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24 March 2010
Quarantine Policy Determination for Horses from Approved Countries
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) informs stakeholders that Australia’s Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine has determined a quarantine policy for the importation of horses from approved countries.…
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17 April 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is relevant to importers of tomato and capsicum seed for sowing from all countries, as well as their custom brokers.What is changing?The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry have commenced a review of Australia’s policies for testing…
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The word halal is Arabic and means ‘permissible’ or ‘lawful’ according to Islamic law. For meat and meat products to be recognised as halal, the animal must be slaughtered and processed in accordance with the requirements of Islamic law.Each year, Australia exports over 1 million tonnes of meat and…
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08 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All industry stakeholders involved in imports due to the escalation of COVID-19 measures in the state of Victoria.
What has changed?
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment recognises the challenges facing…
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Only approved zoos, aquariums or wildlife parks can import exotic or unusual animals for zoological, breeding or conservation purposes.Importing zoo animals - step-by-step guideThis step-by-step guide will help you understand the requirements for importing zoo animals.Please read the information…
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Terms and definitionsA list of common terms and definitions used in the Biosecurity Portal:Biosecurity Portal Terms and DefinitionsDownload Word - 53 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Quick tipsThe Portal works best using Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. Other…
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Industry Advice notice no. G2009/02
21 April 2009
Notification of the proposed new fee structure as at 1 July 2009
In early 2008 the Australian Government commissioned an independent review of…
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15 June 2018
Who does this notice affect?
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods (that require BMSB treatment) during the BMSB risk season (shipped between 1 September 2018 and 30 April 2019…
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19 December 2022DownloadNotice to Industry 2: Storage and inspection of imported livestock and equine reproductive material (PDF 168KB)Notice to Industry 2: Storage and inspection of imported livestock and equine reproductive material (Word 81KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including beef meat.Australian exporters can export beef meat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.Agreement yearQuota…
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