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305-2024: Improving cost recovery for diagnostic activities

18 December 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants.What has changed? In 2023, the department commenced a review of diagnostic activities it…
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Pest-free inputs

OverviewEnsuring inputs used in production, processing, and packaging are free from pests.Examples include clean packaging, pest-free parent plant stock (e.g. potato tubers, nursery propagation material), or sterilised growing media for use in tissue culture. Evaluating the efficacy of this measure…
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2022-09: Great Britain: Non-prescribed goods: Edible Honey, Royal Jelly and other Apiculture Products: Minor changes to export certification from 1 November 2022

Date of issue: 25 October 2022Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2022-09Attention:Industries — Industry bodies — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australia Honey Bee Industry CouncilExportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional officesPurposeThis…
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2016-29 - Horticulture Exports Program – 2016 citrus in-transit cold treatment exports to the US

​20 May 2016PurposeTo advise industry of requirements and processes for the inspection, loading and certification of citrus in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) exports to the USA in 2016.Summary of…
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Traceability Grants Program – Round 4

The Traceability Grants Program is a part of the Modernising Agricultural Trade, Protecting Australia’s Clean, Green Brand initiative. The program supports collaborative agricultural traceability projects that assist implementation activities under the National Agricultural Traceability Strategy…
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128-2020 – eCert exchange for New Zealand moving to paperless

17 August 2020 Who does this notice affect? Customs brokers and importers who import goods from New Zealand that require phytosanitary and/or sanitary certification. What has changed? Effective 31 August 2020, the department will transition the current eCert exchange with New Zealand’s Ministry…
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52-2020 - End of interim inspection arrangements for sites with uncertified sea freight container inspection stands

3 April 2020 Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia—including Shipping Lines, Vessel Agents, customs brokers, Stevedores, wharf/terminal operators, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and importers.…
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Biosecurity Advice 2018-20 - Announcement of the commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Chinese jujubes fruit from China

​10 August 2018 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh Chinese jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) from China. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) expects to release the draft report…
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09-2019 - Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian heat treatment providers

25 January 2019 Who 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…
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112-2024: Adjustment of heightened border measures introduced in 2022 in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia

3 June 2024Who does this notice affect?All first point of entry airport corporations, airlines, port operators, vessel agents and crew associated with international aircraft and vessels arriving from Indonesia.What has changed?A revised risk assessment has determined that the foot and mouth disease…
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