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2020-12 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export kiwifruit to Thailand in 2020

16 March 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for exports of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsFarms located in Victoria and Queensland are eligible to apply under the protocol agreement.Farm and…
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Japan poultry quota

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 8 Japan quotas including poultry. These quotas were put in place by the Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) and allow Australian exporters to export specific quantities of poultry to Japan at reduced tariff rates.…
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2024-36: Horticulture – Accreditation applications for farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2025

20 June 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand for the 2025 season.Summary of changes and key pointsOnly farms located in Queensland are eligible to apply…
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93-2024: Raw nuts, dried mushrooms and truffles: recognising and rewarding good compliance and improving uptake on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

15 May 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of: CBIS eligible raw nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, macadamias, walnuts)  Tariffs: 0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38 and 0801.32…
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236-2024: Expanding the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto a document-controlled pathway, commencing with Herbal tea bags

28 October 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Herbal tea bags from all countries (0902)What has changed?Herbal tea bags will be managed on the CBIS under a new documentation trialThe department is expanding CBIS onto document-controlled pathways, commencing with a trial on…
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IFN 06-21 - Changes to the inspection of some imported food

Date of effect: 01 December 2021 Attention Importers and brokers acting on behalf of importers. Purpose To advise importers and brokers that the Imported Food Control Order 2019 was amended on 01  December 2021. Key points We have amended the Imported Food Control Order 2019 (the Order…
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Biosecurity Advice 2013/05 - Review of published tests to detect pathogens in veterinary vaccines intended for importation into Australia, Second Edition

​1 March 2013 This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders of the release of the second edition of the Review of Published Tests to Detect Pathogens in Veterinary Vaccines Intended for Importation…
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Landcare in Australia - A summary of the development of the landcare movement in Australia

​​A booklet by Sue Marriott, Theo Nabben, Lachlan Polkinghorne and Rob Youl, with photos by Paul Crock and others. Landcare in Australia - A summary of the development of the landcare movement in…
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42-2016 - Illegal Logging Compliance Advice Notice 1/2016 has now been published

​​31 May 2016 Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of wood-based products regulated under Australia’s illegal logging legislation (ie products imported under specific Customs…
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262-2025: BICON case: Gas Cylinders

11 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of used gas cylinders, customs brokers, agents and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the Biosecurity Import Conditions System…
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