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43-2016 - Changes to import requirements for used machinery, used equipment and used parts

​2 June 2016 Who does this notice affect?Importers, customs agents and brokers involved in the import of consignments of used machinery, used equipment and used parts.What is changing?From 16 June…
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38-2017 - Prohibited packaging statements

18 April 2017Who does this notice affect?Clients who assess consignment specific and annual packing declarations under Approved Arrangement Class 19.1 - Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance or…
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2013-25 - Minor amendment to Plant Exports Certificates: Export Clearance Declaration, Ship's Holds Inspection Certificate and Transfer Certificate

​Purpose The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to inform exporters and their agents that minor amendments have been made to the Export Clearance Declaration, Ship’s Holds Inspection…
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2017-26 - Horticulture Exports Program – Applications for export approval of Tasmanian apple and pear orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities to protocol markets

​27 July 2017Purpose The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that all Tasmanian orchards, packhouses, cold stores and fumigation facilities intending to export apples to China, Japan…
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125-2021: Applications to change the end use of imported biological goods (repurposing)

18 June 2021 Who does this notice affect? This notice is relevant to importers who have imported goods in accordance with the Quarantine Act 1908 or the Biosecurity Act 2015 under a valid import permit. Goods that have been imported may be subject to conditions and end use restrictions as…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 23 and Strategic Workshop 9 – Communiqué

​​​6 October 2016 The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 6 October 2016. This meeting provided an opportunity to agree the Committee’s 2016-17 workplan (which has subsequently been endorsed by the Agriculture Senior Officials’ Committee). The Committee congratulated relevant individuals…
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Putting the spotlight on inspiring women in agriculture

Women are increasingly staking their claim in the agricultural sector, with more than 88,000 women working in agriculture in 2023.Celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Deputy Secretary Tess Bishop said women account for more than…
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Analysis – Additional raw sugar access into the US for Australian exporters until September 2023

On 13 March 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced the reallocation of unused quotas under their imported raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). Australia was allocated an additional 24,479 tonnes (11% of the unused quota balance). This is in addition to the initial allocation of 89,…
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Investigations into notifiable mortality incidents

Exporters must notify us when the voyage mortality rate reaches the notifiable mortality level. This is required under the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).Notifiable mortality level for livestock transported by seaSpeciesMortality rate per voyageBuffalo0.5% or 3 animals,…
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12-2017 - BICON case structure amendments to timber products

8 February 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of timber and timber products and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?Import industry advice…
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