Welcome to BICON
BICON houses the Australian Government's Biosecurity import conditions database for more than 20,000 plants, animals, minerals and biological products. It will help you to determine what import conditions exist and if an import permit is required. Please refer to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Importing to Australia page for more information about BICON.
Search for Import Item
Search for the commodity you want to import. You can also search for your import by scientific name or tariff code. Refer to the BICON Help page for tips on searching.
Alerts
News
The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 22:00 Monday 06 May to 03:00 Tuesday 07 May 2024 (AEST).
BICON users may not be able to send or receive email correspondence from the department during this planned maintenance period.
The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 23:00 Saturday 04 May to 03:00 Sunday 05 May 2024 (AEST).
BICON users may experience several intermittent outages during this planned maintenance period.