Alerts & Changes

Chambeyronia magnifica has been added to the ‘Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock’, ‘Palm seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Kentiopsis m...

Related Cases:   Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Palm seed for sowing | Birdseed | Raw seed for human consumption

Ixora margaretae has been added to the ‘Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock’, ‘Permitted seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Captai...

Related Cases:   Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Birdseed | Permitted seed for sowing | Raw seed for human consumption

A new import pathway has been implemented to facilitate the import of medicinal cannabis plant parts other than seed products. In the situation that the product cannot meet the standard import conditions (i.e. phytosanitary inspection and certification...

Related Cases:   Hemp seed and hemp products (Cannabis spp.)

Effective immediately, testing for Taro bacilliform CH virus will no longer be carried out on imported Colocasia nursery stock during the post-entry quarantine period. This change is being implemented as the department has determined that Taro bacil...

Related Cases:   Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock

Import conditions are now published on BICON for the importation of fresh chilli fruit from Fiji (except the Island of Rotuma). Three (3) varieties of chilli fruit from Fiji are permitted to be imported into Australia – bird’s eye, hot rod and red fire...

Related Cases:   Fresh Solanaceous fruit for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is enhancing the enforceability of standard import permit conditions for farmed finfish from Taiwan and the Philippines for human consumption. The current biosecurity measures for farmed finfish fr...

Related Cases:   Fish including fish caviar, fish roe, fish viscera and fish maw (excluding salmonid fish)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is enhancing the enforceability of standard import permit conditions for unretorted foie gras from France. The current biosecurity measures for unretorted foie gras from France include that: • Th...

Related Cases:   Unretorted meat

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has developed specific conditions for the following goods into the External Territories of Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island : 1. 2. Importers wishin...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage into the Australian external territories | Fresh produce for human consumption into the Australian external territories | Importing goods into the Australian external territories

The 'Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts' BICON case has been updated to require inspection only for whole seed handicrafts made from Aleurites, Fagraea and Pandanus species. Imported seed handcrafts made from or containing whole seeds for these...

Related Cases:   Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has reinstated import conditions for table eggs from New Zealand, as New Zealand has regained freedom from infectious bursal disease. Import conditions are now available for table eggs derived fr...

Related Cases:   Egg and egg products