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What happens when I arrive in Australia?
On arrival in Australia you must present an Incoming Passenger Card. In it you must declare all items of interest to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Home Affairs, such as food, items with seeds…
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19 December 2025Updated 22 January 2026Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or have a plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, and camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to…
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(Approved Auditors)Dear Approved Auditors,The department has circulated advice to industry advising of its current position on staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to the audits of export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.At this time, all audits…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has entered into a collection agreement with Wine Australia. Wine Australia will collect the wine export charge on behalf of the Commonwealth from wine exporters. When export charges applyExport charge applies to wine produced in and…
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26 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All industry stakeholders involved in imports.
What has changed?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the department has enacted Business Continuity Plans (BCP), which include all biosecurity operations. Incident Management Teams are now meeting daily to discuss…
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25 September 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of the job function TRE3001:3 Export phytosanitary treatments – vapour heat treatment and associated instructional material.
Summary of changes and key points
The job function TRE3001:3 Export…
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Date of issue: 9 April 2021
Date of effect: 3 am (AEDT), 28 March 2021
Reference Number: IAN 2021/02
Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
This notice clarifies information in IAN 2021/01 about the organic goods certificate (OGC),…
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From 1 January 2020, a white spot disease repayment (WSDR) component at a rate of 3.01 cents per kilogram will be introduced to the farmed prawns levy and charge. This will take effect in your quarterly return, due 28 April 2020. For people submitting annual returns, any prawns sold by a…
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Date of issue: 2 December 2019
Date of effect: 25 November 2019 - 24 November 2020
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council
Registered plant exporters
Department of Agriculture —Central and Regional offices, Food Export Documentation, Registration and…
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23 June 2017Who does this notice affect?The change affects passengers and crew travelling to Australia, senders and receivers of international mail and other persons who fail to comply with their…
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