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Alerts and Changes provide information about notices or changes to import conditions. You can keep informed with these notices by following individual import cases.
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Removal of import permit requirement for grapefruit from Egypt
Effective from 20 November 2023
The requirement for an import permit for fresh grapefruit grown in Egypt for human consumption has been removed.
Importers will no longer need to apply for, or present a permit on arrival, to import fresh grapefruit from Egypt.
There are no associate...
Related Cases:
Fresh grapefruit or sweetie for human consumption
Removal of import permit requirement for dragon fruit from Viet Nam
Effective from 20 November 2023
The requirement for an import permit for fresh dragon fruit grown in Viet Nam for human consumption, has been removed.
Importers will no longer need to apply for, or present a permit on arrival, to import dragon fruit grown in Viet Nam
There are no a...
Related Cases:
Fresh dragon fruit for human consumption
Notification of sheep and goat pox outbreak in Bulgaria and Greece
Effective from 20 November 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has been notified of an outbreak of sheep and goat pox in Bulgaria and Greece in 2023. Sheep and goat embryos and semen from Bulgaria and Greece will not be able to meet the following import conditi...
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Goat semen
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Ovine semen
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Sheep embryos
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Goat embryos
Changes to vegetable seed for sowing permit application form, effective 5 October 2023
Effective from 28 September 2023
Who does this notice affect:
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following vegetable seeds for sowing: capsicum, carrot, parsley, parsnip, tomato, wild tomato.
What has changed:
The Department of Agriculture,...
Related Cases:
Pastinaca sativa seed for sowing
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Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
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Daucus carota seed for sowing
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Wild tomato seed for sowing
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Tomato seed for sowing
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Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
New case for fresh etrogs and fresh cut willow and myrtle foliage for ceremonial purposes
Effective from 13 September 2023
The department has grouped fresh etrogs (Citrus medica) and fresh cut willow (Salix spp.) and myrtle (Myrtus spp.) foliage for ceremonial purposes into a single BICON case titled “Fresh fruit and foliage for ceremonial purposes”.
Import conditions fo...
Related Cases:
Fresh fruit and foliage for ceremonial purposes
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
Changes to the requirements for company representative declarations
Effective from 21 July 2023
The department has made changes to the requirements for company representative declarations which include updates to the description wording and requirement criteria for company representative declarations.
These changes have been implemented to ensur...
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Machinery, equipment and parts
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New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts
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Tyres
Additional export locations added for fresh nashi pears grown in the Republic of Korea
Effective from 4 May 2023
The department has added the following export locations to the list of permitted areas for fresh nashi pears grown in the Republic of Korea for human consumption:
• Gokseong
• Gochang.
Who does this notice affect:
This notice affects importers of ...
Related Cases:
Fresh pome fruit for human consumption
Changes to approved countries for zoo elephants, felids and perissodactyls
Effective from 15 January 2020
The department has determined that Singapore Zoological Gardens (Singapore Zoo) cannot be considered free of evidence of tuberculosis in accordance with Australia’s import requirements for zoo elephants, zoo felids and zoo perissodactyls for the period...
Related Cases:
Elephants for zoological purposes
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Felidae for zoological purposes
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Perissodactyls for zoological purposes