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Notice issued: 26 June 2025
From 1 July 2025, the levy rate on laying chickens hatched at a hatchery in Australia will change to 26.07 cents per laying chicken. The change will increase the biosecurity response component by 10.8 cents per laying chicken.
| Product | Levy rate |
|---|---|
| Laying chickens | 26.07 cents per laying chicken |
GST is not applied to Australian Government levies.
Notice issued: 26 June 2025
From 1 July 2025, the levy and export charge rate on almonds harvested in Australia and sold or processed or exported will change to 1.87 cents per kilogram for Almonds in shell – Nonpareil variety, 1.37 cents per kilogram for Almonds in shell – other than Nonpareil variety and 2.52 cents per kilogram for all shelled almonds. The change will increase the biosecurity response component for almonds in shell by 0.27 cents per kilogram and shelled almonds by 0.39 cents per kilogram.
Notice issued: 26 June 2025
From 1 July 2025, the rates of two components of the levy and export charge on avocados (excluding those processed or sold for processing) will change. The total rate will remain at 1 cent per kilogram for avocados processed or purchased for processing and 7.5 cents per kilogram for all other avocados. The change will increase the biosecurity response component by 0.25 cent per kilogram and reduce the research and development component by the same amount.
The total levy and export charge rates for avocados will remain the same.
16 June 2025
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.
All clients submitting the below declarations:
All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.
16 June 2025
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections via the Biosecurity Portal.
As of: 08:16 Monday 16 June 2025.
The department is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption to its automated inspection booking services for imported goods.
16 June 2025
Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).
Due to scheduled system maintenance, AAMP will be unavailable between 20:00 to 23:30 Friday 20 June 2025 (AEST).
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
16 June 2025
Cases documenting the food safety requirements that apply to food imported into Australia that are intended for sale, were released on 15 June 2025. These are now incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
19 June 2025
We have commenced a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh peaches and nectarines for human consumption from Japan.
We expect to release the draft report for public consultation in early 2026.
We are conducting a risk analysis for peach and nectarine (Prunus persica) fruit for human consumption from Japan.
When we do a risk analysis, we:
12 June 2025
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of an outage to the PEMS system due to a production upgrade.
