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23 October 2025
The Department is pleased to announce a significant enhancement to the Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS) that will benefit external maritime stakeholders.
23 October 2025
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)).
Due to scheduled system maintenance, there will be a scheduled outage to COLS from 23:00 Thursday 30 October to 02:00 Friday 31 October 2025 (AEDT). COLS users will be unable to access this service for the duration of the outage window.
17 October 2025
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All users of the Cargo Online Lodgement System Business to Government (COLSB2G) system during this planned maintenance period. All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) during this planned maintenance period.
17 October 2025
Importers and brokers of:
16 October 2025
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
As of: 17:03 Thursday 16 October 2025 (AEDT).
The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal has been resolved. As a result, users can now lodge inspection booking requests via both login pathways of the Biosecurity Portal as normal.
16 October 2025
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
As of: 12:00pm Thursday 16 October 2025 (AEST).
16 October 2025
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders of amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 (the Rules), applicable to all 3 of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) rules:
16 October 2025
Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Transhipment of Ship or Aircraft Stores (Ship or Aircraft Stores) lodgements.
16 October 2025
Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Temporary importation lodgements under the Carnet or Customs security pathways.
