15 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, Customs brokers and Accredited persons operating under approved arrangement class 19.2.

What has changed?

From 16 April 2025, grain and horticulture phytosanitary certificates from the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be received as electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto). This is an expansion for ePhyto in addition to the current paperless exchange we have for New Zealand.

Date of issue: 15 April 2025

Date of effect: Immediate

Related MAAs: MAA 2024-55, MAA2023-39, MAA2023-04, MAA2022-17, MAA2022-04

15 April 2025

Attention

• Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC)
• Department Officers
• Livestock Exporters
• LiveCorp
• Meat and Livestock Australia

Purpose

To advise exporters of the requirements for the export of sheep and goats to Malaysia in the lead up to Korban 2025.

Date of issue: 14 April 2025
Date of effect: 14 April 2025
Reference Number: MAA 2025-02

Attention

• Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council
• Export establishments
• Exporters
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices

Purpose

This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to notify exporters of changes to the export health certification for consignments of edible tallow exported from Australia to the European Union.

14 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Import-related biosecurity treatment stakeholders, including all importers, brokerages, onshore approved arrangement holders, overseas government and industry treatment providers, relevant domestic state and territory government agencies, and other shipping, freight, and logistics peak industry bodies.

What has changed?

This is a reminder that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will implement version 3.0 of the Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology on 1 May 2025.

11 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock), customs brokers and departmental staff.

What has changed?

The department has identified a scientific publication by Ahmad et al. (2024) reporting that the plant pathogenic bacteria, Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella), was detected overseas in commercial, field grown Cannabis crops.

09 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients submitting the below declarations:

• Full Import Declaration (FID)
• Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
• Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
• Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
• Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

08 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients required to use the eCertificate exports portal who will be required to view or download export certification during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.