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The department has amended the way dairy permits are issued, these changes include the following:

• The removal of the country of export at the top of the permit, which limits the permit to one country only.

• The addition of disease-free country lists (Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), and Sheep and goat pox) to allow multiple approved countries of export to be listed on the permit.

  • This means that importers will no longer need to hold several permits when exporting the same goods out of several approved countries.
  • This allows for the Government Health Certificate accompanying the goods to be issued by the country of export (as defined by the Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy) instead of being limited to where the consignment was sealed in the container.

The dairy application form has also been enhanced with the following:

• The inclusion of a permit date picker. This allows importers to select a date (up to 3 months in advance) if they would like their permit forward dated e.g. to align with the expiration of an existing permit.
• Updates to formatting have been made to assist in correct charging for dairy products (1 x category 2 assessment fee per 5 products) and guide importers to enter 1 product per line for up to 5 products. If additional products are required the form will prompt importers to add another assessment fee line for the next 5 products, this can be done multiple times. This should limit the number of requests for additional fees made after applications have been submitted and prevent over charging.
• The option to nominate additional end uses have been included e.g. human consumption, human therapeutics, human cosmetics, product evaluation, etc.

Permit variations:
Unfortunately permit variations requests to use the new enhanced dairy permit capabilities cannot be granted for permit applications submitted prior to 24 November 2021. If you would like to use the enhanced capabilities described above please submit a new permit application. Normal variations to permits issued before 24 November 2021 can still be submitted.

Who does this notice affect:
Importers of dairy and Pathway Operations Cargo - Assessment.

Further information:
Please contact the Animal and Biological Imports Branch on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.