17 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is relevant to importers of tomato and capsicum seed for sowing from all countries, as well as their custom brokers.

What is changing?

The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry have commenced a review of Australia’s policies for testing tomato and capsicum seed, initially focusing on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV).

17 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19, including self-reporting importers, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of new industry reporting via the Biosecurity Portal.

What has changed?

The department will soon provide two additional reports to industry through the Biosecurity Portal for all accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19. These reports cover:

16 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Importers and brokers of:

Date of issue: 15 April 2025

Date of effect: 31 March 2025

Attention:

Exporters of Other Goods (processed foods, ingredients, beverages, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics and personal care products, animal feed (non-meat derived), fertilisers, shells), agents and freight forwarders.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

15 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, Customs brokers and Accredited persons operating under approved arrangement class 19.2.

What has changed?

From 16 April 2025, grain and horticulture phytosanitary certificates from the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be received as electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto). This is an expansion for ePhyto in addition to the current paperless exchange we have for New Zealand.

Date of issue: 15 April 2025

Date of effect: Immediate

Related MAAs: MAA 2024-55, MAA2023-39, MAA2023-04, MAA2022-17, MAA2022-04

15 April 2025

Attention

• Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC)
• Department Officers
• Livestock Exporters
• LiveCorp
• Meat and Livestock Australia

Purpose

To advise exporters of the requirements for the export of sheep and goats to Malaysia in the lead up to Korban 2025.

Date of issue: 14 April 2025
Date of effect: 14 April 2025
Reference Number: MAA 2025-02

Attention

• Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council
• Export establishments
• Exporters
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices

Purpose

This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to notify exporters of changes to the export health certification for consignments of edible tallow exported from Australia to the European Union.