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25 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
All…
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25 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
All…
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30 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website during the unplanned outage.All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who were required to report pre-arrival information during the unplanned…
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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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31 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements;…
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26 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following cucurbitaceous seed for sowing (including synonyms) from all countries:
Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Cucumis melo (cantaloupe)
Cucumis sativus (cucumber)
Cucurbita…
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6 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and customs brokers lodging import documentation in person for the assessment of Personal Effects, Carnets or other imported goods at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) offices or Australian Border Force (ABF…
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8 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:
Add Pacific Marine Base as a biosecurity entry point (BEP) for…
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30 March 2021
Who does this notice affect?
The department is providing an update to relevant industry representatives and importers of bulk Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS) for in-vitro use, regarding changes to the department’s process for assessing applications to import FBS into Australia.…
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6 February 2020
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.
Department name change
From 1 February 2020, the Department…
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