Date of issue: 21 September 2022
Date of effect: 29 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) replaces IAN 2022-09 and is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of a planned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.
Summary of changes and key points
- The department has a planned NEXDOC maintenance upgrade overnight on 29 September 2022 and users will not be able to access the system.
- NEXDOC is the system through which exporters can apply for EX188B export certification to export honey and apiculture products.
- NEXDOC system users will not be able to access the system during this time. To ensure there is no disruption to your consignments please do not lodge request for exports (REXs) from AEST 9pm to AEST 11pm on 29 September 2022.
Background
IAN 2022-08 advised of upcoming changes to applying for EX188B export certification to export honey and bee product. Further information about NEXDOC is available in this previous IAN.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email the Non-prescribed Goods Export Program at NPGExports@aff.gov.au.
For assistance with registering or using NEXDOC, please email NEXDOC Helpdesk at NEXDOC@aff.gov.au.
Caroline Martin
Assistant Secretary
Digital Trade Initiative Division
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry