Follow these steps to help you import fresh cut flowers and foliage.

All livestock consignments exported by sea must be held and prepared at a registered establishment (RE).

We must approve your establishment before you use it to prepare livestock for export. Your approval will outline what your establishment can hold, including:

You must meet our requirements before exporting livestock from Australia. This includes having a livestock export licence and:

• an approved arrangement and approved export program; or
• an exemption as a small and infrequent exporter.

Follow these steps to become a livestock exporter.

To export livestock, you must have a livestock export licence. An export licence is valid for 5 years (unless a different expiry date is set on the licence).

You can prepare livestock for export if you are a licensed exporter and have an approved arrangement (AA) and

The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) is a regulatory requirement. Exporters must meet requirements in ESCAS to export feeder or slaughter livestock from Australia.

For the purpose of export, we define livestock as sheep, goats, cattle, deer, buffalo, and camelids. ESCAS only applies to feeder and slaughter livestock. It does not apply to breeder livestock.

Our offices are open Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

General enquiries: 1800 900 090 or + 61 3 8318 6700 (from outside Australia).

Postal address: GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.