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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 ‘Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock’ BICON case
Effective from 18 March 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Begonia conipila and Begonia pavonina. The assessment has determined these species are permitted as they pose a low weed risk to Australia.
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Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
Change to conditions for ruminant reproductive material from EU following outbreak of FMD in Hungary
Effective from 18 March 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received an official report of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Hungary. On 7 March 2025, Hungary notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of FMD. Rumina...
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Sheep embryos
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Goat embryos
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Bovine semen
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Ovine semen
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Bovine embryos
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Goat semen
Revised testing requirements to detect citrus canker in Citrus spp. nursery stock
Effective from 14 March 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has strengthened testing requirements for Citrus spp. nursery stock, following a review to ensure import conditions are current and best able to protect Australian agriculture from plant pests and d...
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Rutaceae as nursery stock
New conditions for optional in-vitro multiplication of imported tissue cultures during PEQ
Effective from 13 March 2025
Effective immediately, import conditions are in place to permit the following tissue culture commodities to undergo optional in-vitro multiplication at an Approved Arrangement (AA) site operating under a Class 6.7 Process Management System (PMS) approv...
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Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock
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Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock
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Vitis spp. for use as nursery stock
New approved ISTA laboratory for seed purity analysis - SoDak Labs, Inc.
Effective from 5 March 2025
The department has approved a second laboratory in the United States of America, SoDak Labs, Inc., to perform seed purity analysis on seed being imported into Australia.
The department’s webpage for has been updated to list the laboratories details, ...
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Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
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Apium graveolens seed for sowing
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Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
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Pea seed for sowing
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Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
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Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
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Whole dried peas for human consumption
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Celery seed for human consumption
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Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
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Cucurbit seed for human consumption
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Coriander seed for human consumption
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Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
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Cucumis melo seed for sowing
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Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
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Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
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Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
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Allium spp. seed for sowing
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Cumin seed for human consumption
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Myrtaceae seed for sowing
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Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
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Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
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Wild tomato seed for sowing
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Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
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Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
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Palm seed for sowing
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Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
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Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
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Tomato seed for sowing
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Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
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Unrestricted Luffa spp. and Momordica spp. seed for sowing
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Benincasa hispida seed for sowing
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Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
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Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
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Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
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Annona spp. seed for sowing
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Fennel seed for human consumption
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Seed for sowing products
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Moko hosts seed for sowing
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Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
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Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
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Pastinaca sativa seed for sowing
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Daucus carota seed for sowing
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Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
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Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
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Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
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Lolium spp. seed for sowing
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Permitted seed for sowing
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Raw seed for human consumption
Addition of synonyms to various BICON cases
Effective from 1 March 2025
Eschscholzia californica ‘Aurantiaca’, Petunia x hybrida ‘Nana Compacta’, Petunia x atkinsiana and Lepidium coronopus have been added to various BICON cases as indicated by the table below. The department has assessed that these species are synonymous ...
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Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock
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Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
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Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
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Permitted seed for sowing
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Raw seed for human consumption
Revised Xylella emergency measures: Genus level regulation of clonal grass for use as nursery stock
Effective from 28 February 2025
As notified on , the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing phased updates to Australia’s emergency measures for Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). These updates involve amending import conditions to move from reg...
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Clonal grasses that are hosts of Xylella for use as nursery stock
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Clonal grass for use as nursery stock
Revised Xylella emergency measures: Implementation of genus level regulation
Effective from 28 February 2025
As notified on , the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing phased updates to Australia’s emergency measures for Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). These updates involve amending import conditions to move from reg...
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Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock
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Punica spp. for use as nursery stock
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Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock
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Cannabis spp. as nursery stock
Revised Xylella emergency measures: Removal of Xylella as a quarantine pest of Saccharum spp.
Effective from 28 February 2025
As notified on , the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing phased updates to Australia’s emergency measures for Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). These updates involve amending import conditions to move from reg...
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Saccharum spp. as nursery stock
Revised Xylella emergency measures: Genus level regulation for members of Rutaceae for Nursery stock
Effective from 28 February 2025
As notified on , the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing phased updates to Australia’s emergency measures for Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). These updates involve transitioning import conditions to move fro...
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Rutaceae as nursery stock