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7 November 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s…
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This step-by-step guide will help you to import frozen dog (Canis lupus familiaris) semen to Australia from a listed country.These countries may also be referred to as ‘approved countries’.Need to knowThis is a complex process. There are strict rules for how you can send frozen semen to Australia.…
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file no: 98/3538
12 November 1999
Chief Veterinary Officers, all States and the NT
Office of the Australian CVO
Director, Animal Health Branch, NOAPH…
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5 December 2011
This Industry Advice Notice is to inform exporters of the introduction of a new information management system that brings together the importing country requirements of Australia’s agricultural export trading partners on to one single platform.
This new information management…
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) may impose conditions on imported biological goods, including conditions on how the goods can be used after they are imported into Australia. Some goods are only approved to be imported into Australia for a specific end use…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa and Xylella taiwanensis) entering Australia via imported host plants and some seed species.Australia has transitioned emergency measures to regulate Xylella hosts at the genus level, rather than family level…
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Importers are reminded of the need for an import permit prior to the arrival of goods in Australia.
With the commencement of the new Biosecurity Act 2015 on 16 June 2016, importers are reminded of the…
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18 July 2023Who does this notice affect?This notice is for importers and customs brokers of horticultural fresh produce.What has changed?Import conditions for fresh melon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Korea) will be published on BICON on 1 August 2023. Fresh melons permitted to be imported…
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6 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and customs brokers lodging import documentation in person for the assessment of Personal Effects, Carnets or other imported goods at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) offices or Australian Border Force (ABF…
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