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352-2025: Expansion of Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) eligible tariff codes for test kits not testing for disease agents
17 October 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and brokers of:
Scaling Success Program
The Australian Government has committed $27 million for the Scaling Success Program.
The Program opened for applications on 17 October and closed on 04 December 2025 at 9:00pm (AEDT).
The program will make available grants of between $100,000 and $3 million (GST exclusive) to enable selected FDF projects to have impact beyond their initial scope, and will target improved drought and climate resilience for the public good of the Australian agriculture sector, landscapes, and communities as a primary focus. It will fund projects that have proven their ability to:
349-2025: Services Restored: Thursday 16 October 2025 – Biosecurity Portal
16 October 2025
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
Restored time:
As of: 17:03 Thursday 16 October 2025 (AEDT).
Detail:
The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal has been resolved. As a result, users can now lodge inspection booking requests via both login pathways of the Biosecurity Portal as normal.
348-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 16 October 2025 – Biosecurity Portal
16 October 2025
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
Start time:
As of: 12:00pm Thursday 16 October 2025 (AEST).
2025-55: Plant Exports – Amendments to Export Control Rules 2021
16 October 2025
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders of amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 (the Rules), applicable to all 3 of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) rules:
347-2025: BICON Case: Ship or aircraft stores for transhipment
16 October 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Transhipment of Ship or Aircraft Stores (Ship or Aircraft Stores) lodgements.
346-2025: BICON Case: Temporary Imports – COLS update
16 October 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Temporary importation lodgements under the Carnet or Customs security pathways.
IFN 10-25: Mandatory allergen labelling requirements
Issued 14 October 2025
Attention
Food importers and customs brokers acting on their behalf.
Purpose
To advise food importers of regulatory changes to mandatory allergen declarations on food labels which came into effect on 25 February 2024.
Plain English allergen labelling
Undeclared allergens in food present a significant health risk to people with food allergies.
343-2025: Lumpy Skin Disease Situation in Spain
14 October 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Spain.
Importers of veterinary therapeutics from Spain.
Importers of bovine reproductive material from Spain.