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The ISPM 15 document lists proposed country implementation dates of the 'International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 15): Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade' for exports containing wood packing material.
ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15—Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. It represents the first international commodity based standard and sets out criteria for regulating wood packaging material used in international trade
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 12 March 2026
The AWPCS Register lists all treatment providers and wooden packaging manufacturers who are certified under the AWPCS.
To apply for certification under the AWPCS, contact one of the following certification bodies accredited by JAS-ANZ (the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand).
The AWPCS is a certification scheme that ensures that Australian treatment providers and wood packaging manufacturers produce wood packaging material that meets the ISPM 15 standard for exports.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, February 2021
Use this template to provide manufacturing details and export information to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment when product that is subject to a food recall, trace-back or investigation has been exported.
Email completed inventories to: Dairy Eggs Fish.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) export dairy tariff rate quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Australian beef can enter the United States through entitlements negotiated under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework, and the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA).
Under these arrangements, Australian exporters can export up to 449,482 metric tonnes of beef (combined WTO and AUSFTA entitlements) to the United States at a zero-tariff in calendar year 2025. The combined amount reflects:
| Final position for the 2023 quota year for WTO Dairy quotas These was no usage of the WTO dairy quotas for the 2023 quota year |
| Final position for the 2022 quota year for WTO Dairy quotas |
These tables show Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) quota usage for all products exported to Japan for 2014 - 2024.
