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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Addition of species to the ‘Fresh cut flowers and foliage’ case
Effective from 24 December 2024
The following species has been added to the 'Fresh cut flowers and foliage' BICON case:
• Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus)
As a result, Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus) may be permitted entry into Australian territory subject to the impor...
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
Removal of import conditions for Sudden Oak Death hosts from Argentina and Japan
Effective from 20 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a review of the countries associated with Phytophthora ramorum on imports of fresh cut flowers and foliage for ornamental purposes. Following the department’s technica...
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
Changes to high-risk khapra beetle cases for personal use, travellers and mail pathways
Effective from 19 December 2024
The department has modified the BICON cases for high-risk khapra beetle imports using the 'personal use' pathway. These changes include:
• removal of outdated information in the warning label and places still current information into the import condit...
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Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing
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Unaccompanied personal effects
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Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
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Pelted wheat for human consumption
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Pea seed for sowing
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Persea americana seed for sowing
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Peanuts for human consumption or processing
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Whole lentils for human consumption
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Plant material for research purposes
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Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
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Restricted legume seed for sowing
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Triticum spp. seed for sowing
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Cucurbit seed for human consumption
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Chickpeas for human consumption
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Dried capsicum or chilli (whole, crushed or ground) for human consumption
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Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
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Rice for human consumption or processing
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Raw seed for human consumption
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Split legumes for human consumption
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Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
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Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
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Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
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Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
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Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
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Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
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Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
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Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
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Whole dried peas for human consumption
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Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
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Apium graveolens seed for sowing
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Cucumis melo seed for sowing
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Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
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Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
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Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
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Celery seed for human consumption
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Bean seed for human consumption
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Fennel seed for human consumption
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Cumin seed for human consumption
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Coriander seed for human consumption
Changes to the BICON commodity case Retorted goods
Effective from 18 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the BICON commodity case Retorted goods. There have not been any changes to the import conditions.
The pathways for Retorted goods from Australia or New Zealand have been chan...
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Retorted goods
Removal of Australian Border Force referral information
Effective from 18 December 2024
The department has removed the following information from various BICON cases:
'Seeds and plant parts of this genus/species are prohibited by Schedule 4 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. Imports of these seeds and plant parts mus...
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Fruit and vegetable juices, chilled pulps, purees and pastes, plant oils and plant-based beverages
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Kava for human consumption
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Bark for human consumption
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Frozen fruit, vegetables and herbs for human consumption
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Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
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Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
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Powdered plant products for human consumption
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Poppy straw (Papaver somniferum) for processing
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Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
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Dried herbs for human consumption
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Hemp seed and hemp products (Cannabis spp.)
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Dried capsicum or chilli (whole, crushed or ground) for human consumption
Addition of species to the ‘Permitted seed for sowing’ and 'Raw seed for HC' cases
Effective from 11 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species listed below and has determined that these species are permitted as they pose a low weed risk to Australia, are already present in Australia and ...
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Permitted seed for sowing
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Raw seed for human consumption
Removal of freedom of disease attestation for avian fluids and tissues imported from New Zealand
Effective from 10 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has been notified that New Zealand has had an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H7N6 strain.
In response to this outbreak, the department will be removing permit conditions requ...
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Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material)
Changes to the BICON Unretorted meat case (Chicken meat from New Zealand)
Effective from 5 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has added information notices to the BICON commodity case in the import conditions for chicken meat from New Zealand.
Due to the detection of Highly pathogenic avian influenza in New Zealand only c...
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Unretorted meat
Changes to the BICON Egg and egg products case
Effective from 5 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has added information notices to the BICON commodity case for the import conditions of eggs and egg products from New Zealand. The option for a permit for table eggs from New Zealand has been remove...
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Egg and egg products
Changes to the BICON Confectionery case
Effective from 5 December 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the BICON Confectionery case.
The import conditions for confectionery goods have been clarified:
• There are no alternative conditions (i.e. alternative to an import permit) ...
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Confectionery for human consumption