Alerts & Changes

The department has updated the import permit application forms for the following commodities: • Seed for sowing • Nursery stock • Bulbs • Cannabis spp. • Piper methysticum • Live plant-related microorganisms for in vitro and/or in vivo research ...

Related Cases:   Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Helianthus spp. (sunflower) seed for sowing | Sesame seed for sowing | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Digitaria spp. seed for sowing | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Helictotrichon sempervirens seed for sowing | Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Elymus spp. seed for sowing | Panicum spp. seed for sowing. | Cenchrus spp. seed for sowing | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Zeia spp. seed for sowing | Vicia spp. seed for sowing | Leymus spp. seed for sowing | Triticum spp. seed for sowing | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Setaria spp. seed for sowing | Secale cereale seed for sowing | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Linseed seed for sowing | Restricted legume seed for sowing | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Ricinus communis seed for sowing | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) seed for sowing | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Gossypium spp. seed for sowing | Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Avena spp. seed for sowing | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | x Triticosecale spp. seed for sowing | Roegneria spp. seed for sowing | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Aneurolepidium spp. seed for sowing | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Hordeum spp. seed for sowing | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. seed for sowing | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Oryza spp. seed for sowing | Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Lens spp. seed for sowing | Chloris spp. seed for sowing | Leucaena spp. seed for sowing | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Sorghum spp. seed for sowing | Pennisetum spp. seed for sowing | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Pascopyrum smithii seed for sowing | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Carya spp. seed for sowing | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Thinopyrum spp. seed for sowing | Zea mays seed for sowing | Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing | Persea americana seed for sowing | Myrtaceae seed for sowing | Seed for sowing requiring an import permit | Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock | Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Ribes spp. seed for sowing | Carica papaya seed for sowing | Agropyron spp. seed for sowing | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing | Papaver somniferum seed for sowing | Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing | Prunus spp. seed for sowing | Centrosema spp. seed for sowing | Pea seed for sowing | Plant pathogens, plant-related microorganisms, fungi and genetic material for research | Cannabis spp. seed for sowing | Medicago spp. seed for sowing | Permitted seed for sowing | Seed for sowing products | Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing

The department has amended import conditions for beef from Japan. • Updated import conditions have been developed for bovine beef from Japan. • Import conditions do not require Japan to be a country approved by the Australian Director of Biosecurity ...

Related Cases:   Unretorted meat

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has removed Japan from the and the . These lists are referenced both on active permits and in several BICON import pathways for goods which can be imported into Australia. The department has co...

Related Cases:   Dairy | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Unretorted meat

The department has added a new import pathway for bovine dairy from Japan to the 'Dairy' BICON case. • New import conditions have been developed for bovine dairy manufactured in and exported from Japan. • Import conditions do not require Japan to be ...

Related Cases:   Dairy

Import conditions previously restricted imports to only highly processed soybean and/or corn products not for human consumption. The BICON case included import questions for package weight and the import conditions mandated onshore inspection to confir...

Related Cases:   Highly processed soybean and/or corn products not for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has expanded its permit scope to include containers of mined and chemical (natural or synthetic) fertiliser that will undergo further processing. Therefore, a pathway has been included within the fe...

Related Cases:   Fertilisers

New CBIS direction issued when consignment lines are not selected for inspection The department has improved one of the directions issued by the for par-cooked breaded, battered and crumbed prawns (BBC prawns) and highly processed uncooked prawns int...

Related Cases:   Prawns

The department expanded the onto document-controlled pathways, commencing with a trial on herbal tea bags () and AUST R human vaccines (). From 18 November 2024, the CBIS manages the biosecurity document assessment rate of consignment lines of Aust...

Related Cases:   Human therapeutics and medicines

The department has been notified that Japan has had an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). As such, the department no longer recognises Japan as free from LSD. Consequently, Japan will be removed from the and the list of . The department will ...

Related Cases:   Dairy | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Unretorted meat

The department currently offers two for live Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) for laboratory use, covering wild-type and genetically modified C. elegans specimens. As of 7 November 2024, these permits have now been moved to the pathway in BICON. ...

Related Cases:   Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use | Laboratory materials