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3 June 2021Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2020 that arrive in Australian…
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Date of issue: 28 April 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries - Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Export establishments
Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters of the…
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The department accepts certain permanent preservative treatments as biosecurity treatments for use on certain timber products and timber packaging. To find out whether a product requires a treatment for biosecurity purposes, please check the department's Biosecurity Import…
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What is ISPM 15?
ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15—Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. It represents the first international commodity based standard and sets out criteria for regulating wood packaging…
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5 August 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice is for all participants involved in importing goods into Australia and their onshore management.What has changed?This advice clarifies acceptable behaviour when interacting with the department whether that be in person, via email, phone, text,…
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Date of issue: 6 September 2023
Date of effect: 6 September 2023
Attention
Registered egg exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.…
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8 December 2015We are constantly making small improvements to our website, to make it clearer and easier to understand. In the past week, we have restructured web content for Australian exporters.Advice…
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12 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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01 April 2026Who 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 unplanned outage.All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023
This form is to be used by a vessel that is 7 metres or longer, and is on, or intends to make a voyage that arrives at, a place in Australian territory from either the Torres Strait protected zone or the Torres Strait permanent…
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