Date of issue: 06 May 2022

Date of effect: 06 May 2022

Attention:

• Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, and automated export permit issuers.
• Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Central and regional offices.

Purpose

To notify dairy stakeholders that export certificates will not print if the gross weight is not supplied within the request for export (REX) application.

04 May 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) has updated the Fresh Food of Plant Origin (FFPO) requirements under its Prior Notice system. The updated requirements come into effect on 10 May 2022.

5 May 2022

Who does this notice affect?

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 2021-22 BMSB risk season.

What has changed?

On 1 May 2022, the 2021-22 BMSB season ended.

9 May 2022

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, suppliers and brokers of:

9 May 2022

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers and importers, wishing to book and manage import inspections at sites in Western Australia can book them via a new Biosecurity Portal from Monday 23 May 2022.

Additionally, from Monday 23 May 2022 any requests for import inspections at Western Australia sites still using the Request for Inspection (RFI) form should be emailed to the relevant new email address (see below).

Who does this notice affect?

• All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage.
• All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.
• All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
• All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity Sy

3 May 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All Customs Brokers, Importers or Biosecurity Industry Participants

03 May 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocados to Japan for the 2022 season.

Date of issue: 29 April 2022

Date of effect: 29 April 2022

Attention:

• Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.
• Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

To notify stakeholders of a planned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (the department) exports systems.

29 April 2022

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products

What has changed?

The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) that the 2021-2022 flight season of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetle concluded on 26 April, 2022.