Alerts

Notification to staff and importers for Brachiaria stolonifera and Urochloa stolonifera for an end use as seed for sowing.

Who does this notice affect?
Importers of Brachiaria stolonifera and Urochloa stolonifera seed, customs brokers and regional officers.

What is changing?
Brachiaria stolonifera and Urochloa stolonifera seed for sowing from all countries will require an import permit after 27 July 2017 due to updated information regarding biosecurity risk. No other changes have been made to the import conditions.

Summary of the changes
Phase 0: Transition phase

• Seed consignments that land in Australia prior to or on 27 July 2017 will be permitted entry into Australia without a valid import permit.
  

• Commercial documentation must be provided to the Department to verify that the date of export was prior to 27 July 2017. Seed imports meeting this transition phase may be cleared under the ‘Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing’ BICON case.
  

Phase 0 expires at midnight 27 July 2017 and will be replaced by Phase 1 conditions on 28 July 2017.

Phase 1: A valid permit will be required for importing Brachiaria stolonifera and Urochloa stolonifera seed for sowing

• Seed consignments that land in Australia on or after 28 July 2017 will require a valid import permit.
  

Further information
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au