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To show our commitment to keeping foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) out of Australia, we recently hosted meat and livestock industry leaders on a tour around Sydney International Airport.
01 September 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to records of hay and straw inspections in the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) occurring on 3 September 2022.
The following enhancements will be made to records of hay and straw inspections in PEMS:
31 August 2022
All vessel owners, operators, master’s, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
All airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third parties) for aircraft arriving in Australia.
31 August 2022
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods that require increased intervention during the 2022-23 BMSB risk season.
If you manufacture, process or store food products other than those specified as an 'Article 7' product, you will need to self-register your business with China through the
If you manufacture, process or store food products listed below (Article 7 products), a verification from the department is required to facilitate registration with China.
For Article 7 products, the department has a limited role to verify information and make verifications for China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) registration. Any applications submitted through the CIFER system are assessed by the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) at their discretion.
The CIFER system is administered by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) in China.
All Australian manufacturers, processors and cold storage establishments are responsible for ensuring their details in the CIFER system are correct and that approved products are up-to-date and accurate.
To search for registered establishments and products, go to: https://ciferquery.singlewindow.cn
China now requires Australian businesses to register their establishments and food products in the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system before exporting food products to China. These rules apply to all Australian:
Food exporters who do not manufacture, further process or store products are not required to register in the CIFER system. However, if they choose to export a product to China, they must source it from an establishment registered in CIFER.
31 August 2022
All vessel owners, operators, masters, shipping agents, defence forces and maritime industry personnel who represent and/or interact with international commercial and military vessels, excluding cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
The Biosecurity Act provides for biosecurity measures to be put in place in relation to conveyances and goods under biosecurity control if the level of biosecurity risk associated with the goods or conveyance is unacceptable.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious viral animal disease that affects primarily cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, lamas, alpacas, deer and pigs.
