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When you import food, you must provide us with certain information.
We use this information when inspecting and testing food imports. This is part of our Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
You must lodge details of all shipments of imported food.
Do this in the Department of Home Affairs' Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is exotic and considered the 2nd most threatening plant pest for Australia.
While there is no immediate threat to human health or pets, if khapra beetle were to establish in Australia, it would pose a serious threat to many of our agricultural industries.
21 August 2020
Importers and customs brokers associated with importing goods classified under tariff 0904.1 - Pepper of the genus Piper – crushed or ground or whole and 0904.2 - dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta.
Due to an increased risk associated with stored product pests including khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium); the community protection profile for goods in tariff 0904, will be amended.
Customs brokers and importers must complete full import declarations (FIDs) for imported food. FIDs are lodged through the Department of Home Affairs' Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
You may need to submit an Imported Food Inspection Scheme importer declaration through Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS). This applies to some food imports including for:
20 August 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite industry to participate in a survey about a nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments.
20 August 2020
All biosecurity treatment providers across Australia, particularly methyl bromide fumigators.
The fundamental process for achieving an effective biosecurity treatment is the same regardless of the jurisdiction the treatment is performed in and the intended destination of the goods.
Despite this, the current requirements for conducting biosecurity treatments are different across the import, export and domestic pathways.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2024
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17 August 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry that the exchange of electronic phytosanitary certificates will commence on 31 August 2020 for exports to New Zealand.
17 August 2020
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 23 August 2020 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
