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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Changes to BICON Standard List of Laboratory Microorganisms and Infectious Agents
Effective from 22 March 2024
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...
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Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives)
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Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens
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Cell lines
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Low risk genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) relating to plants or plant research
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Laboratory materials
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Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material)
New commodity cases for fresh produce and fresh cut flowers and foliage
Effective from 20 March 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is publishing specific import conditions for the following goods into the External Territories of Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island:
1. Fresh produce for...
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Importing goods into the Australian External Territories
Changes to the List of approved starter cultures
Effective from 16 March 2024
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 ...
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Starter cultures (and derivatives)
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Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives)
Transition to referencing the Australian Centre for Disease Control on import permits
Effective from 15 March 2024
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...
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Human fluids and tissues
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Purified antibodies
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Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives)
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Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens
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Laboratory materials
Import conditions for fresh chilli fruit from Fiji to be published on 1 April 2024
Effective from 13 March 2024
On 1 April 2024, the department will publish import conditions on BICON for fresh chilli fruit from Fiji. Only three varieties of chilli fruit from Fiji will be permitted to be imported into Australia – bird’s eye, hot rod and red fire.
The import c...
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Fresh Solanaceous fruit for human consumption
Proposed permit pathway for medicinal cannabis plant parts other than seed
Effective from 6 March 2024
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of a new import pathway that will be implemented to facilitate the import of medicinal cannabis plant parts other than seed products. In the situation that the product cannot meet the standard ...
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Hemp seed and hemp products (Cannabis spp.)
Removal of Bayer Crop Science (Netherlands) from department list of approved seed laboratories
Effective from 22 February 2024
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...
Removal of Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid testing requirement for tomato seed for sowing
Effective from 22 February 2024
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...
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Tomato seed for sowing
Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 2024
Effective from 7 February 2024
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:...
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
Change to evidence requirements for synthetic material
Effective from 17 January 2024
On 1 February 2024, the following changes will be made to the 'Synthetic material' BICON case:
Consignments of synthetic material will need to provide either:
1. Evidence that the goods are not genetic material (including but not limited to synthet...
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Synthetic material