Alerts & Changes

The department recently reviewed plant hosts for the risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella). The review concluded that permitted species within two additional genera, Libertia and Phyllocladus be regulated for the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa in...

Related Cases:   Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has updated the standard import conditions for “Environmental samples for laboratory analysis, culturing and isolation not permitted” to clarify conditions and reduce regulatory burden on importers....

Related Cases:   Soil and articles containing soil | Water

What will change: 1. Regulating China for Xylella Following our previous alert on 2 January 2025 (), the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has determined that Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) is present in mainland China....

Related Cases:   Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa for use as nursery stock | Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

Consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have the option to be directed for onshore fumigation and release prior to pest identification by an entomologist during select peak periods and holidays in 2025....

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received an official report of an outbreak of FMD in Germany and is currently working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this might mean for import conditions. To help mitigate...

Related Cases:   Bioremediation products | Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients | Culture media | Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives | Test kits | Laboratory materials | Giraffe semen | Unretorted meat | Zoo bovid semen | Elephants for zoological purposes | Dairy | Goat embryos | Elephant semen | Sheep embryos | Bovidae for zoological purposes | Collagen and casings for human consumption | Bovine embryos | Ovine semen | Goat semen | Bovine semen | Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals | Retorted goods | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Fertilisers | Soil and articles containing soil

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has identified a recent publication which reports the presence of Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) in walnut trees in the People’s Republic of China: • Guo, T, Wang, S, Pan, C, Sattar, A, Xing, C, Hao,...

Related Cases:   Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa for use as nursery stock | Vitis spp. (grape) for use as nursery stock | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Ulmus spp., Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

The following species has been added to the 'Fresh cut flowers and foliage' BICON case: • Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus) As a result, Danae racemosa (syn. Ruscus racemosus) may be permitted entry into Australian territory subject to the impor...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a review of the countries associated with Phytophthora ramorum on imports of fresh cut flowers and foliage for ornamental purposes. Following the department’s technica...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage

The department has modified the BICON cases for high-risk khapra beetle imports using the 'personal use' pathway. These changes include: • removal of outdated information in the warning label and places still current information into the import condit...

Related Cases:   Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing | Unaccompanied personal effects | Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing | Pelted wheat for human consumption | Pea seed for sowing | Persea americana seed for sowing | Peanuts for human consumption or processing | Whole lentils for human consumption | Plant material for research purposes | Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed | Restricted legume seed for sowing | Triticum spp. seed for sowing | Cucurbit seed for human consumption | Chickpeas for human consumption | Dried capsicum or chilli (whole, crushed or ground) for human consumption | Processed grain and seed products for human consumption | Rice for human consumption or processing | Split legumes for human consumption | Cucumis sativus seed for sowing | Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing | Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing | Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing | Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing | Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption | Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing | Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing | Whole dried peas for human consumption | Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing | Apium graveolens seed for sowing | Cucumis melo seed for sowing | Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing | Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing | Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing | Celery seed for human consumption | Bean seed for human consumption | Fennel seed for human consumption | Cumin seed for human consumption | Coriander seed for human consumption | Raw seed for human consumption

The department has removed the following information from various BICON cases: 'Seeds and plant parts of this genus/species are prohibited by Schedule 4 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. Imports of these seeds and plant parts mus...

Related Cases:   Fruit and vegetable juices, chilled pulps, purees and pastes, plant oils and plant-based beverages | Kava for human consumption | Bark for human consumption | Frozen fruit, vegetables and herbs for human consumption | Papaver somniferum seed for sowing | Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption | Powdered plant products for human consumption | Poppy straw (Papaver somniferum) for processing | Cannabis spp. seed for sowing | Dried herbs for human consumption | Hemp seed and hemp products (Cannabis spp.) | Dried capsicum or chilli (whole, crushed or ground) for human consumption