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Importing fresh cut flowers and foliage for commercial use

We have been improving this page and would like to hear from you. Share your feedback at the end of the page. Answer the question ‘Was this page helpful?’. You can also add comments to your response. Follow these steps to help you import fresh cut flowers and foliage. This guide will help you…
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Plant Health Committee Communiqué—PHC48

​​​The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its forty-eighth meeting at the National Arboretum in Canberra (ACT) in November 2015. During the meeting, field trips were undertaken to Canberra Truffière farm…
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Treatment to kill or inactivate the pest

OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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Codex - International Food Standards

Food is one of Australia’s most important exports. We export about 70 per cent of the food we produce. International food standards support the trade of safe food. We need to be involved with developing these standards. The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) is an intergovernmental body that…
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2018-21 - Horticulture Exports Program – In-transit cold treatment certification requirements for 2018 Japan citrus exports

​19 June 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) certification requirements for citrus exports to Japan in 2018.Summary and…
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MAA 2024-15: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #4– Affected health certification and changes to country access requirements and updated exporter guidance

Date of issue: 14 June 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13Attention:Egg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional officesThis Market Access Advice (MAA) updates…
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MAA 2024-22: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #8 – High pathogenicity avian influenza - certification updates for export of poultry and poultry products to Singapore

Date of issue: 8 July 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional officesThis…
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145-2025: Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy update to methyl bromide fumigation certificate requirements

9 May 2024​Who does this notice affect?​​Importers, suppliers and customs brokers for goods fumigated with methyl bromide prior to export to Australia, and accredited persons operating under the class 19 approved arrangements.​What has changed?​​The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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67-2025: Import Industry Advice Notice – FMD Outbreak in Hungary and Slovakia

8 March 2025 (Updated 25 March 2025)Who 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…
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Biosecurity’s Top Dog of 2022

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has announced biosecurity detector dog Qubit as the ‘Top Dog’ of 2022.Acting Secretary of the Department and acting Director of Biosecurity, Dr Chris Locke, said the department awards the ‘Top Dog’ title to a detector dog and handler team who…
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