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245-2024: Trial of new community protection profile questions on tariffs 3002.12, 3002.15 and 3822.19

4 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of commodities lodged in tariffs:3002.12 - Antisera and other blood fractions3002.15 - Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.3822.19 - Other diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a…
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06-2025: Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Germany

13 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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Dutch elm disease

PLANT PEST Dutch elm disease causes leaf wilting in elm trees, which arecommonly planted in Australian cities and gardens.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Dutch elm diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: One of the most devastating plant diseases in the world that…
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Karnal bunt

PLANT PEST Grains of wheat infected with Karnal buntL.A. Castlebury USDA-ARS SBML, PaDIL. Karnal buntExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease that causes broken hollow (bunted) grain, powdery masses of dark spores, and a strong fishy odourWhere it's from: India originally, but now also…
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Southern armyworm

PLANT PEST Egg mass of fall armyworm. Ronald Smith, Auburn University, Bugwood.org Southern armywormSouthern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania) is exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Larva – fall armyworm either light green or brown with white lengthwise lines; southern…
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93-2024: Raw nuts, dried mushrooms and truffles: recognising and rewarding good compliance and improving uptake on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

15 May 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of: CBIS eligible raw nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, macadamias, walnuts)  Tariffs: 0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38 and 0801.32…
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236-2024: Expanding the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto a document-controlled pathway, commencing with Herbal tea bags

28 October 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Herbal tea bags from all countries (0902)What has changed?Herbal tea bags will be managed on the CBIS under a new documentation trialThe department is expanding CBIS onto document-controlled pathways, commencing with a trial on…
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Failing food reports

We inspect and test imported food under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). The type and rate of tests applied depend on whether the food is a risk or surveillance food.What we reportThese reports list 'failing foods' under the Imported Food Control Act 1992. They show food imports that…
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79-2017 - Commencement of the Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme (AFAS) in Lao PDR on 1 September 2017

​24 August 2017 Who does this notice affect? Lao methyl bromide treatment providers and importers of goods treated with methyl bromide in Lao PDR.  What has changed?AFAS in Lao PDR will officially…
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01-2017 – Changes to the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2016 for honey and bee products that enter, or are unloaded in, Western Australia

​4 January 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice affects customs brokers, agents and importers of honey or bee products, including honeycomb, propolis and royal jelly. What has changed?The…
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