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27 June 2022PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2022 winter window arrangements for the export of cucurbits to New Zealand and the registration and accreditation requirements for continuing exports of cucurbits after 1 September 2022.Summary…
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Import conditions for fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) from Japan have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Japan and an…
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6 July 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2021 winter window arrangements for the export of cucurbits to New Zealand and the registration and accreditation requirements for continuing exports of cucurbits after 1 September 2021.Key…
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28 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of tomato seed for sowing.
What is changing?
The purpose of this alert is to advise stakeholders of upcoming changes to import conditions for tomato seeds for sowing. These changes are…
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An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.Each year Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of different commodities. To ensure we limit the risk of…
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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on state-owned or operated vessels arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign…
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19 July 2010
Why is this import risk analysis (IRA) being undertaken?
Australia is responding to the USA's market access request for fresh stone fruit, dating from 1994. This is part of an agreement between Australia and the USA to consider each country's requests for agricultural exports.…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry uses a range of scientific, intelligence and evidence-based information to set the measures for managing risks associated with arriving goods and cargo. This includes targeting containers that:pose greater biosecurity risksare from known high-…
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Australian agricultural exports have enjoyed lower tariffs in many export markets as a result of Australia’s free trade agreements (FTAs). These agreements bring a range of benefits, including better tariff and quota access for Australian exporters. But…
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[expand all]ForewordThe Australian plague locust has the potential to damage and severely impact a number of rural industries. The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) is required to monitor and…
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