27 February 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September 2022 and 30 April 2023 (inclusive)).

27 February 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Importers of plants for planting (nursery stock) and seeds for sowing which are hosts of Xylella.

27 February 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders wishing to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.

Who is not affected by this notice?

Clients who require:

Date of issue: 27 February 2023

Date of effect: 3 March 2023

Attention

Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of a planned export certificate outage.

Key points

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including wheat and meslin.

Australian exporters can export up to 80,000 tonnes of wheat and meslin at a 0% tariff rate. Access to the quotas is on a quarterly first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis until the available quota amount has been exhausted.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including sugar.

Australian exporters can export sugar at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including sheepmeat.

Australian exporters can export sheepmeat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including rice.

Australian exporters can export up to 1,000 tonnes/year of Long Grain Rice and 11,500 tonnes/year of Broken Rice at a 0% tariff rate. Access to the quota is on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis until the available quota amount has been exhausted.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including dairy products.

Australian Exporters can export eligible dairy products at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes. Access to the quotas is on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis until the available quota amount has exhausted.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including beef meat.

Australian exporters can export beef meat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.