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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry uses a range of scientific, intelligence and evidence-based information to set the measures for managing risks associated with arriving goods and cargo. This includes targeting containers that:
On 1 July 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
We are updating our website to reflect our changed role. If you are looking for information about the environment and water portfolio, you will now find it on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website.
Depending on your payment arrangement with us, there are different payment options available:
26 May 2016
This notice is for those who are interested in the progress of the new biosecurity legislation.
25 May 2016
This notice applies to importers and agents.
23 May 2016
This notice is for operators of an approved arrangement:
20 May 2016
The department has included two new community profile questions to ensure that fertiliser commodities under tariff code 3824 will be lodged in the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS), and be processed accordingly.
The tariff code affected is:
19 May 2016
This notice is to inform the prawn import industry regarding approved laboratories available to test for viruses in imported raw frozen prawns.
18 May 2016
This notice is for those who are interested in the progress of the new biosecurity legislation.
16 May 2016
All clients lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment purposes.
12 May 2016
Customs Brokers and Self Reporting Importers accredited for the Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (NCCC) Scheme and Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) Scheme (Broker Accreditation Schemes).
