be implemented 1 August 2020.
These changes may result in additional costs, requirements and…
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2 December 2019
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 period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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28 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 planned…
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7 August 2023Who does this notice affect?The yachting industry, vessel operators, shipping agents, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.What has changed?The Port of Sydney FPOE determination has been amended to designate ‘Department of Home Affairs Jetty, Neutral Bay’ as an additional…
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