Alerts & Changes

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...

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...

Related Cases:   Timber and timber products imported from New Zealand during Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season | Logs, log cabins and oversize timber | Timber and timber products

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 ...

Related Cases:   Live freshwater ornamental fish

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? In 2023, the Depart...

Review of standard list of microorganisms and infectious agents: The standard laboratory microorganisms and infectious agents list is a list of 200 taxa commonly imported for laboratory use. These microorganisms and infectious agents may be used in vi...

Related Cases:   Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Cell lines | Low risk genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) relating to plants or plant research | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Laboratory materials

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has added 17 genera to the . Background: In 2020 the Lactobacillus genus was split into 25 genera, 23 of which are novel. Policy advice was provided for seven genera that were ...

Related Cases:   Starter cultures (and derivatives) | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives)

The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) launched on 1 January 2024, and is presently located within the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. The CDC will be established in a phased approach, pending a decision from Governmen...

Related Cases:   Human fluids and tissues | Purified antibodies | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Laboratory materials

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of an update to the department’s webpage for . Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL), Bayer Crop Science (Netherlands) has been removed from the list of department approved seed purity tes...

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of upcoming changes to remove specific testing requirements for Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid on tomato seed for sowing. Who does this affect? Importers (and their customs brokers) of tomato...

Related Cases:   Tomato seed for sowing

As per IIAN consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have the option to be directed for onshore fumigation and release prior to pest identification by an entomologist, for the following periods in 2024:...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage