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The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force on 31 May 2023.The A-UKFTA eliminates tariffs on Australian beef and sheepmeat to the UK over 10 years (Table 1) with immediate access to duty-free transitional quotas.This will provide more opportunities for Australian…
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23 May 2012
Purpose:
To advise of new Indonesian regulations which require exporters to complete a prior notice form, prior to export for all fresh food of plant origin, including grain exported to…
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What to look for
Classical swine fever affects only pigs. Infected pigs may appear:
drowsy and depressed
constipated (usually), but vomiting and diarrhoea can also occur
to have gummy eyelids and red or purple blotching on the ears, snout, limbs and body
to have respiratory distress and…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
Over the same period, there has been an 17% percent increase in the total number of new vehicle imports into Australia.
Biosecurity risk material must be removed…
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26 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers of Poaceae seeds for sowing that have undergone purity testing pre-exportWhat does this change relate to?In many cases, seeds for sowing imported to Australia require mandatory purity testing in accordance with International Seed…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the 7 days to 24 March 2021, troughs and low-pressure systems generated thunderstorms and showers across eastern, central and northern Australia, with large areas recording weekly rainfall totals in…
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12 May 2016Who does this notice affect?Customs Brokers and Self Reporting Importers accredited for the Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (NCCC) Scheme and Automatic Entry Processing for…
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A new guide on monitoring and evaluation processes for general surveillance programs is set to boost our biosecurity efforts.General surveillance programs are vital initiatives that involves people from all walks of life to detect and report pests, weeds and diseases.This reporting allows early…
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23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry members who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
Currently, when an industry member makes an amendment to a Full…
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