Alerts & Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the import conditions for chicken meat and chicken meat products from New Zealand, as New Zealand has regained freedom from infectious bursal disease. Import conditions now all...

Related Cases:   Unretorted meat

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of an update to the department’s webpage for . Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL), Bayer Crop Science (Netherlands) has been removed from the list of department approved seed purity tes...

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of upcoming changes to remove specific testing requirements for Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid on tomato seed for sowing. Who does this affect? Importers (and their customs brokers) of tomato...

Related Cases:   Tomato seed for sowing

The department has added another starter culture to the standard permit for starter cultures not on the department approved list. • Micrococcus luteus has been added to the list of permitted starter cultures in the permit appendix. This change only ...

Related Cases:   Starter cultures (and derivatives)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made minor changes to the ‘Prefabricated offices, accommodation units and caravans BICON case’ – specifically to the import conditions for new caravans containing timber. The changes have been ...

Related Cases:   Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans

Updated import conditions have been published on BICON for the importation of Whole pomegranates from India. These updates include a new irradiation pathway. Irradiation must be performed in accordance with the approved schedule, listed in BICON and mu...

Related Cases:   Fresh whole pomegranates for human consumption

The department has removed the requirement for a phytosanitary certificate to present information on distinguishing marks for unprocessed garlic bulbs. This change will cover import conditions for both garlic bulbs treated on arrival and garlic bulbs t...

Related Cases:   Fresh Allium spp. for human consumption

As per IIAN 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, for the following periods in 2024:...

Related Cases:   Fresh cut flowers and foliage

All countries will now be permitted to import cooked breadfruit for personal and non-personal use pathways. The phytosanitary requirement for cooked breadfruit will be removed. Cooked breadfruit imported for personal use as air passenger baggage will b...

Related Cases:   Cooked fruit and vegetables for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has removed the need for an import permit for the import of Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption. Permit holders: Permit holders with active permits will be contacted b...

Related Cases:   Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption