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The Australian Government has committed $33.8 million over 15 years (2014-2029) to help farmers gain improved access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, and assist them in producing food for Australia and the world.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia where import conditions for the goods have not yet been established. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of…
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What’s new
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that…
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Motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.…
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Import conditions
All imported timber, wooden articles, bamboo and related products (whether for commercial or personal use) must comply with the import conditions as stated on our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
As the importer, you are responsible for ensuring that…
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We work with overseas governments to implement eCertificate exchanges for imports. This includes phytosanitary and sanitary certificates for food and agricultural exports.Our goal is for import certification to be completely paperless. You can find out more about the benefits of eCertificates…
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To ensure you can access all COLS functions, you will need one of the following internet browsers:Google Chrome version 138Microsoft Edge version 138Mozilla Firefox version 139Please ensure that display resolution is set as default 1920*1200 and scale should be 100%.If you experience any issues…
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30 April 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.What has changed?The Department of…
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30 April 2019Who does this notice affect?Aircraft operators, airline representatives and stakeholders who are currently engaged in, or intend to engage in, a double catering agreement with the Department…
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29 April 2019Who does this notice affect?Customs brokers and importers who import plant or plant based products, and animal and animal based products from Indonesia requiring government certification.…
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