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Streamlining import conditions for highly processed plant products not for human consumption
Effective from 21 November 2024
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...
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Highly processed soybean and/or corn products not for human consumption
Upcoming changes to the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Free and Bovine Fluids and Tissues Country lists
Effective from 15 November 2024
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 ...
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Dairy
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Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material)
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Unretorted meat
Addition of AUST R human vaccines onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
Effective from 4 November 2024
The department is expanding the onto document-controlled pathways, commencing with a trial on herbal tea bags () and AUST R human vaccines.
CBIS will manage the biosecurity document assessment rate of consignment lines of Australian registered () hum...
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Human therapeutics and medicines
Expanding the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto document-controlled pathways
Effective from 31 October 2024
Herbal tea bags will be managed on the CBIS under a new documentation trial
The department is expanding CBIS onto document-controlled pathways, commencing with the trial on herbal tea bags. The trial will focus on the outcome of the document assessmen...
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Tea for human consumption
Commencement of 2024–2025 Burnt Pine Longicorn flight season
Effective from 31 October 2024
The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand has notified the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on the commencement of the 2024–2025 Burnt Pine Longicorn beetle (Arhopalus ferus ) flight season.
The 2024–2025 flight season of the B...
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Timber and timber products imported from New Zealand during Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season
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Timber and timber products
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Logs, log cabins and oversize timber
Implementation of identity checks for cats and dogs imported from the United Kingdom
Effective from 29 October 2024
From 4 November 2024, importers from the United Kingdom (UK) will be able to have their pet’s identity verified by an official veterinarian that holds an OV66 Authorisation.
What does this mean for importers?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisherie...
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Domestic dogs
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Domestic cats
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Assistance dogs
Recognition of San Marino as being free of FMD, LSD and sheep and goat pox
Effective from 25 October 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has officially recognised that San Marino is free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), lumpy skin disease (LSD) and sheep and goat pox.
As part of this recognition, the department has added the San ...
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Dairy
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Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material)
Immediate changes to accepted Turkish testing providers for imported seed for sowing
Effective from 27 September 2024
Effective immediately, the department has suspended the acceptance of seed testing results issued by any laboratory in the Republic of Türkiye for any seed for sowing imports into Australia.
Following a review, there have been concerns raised regard...
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Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
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Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
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Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
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Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
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Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
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Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
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Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
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Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
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Tomato seed for sowing
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Wild tomato seed for sowing
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Cucumis melo seed for sowing
Import conditions for fresh passionfruit from Viet Nam to be published on 20 September 2024
Effective from 9 September 2024
The department will publish import conditions on BICON for the importation of fresh passionfruit from Viet Nam for human consumption on 20 September 2024.
The import conditions are based on the .
Who does this alert affect:
Importers of fresh ho...
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Fresh granadilla and passionfruit for human consumption
Upcoming publication of import conditions for fresh table grapes from Japan
Effective from 27 August 2024
The department will publish import conditions for fresh table grapes from Japan.
The import conditions will apply to fresh table grapes which are defined as the entire fruit with the skin, flesh, seed and a small portion of the stem. Please note: pe...
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Fresh grapes for human consumption