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OverviewThe Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) is used at the Australian border. CBIS is a type of continuous sampling plan (CSP). It uses a risk-based intervention approach to manage imports while reducing regulatory costs. Importers who consistently meet biosecurity requirements can…
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Dr Leslie David SimsDr Leslie David Sims is a highly experienced veterinarian with a passion for preventing infectious diseases of production animals, especially those that also affect humans. He started his career as a laboratory diagnostician in the Victorian public sector and used these…
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The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force on 5 July 2020. The agreement put in place reduced tariffs for exports of feed grains.
Eligible feed grains under IA-CEPA are:
wheat and meslin (not fit for human consumption)
barley (other than…
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Confirming meat packaging requirements under the Export Control Act 2020 (PDF - 251KB)
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NSFS reference: 13
Issue date: 27 April 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Review date: April 2023…
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3 February 2023Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh dates from US (0804.10.00)Dried dates (including permitted Ziziphus species) from all countries (0804.10.00)Frozen dates from all countriesSesame seeds from all countries (1207.40.00).What has changed?The department has…
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4 August 2017Who does this notice affect?Importers of plants and plant products that require phytosanitary certification, their agents and accredited persons lodging import declarations using the…
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April 2021
A transfer certificate is a document which is completed by an establishment who is dispatching product to another establishment within Australia, possibly for further processing. A completed transfer certificate ensures that information about the product being…
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31 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period. All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.All clients required to use the eCertificate exports portal who…
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Date of effect: 28 August 2023
Attention
Importers of food products, customs brokers and freight forwarders intending to book and manage requests for imported food inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Purpose
The department continues to improve its Biosecurity Portal support materials to…
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It is a crime to import illegally logged timber into Australia under our illegal logging laws. Certain wood, pulp and paper products are listed in section 5 of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) and are considered ‘regulated’. When importing these products, you must conduct due…
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