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7 April 2026Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of consignments of plant products and seeds, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and peak industry bodies in cargo.This notice also affects international trading partners, such as National Plant Protection Organisations,…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, December 2021If you would like to import goods not covered in the Goods Determination, you must apply for an import permit. The permit must be granted before your goods leave the Australian mainland.To apply for an import permit, you can access the…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2016The plant residue testing datasets 2015-16 outline testing that was carried out on plant products in the 2015-16 financial year, under the National…
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Fish exporters in Australia must meet requirements set by Australian export laws and by the importing country.
New exporters - read our step-by-step guide to exporting fish and fish products
Types of goods
You need to understand how your product is defined by law, as export requirements…
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The Biosecurity Economics section within ABARES provides economic modelling research, cost-benefit analysis and related advice on biosecurity issues to the broader department and external clients. The section undertakes a range of multi-disciplinary research projects that assist ABARES, the…
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Imported food can be referred for testing under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).How it worksWe issue you with an initial Food Control Certificate (FCC) that sets out what:food needs testingtests need to be performed.If we refer your food for testing, you must nominate a laboratory to…
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The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (the Convention) established the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). The WCPFC is an inter-governmental organisation with the objective to ensure the long…
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Cats and dogs must undergo a quarantine period in Australia. We provide this service at the Post-Entry Quarantine Facility in Mickleham near Melbourne, Australia.Our facility provides high quality care for your cat or dog during quarantine.Read more about quarantine and fees.Read more about…
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15 May 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation…
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15 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your Digital ID’ (myID) pathway.Approved…
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