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3 October 2024
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.
3 October 2024
Importers, brokers and competent authorities in countries that either import the following foods or export them to Australia – dates, melons, enoki mushrooms, pufferfish and kava.
To notify stakeholders of the new food safety requirements proposed for imported dates, melons, enoki mushrooms, pufferfish and kava.
Date of issue: 2 October 2024
Date of effect: 6 October 2024
Date of issue: 2 October 2024
Date of effect: 6 October 2024
Reference Number: MAA 2024-13
Date of issue: 2 October 2024
Date of effect: 6 October 2024
Reference Number: MAA2024-15
Related MAAs: MAA2024-14
This report lists food that has recently failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data for the fails in this report and previous reports are available from this link - Imported Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports - Dataset - data.gov.au
This year commemorates 30 years since Hendra virus was identified in horses in Australia. To date, the virus has only been reported in horses in Queensland and New South Wales and never outside of Australia.
Date of issue: 1 October 2024
Date of effect: 1 October 2024
This Market Access Advice informs stakeholders of a new halal certification portal for the export of food and beverages to Saudi Arabia.
01 October 2024
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of packhouses to export to protocol markets for the 2025 season, as well as for the accreditation of packhouses under the packhouse grower supplier model.
1 October 2024
All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD $1,000 or less in value.
The Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge has commenced. All SACs lodged in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) from 1 October that subsequently arrive in Australia, will be liable for the $0.36 charge.
The entity that lodges the SAC in the ICS will be liable to pay the charge, which will be remitted to the department quarterly in arrears.
