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22 April 2021
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
A version update to Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge was preventing some Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) users from submitting lodgements using these browsers.
21 April 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 on Sunday 25 April 2021 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
21 April 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.
20 April 2021
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2020 that arrive in Australian territory by 31 May 2021 inclusive).
20 April 2021
Importers of nursery stock (live plants) and approved arrangements, freight forwarders and customs brokers that deal with imported nursery stock.
The department will be changing the nursery stock import permit application category and assessment fees, extending the permit validity period and updating the application form for all nursery stock import permits.
Date of issue: 19 April 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
19 April 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 clients who will be required to make an online payment 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.
19 April 2021
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 Thursday 22 April to 01:00 Friday 23 April 2021 (AEST).
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
16 April 2021
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System.
The urgent scheduled outage to the below systems has concluded:
16 April 2021
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System.
