Alerts & Changes

A new import pathway has been implemented to facilitate the import of medicinal cannabis plant parts other than seed products. In the situation that the product cannot meet the standard import conditions (i.e. phytosanitary inspection and certification...

Related Cases:   Hemp seed and hemp products (Cannabis spp.)

Who does this alert affect? Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries - including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents. What has changed? In 2023, the Depart...

Import conditions are now published on BICON for the importation of fresh chilli fruit from Fiji (except the Island of Rotuma). Three (3) varieties of chilli fruit from Fiji are permitted to be imported into Australia – bird’s eye, hot rod and red fire...

Related Cases:   Fresh Solanaceous fruit for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is enhancing the enforceability of standard import permit conditions for farmed finfish from Taiwan and the Philippines for human consumption. The current biosecurity measures for farmed finfish fr...

Related Cases:   Fish including fish caviar, fish roe, fish viscera and fish maw (excluding salmonid fish)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is enhancing the enforceability of standard import permit conditions for unretorted foie gras from France. The current biosecurity measures for unretorted foie gras from France include that: • Th...

Related Cases:   Unretorted meat

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has developed specific conditions for the following goods into the External Territories of Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island : 1. 2. Importers wishin...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage into the Australian external territories | Importing goods into the Australian external territories | Fresh produce for human consumption into the Australian external territories

Review of standard list of microorganisms and infectious agents: The standard laboratory microorganisms and infectious agents list is a list of 200 taxa commonly imported for laboratory use. These microorganisms and infectious agents may be used in vi...

Related Cases:   Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Cell lines | Low risk genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) relating to plants or plant research | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Laboratory materials

The 'Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts' BICON case has been updated to require inspection only for whole seed handicrafts made from Aleurites, Fagraea and Pandanus species. Imported seed handcrafts made from or containing whole seeds for these...

Related Cases:   Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has added 17 genera to the . Background: In 2020 the Lactobacillus genus was split into 25 genera, 23 of which are novel. Policy advice was provided for seven genera that were ...

Related Cases:   Starter cultures (and derivatives) | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives)

The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) launched on 1 January 2024, and is presently located within the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. The CDC will be established in a phased approach, pending a decision from Governmen...

Related Cases:   Human fluids and tissues | Purified antibodies | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Laboratory materials