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65-2020 - Lord Howe Island Airport and Port of Lord Howe Island no longer first points of entry after 15 June 2020

12 May 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Aircraft operators, airlines, vessel operators, shipping agents, importers and brokers.

What has changed?

The transitional first point of entry determinations for Lord Howe Island Airport and Port of Howe Island lapse on 15 June 2020. Ongoing determinations will not be made.

2020-22 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export strawberries to Thailand

5 May 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications for accreditation of farms, packhouses and treatment facilities for the export of strawberries to Thailand 2020 are now open.

63-2020 - Temporary cessation of client facing front counter assessments of import documentation

6 May 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Importers and customs brokers lodging import documentation in person for the assessment of Personal Effects, Carnets or other imported goods at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) offices or Australian Border Force (ABF) offices.

2020-19 - Business Systems Program – Update for the mandatory use of the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS)

5 May 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers about the mandatory use of PEMS and to update industry that work continues to integrate existing third-party plant exports software with PEMS, and the implications this has on the mandatory use of PEMS.

MAA 2020-07: Sri Lanka: Non-prescribed goods: Temporary Measure on Exports

Date of issue: 06 May 2020

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2020-07

Attention:

  • Industries - Industry Bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)
  • Exporters
  • Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices

Purpose

To notify exporters of the change in Sri Lanka’s import regulations affecting non-prescribed goods.