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Under the transparency provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS agreement), Australia is required to have a National Enquiry Point (NEP), and a National Notification Authority (NNA) (Annex B, paragraph 3…
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This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Passionfruit from Vietnam: biosecurity import requirements draft report.
The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced passionfruit to Australia from all commercial production areas of Vietnam can be…
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16 May 2023
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Persian lime fruit from Mexico.
The final report determined that the importation of commercially produced fresh Persian lime fruit (Citrus…
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22 November 2022
Who 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 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will commence its annual heightened…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including wheat and meslin.
Australian exporters can export up to 80,000 tonnes of wheat and meslin at a 0% tariff rate. Access to the quotas is on a…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including sugar.
Australian exporters can export sugar at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.
Year of agreement
Quantity (MT…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including rice.
Australian exporters can export up to 1,000 tonnes/year of Long Grain Rice and 11,500 tonnes/year of Broken Rice at a 0% tariff rate. Access…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including barley.
Australian exporters can export up to 7,000 tonnes of barley at a 0% tariff rate.
Access to the quotas is on a quarterly first-come, first-…
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31 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or…
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23 December 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and…
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