Alerts

The department has been made aware that importers and/or their brokers are not submitting the required Notice of Importation (NOI) for consignments of plant material being sent to the Commonwealth facility at Mickleham, Victoria. This NOI is a requirement of import that must be met, as outlined in the permit conditions.

The purpose of the NOI is to alert Mickleham to the arriving goods so that they can ensure sufficient staffing numbers for receival and inspection, as well as for coordinating their propagation schedules. Failure to submit an NOI may result in a delayed processing of the consignment.

A completed Notice of Importation (NOI) form must be sent directly to the Mickleham facility for each consignment using the updated facility email address PEQplants@agriculture.gov.au. The form must be emailed at least seven working days prior to the arrival of the consignment.

Who does this alert affect:
This notice is relevant to importers (and their brokers) of seed for sowing and nursery stock that import goods requiring post-entry quarantine at the Commonwealth facility at Mickleham, Victoria.

Further Information:
For further information related to processing of seed for sowing and nursery stock grown in the Mickleham facility, please contact the facility directly at PEQplants@agriculture.gov.au.

For all other enquiries or questions relating to the import of nursery stock and seed for sowing, please email imports@agriculture.gov.au.