Welcome to BICON
BICON houses the Australian Government's Biosecurity import conditions database for more than 20,000 plants, animals, minerals and biological products. It will help you to determine what import conditions exist and if an import permit is required. Please refer to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Importing to Australia page for more information about BICON.
Search for Import Item
Search for the commodity you want to import. You can also search for your import by scientific name or tariff code. Refer to the BICON Help page for tips on searching.
Alerts
News
The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 27 April 2025 (AEST).
BICON users may experience several intermittent outages during this planned maintenance period.