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Importing seeds for planting

News and alertsChanges to Vegetable seed for sowingFrom 1 July 2025 an import permit will be required for Brassicaceous seed requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed requiring testing and/or treatment, that are imported for an end use of sowing. Importers will be able to apply for import permits…
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Imports and COVID-19

News and alerts See the latest updates from the Australian Government (australia.gov.au) IAN 211-2020 - Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines We are doing all we can to minimise the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). We are ensuring goods can still enter Australia while also protecting our staff.…
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Changes to import requirements

​​​​​​​​​​​Australia’s biosecurity legislation allows us to adapt to changing biosecurity risk. From time to time, we update import requirements to strengthen control on goods where risk has increased,…
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Importing live pigeons

​​​​​​Live pigeons can currently be imported into Australia from selected department approved countries only. To bring live pigeons to Australia, they must meet all of the department's import conditions prior to export. The Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) provides the import…
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Prawn imports and biosecurity

Video transcript: New prawn import laws Australians love their prawns so much, we need to import them from overseas to keep up with demand. But we don’t want diseases arriving in Australia with those imports. Seafood disease experts have studied the biosecurity risks for prawn imports and…
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BICON import permits

​​​​The importation of some commodities is, by law, subject to the biosecurity conditions outlined in the departments Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system. Some commodities are only allowed into Australia upon the granting of an import permit from the department.Import permit fees apply for…
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Import risk analyses

We are responsible for assessing the biosecurity risks associated with the import of a range of goods from overseas. We conduct import risk analyses in response to new information about biosecurity risks or to an import request. Read more about how we conduct import risk analyses. Current and…
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Importing biological products

​​​​The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Biological Imports Program administers Australian biosecurity conditions for the importation of biological products. These include animal or microbial derived products such as foods, therapeutics, laboratory materials, and vaccines.Fees…
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Republic of Korea: Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management – Revised certification requirements, on-line registration and update on food establishment inspections (2016-02)

​Date of Issue: 29 July 2016 Date of Effect: Immediate Attention: Industries - Export Establishments, Industry bodies - MLA, AMIC, DA, Egg Corp Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and Regional offices, ATMs and FOMs, OPVs and Meat inspection staff…
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Full Import Declarations

Customs brokers and importers must complete full import declarations (FIDs) for imported food. FIDs are lodged through the Department of Home Affairs' Integrated Cargo System (ICS).We use this information when inspecting and testing food imports. This is part of our Imported Food Inspection Scheme…
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