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News and AlertsTomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected in August 2024 in the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia.The detection is the first time the virus has been confirmed in Australia.South Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is responding to the…
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What’s new
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that…
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21 November 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers, accredited persons and customs brokers who lodge green coffee beans under tariff 0901.1 to the department for biosecurity assessment.
What has changed?
Effective 21st November 2022, green coffee beans imported under tariff 0901.1 will…
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Australia is facing significant and evolving threats posed by exotic pests and diseases across multiple import pathways. These pests and diseases could have devastating effects on agricultural industries, the environment, trade and export market access, our economy and our way of life if they were…
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OverviewProhibiting parts of the commodity that may carry pests.Examples include debarking for wood and wood products, removing leaves, twigs, and other plant parts from horticultural products, and requiring plants for planting to be bare-rooted (with associated soil removed) or traded as dormant…
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1 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of dairy (excluding cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from San Marino.Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from San Marino.Importers of veterinary therapeutics from San Marino.What has changed?On 23 June…
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03 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
The outage to the Biosecurity Portal will no…
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19 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are lodging inspection requests to the department.
Information
The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal and Scheduling and Workload Management System (SWMS) has now been resolved.
Action…
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Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to lodge a request for inspection using the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
The unplanned service disruption to the Scheduling and Workload Management System (SWMS) and the Biosecurity Portal has been resolved.
Action
Clients can use the…
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8 August 2018Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require increased…
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