Alerts & Changes
Alerts and Changes provide information about notices or changes to import conditions. You can keep informed with these notices by following individual import cases.
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Deregulation of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus as a quarantine pest
Effective from 30 April 2024
The department has reviewed the regulatory status of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV). As a result, PlAMV is no longer considered a quarantine pest as it is now recognised as being present in Australia. Effective from 26 April 2024, any detection...
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Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine
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Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock
Addition of species to the 'Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock' BICON case
Effective from 19 April 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Rabdosia effusa and its accepted name Isodon effusus. The assessment has determined these species are permitted as they pose a l...
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Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
Public engagement on changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities
Effective from 19 April 2024
Who does this alert affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries - including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.
What has changed?
Regulatory charging...
End of BPL season for timber imports from New Zealand
Effective from 19 April 2024
The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the department that the 2023-2024 flight season of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetle has concluded for all New Zealand ports as of 19 April 2024.
Consignments loaded onto vessel...
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Timber and timber products imported from New Zealand during Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season
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Logs, log cabins and oversize timber
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Timber and timber products
Changes to permitted live freshwater ornamental fish species list
Effective from 19 April 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has recently updated the . This updated list can be found on our website.
As a result of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water updating the ‘list of specimens taken ...
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Live freshwater ornamental fish
Restructure of import conditions for fresh decrowned pineapples
Effective from 18 April 2024
Import conditions for fresh decrowned pineapples from Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan have been restructured to align with current conventions.
A common table outlining the biosecurity pests of concern and the required off...
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Fresh pineapple for human consumption
Review of import conditions for laboratory animals
Effective from 17 April 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a review of the import conditions for the following commodities:
• amphibians
• ferrets
• invertebrates (aquatic and terrestrial)
• rats and mice embryos, semen an...
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Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use
Addition of Chambeyronia magnifica to various BICON cases
Effective from 13 April 2024
Chambeyronia magnifica has been added to the ‘Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock’, ‘Palm seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Kentiopsis m...
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Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock
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Palm seed for sowing
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Raw seed for human consumption
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Birdseed
Addition of Ixora margaretae to various BICON cases
Effective from 13 April 2024
Ixora margaretae has been added to the ‘Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock’, ‘Permitted seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Captai...
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Permitted seed for sowing
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Raw seed for human consumption
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Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
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Birdseed
Removal of testing requirements for Taro bacilliform CH virus for imported Colocasia spp.
Effective from 5 April 2024
Effective immediately, testing for Taro bacilliform CH virus will no longer be carried out on imported Colocasia nursery stock during the post-entry quarantine period.
This change is being implemented as the department has determined that Taro bacil...
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Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock