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24 September 2021
Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
We have started a review of Australian conditions for hatching eggs of poultry
When we do a risk analysis, we:
23 September 2021
Importers and custom brokers of animal and microbial derived goods for human consumption, human therapeutic use, human cosmetic use, and ornamental goods.
The department would like to provide an update on turnaround times for permit applications to import animal and microbial derived goods for human consumption, human therapeutic use, human cosmetic use, and ornamental goods.
Date of issue: 22 September 2021
Date of effect: 22 September 2021
Attention:
To notify dairy stakeholders of the Automated Export Permit Issuers (AEPI) functionality available in the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.
21 September 2021
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries including cargo reporters (freight forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines), stevedores, importers, customs brokers, and any other operators in the supply and logistics chain that are responsible for reporting sea containers and break bulk arriving in to Australia destined for clearance at a different destination to the discharge port.
21 September 2021
Importers and brokers of:
20 September 2021
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 September 2021 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
20 September 2021
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.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.
20 September 2021
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.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
