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The Compliance-based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) is expanding

Effective from 25 November 2022

The department is incorporating a number of new commodities onto the Compliance-based Intervention Scheme (CBIS). This change is scheduled to take effect on 1 December 2022.

The following commodities have been scoped for addition:

  • Fresh asparagus from Mexico (0709.20.00)
  • Semi-processed garlic from China and the Republic of Korea (0703.20.00.42)
  • Semi-processed pineapple from Thailand (0804.30.00)
  • Dried citrus peel (excluding fresh, frozen, preserved) from all countries (0814.00.00)

This change may require you to lodge the above commodities with a specific tariff code in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or your third-party software to ensure that they have the best chance of becoming eligible for CBIS.

More information about the new commodities will be published on the departments CBIS webpage.

How does the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme work:
To qualify for risk-based inspection rates under the CBIS, importers must initially pass a defined qualification number of consecutive inspections to demonstrate sufficient compliance. After qualifying for the risk-based inspection rates, the inspection rate is applied as a ‘probability of inspection’ individually to each eligible line within a consignment through AIMS. This means that an individual line may be referred into the department and selected to be inspected or not inspected. For example, if the risk-based inspection rate is 10%, then each eligible line has a 10% chance of being directed for an inspection. It does not mean that every 1 in 10 lines will receive an inspection.

If an importer fails to present the correct documentation, or their consignment fails an inspection then the importer will return to 100% intervention until they requalify for the risk-based rate.

All consignments are subject to a documentation assessment before being released by the department, regardless of the intervention mode that they are in.

Who does this notice affect:
All importers and their agents importing CBIS eligible commodities, brokers, and Pathway Operations Cargo - Assessment and Inspection.

Further Information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or via email at imports@agriculture.gov.au (Tier 2 - CBIS).

This Alert applies to the following Cases: