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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.
30 August 2022
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.
To support system maintenance, the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Friday 02 September to 03:00 Saturday 03 September 2022 (AEST).
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
29 August 2022
All clients who will be required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this planned outage.
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 Friday 02 September to 03:00 Saturday 03 September 2022 (AEST).
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
29 August 2022
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
To support system maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 01 September to 01:00 Friday 02 September 2022 (AEST).
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
Workforce management and planning is part of a suite of responsibilities growers must deal with to successfully run their business operations. Adopting modern workforce planning practices can help adjust to disruptions and challenges in the labour market and assist in attracting, developing, and retaining valued employees.
The videos and tools available on this page have primarily been designed and developed to provide practical support to agricultural employers in the horticulture industry. However, they may also be relevant and helpful to the broader agricultural industry.
Date of issue: 29 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Date of issue: 26 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediately
Reference Number: MAA2022-27
