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Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) for animal hides and skins
Effective from 10 November 2023
The department is incorporating more onto the .
The CBIS will manage the inspection rates of the following commodity:
1. Tanned hides and skins from all countries
1.1. Eligible tariff codes 4104, 4105, 4106, and 4302
2. Untanned or untreated hid...
Related Cases:
Animal trophies, articles and handicraft items
Removal of import permit requirement for grapefruit from Egypt
Effective from 1 November 2023
The requirement for an import permit for fresh grapefruit grown in Egypt for human consumption, will be removed from 20 November 2023.
From 20 November 2023 importers will no longer need to apply for, or present a permit on arrival, to import fresh gr...
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Fresh grapefruit or sweetie for human consumption
Removal of import permit requirement for dragon fruit from Viet Nam and grapefruit from Egypt
Effective from 1 November 2023
The requirement for an import permit for fresh dragon fruit grown in Viet Nam and fresh grapefruit grown in Egypt, for human consumption, will be removed from 20 November 2023.
From 20 November 2023 importers will no longer need to apply for, or prese...
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Fresh grapefruit or sweetie for human consumption
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Fresh dragon fruit for human consumption
Addition of new animal-based commodities onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
Effective from 31 October 2023
The department is incorporating new animal-based commodities onto the . This change is scheduled to take effect from 10 November 2023.
The following commodities have been scoped for addition:
1. Tanned hides and skins from all countries
1.1. Elig...
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Prawns
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Animal trophies, articles and handicraft items
Changes to import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption
Effective from 30 October 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) has implemented changes to the import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption. These changes are in accordance with the recommendations of the .
Changes to imp...
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Prawns
Changes to vegetable seed for sowing permit application form, effective 5 October 2023
Effective from 28 September 2023
Who does this notice affect:
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following vegetable seeds for sowing: capsicum, carrot, parsley, parsnip, tomato, wild tomato.
What has changed:
The Department of Agriculture,...
Related Cases:
Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
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Daucus carota seed for sowing
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Wild tomato seed for sowing
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Tomato seed for sowing
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Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
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Pastinaca sativa seed for sowing
New case for fresh etrogs and fresh cut willow and myrtle foliage for ceremonial purposes
Effective from 13 September 2023
The department has grouped fresh etrogs (Citrus medica) and fresh cut willow (Salix spp.) and myrtle (Myrtus spp.) foliage for ceremonial purposes into a single BICON case titled “Fresh fruit and foliage for ceremonial purposes”.
Import conditions fo...
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
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Fresh fruit and foliage for ceremonial purposes
Changes to the requirements for company representative declarations
Effective from 21 July 2023
The department has made changes to the requirements for company representative declarations which include updates to the description wording and requirement criteria for company representative declarations.
These changes have been implemented to ensur...
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Tyres
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Machinery, equipment and parts
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New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts
Additional export locations added for fresh nashi pears grown in the Republic of Korea
Effective from 4 May 2023
The department has added the following export locations to the list of permitted areas for fresh nashi pears grown in the Republic of Korea for human consumption:
• Gokseong
• Gochang.
Who does this notice affect:
This notice affects importers of ...
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Fresh pome fruit for human consumption
Changes to approved countries for zoo elephants, felids and perissodactyls
Effective from 15 January 2020
The department has determined that Singapore Zoological Gardens (Singapore Zoo) cannot be considered free of evidence of tuberculosis in accordance with Australia’s import requirements for zoo elephants, zoo felids and zoo perissodactyls for the period...
Related Cases:
Elephants for zoological purposes
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Felidae for zoological purposes
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Perissodactyls for zoological purposes