Date of issue: 20 March 2025
Dates of effect: 7 April 2025
Attention
Exporters of Other Goods (processed foods, ingredients, beverages, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics and personal care products, animal feed (non-meat derived), fertilisers, shells), agents and freight forwarders.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that export certification for Other Goods to all markets (other than China, Macau, South Korea and Hong Kong) will move to the new NEXDOC system from 7 April 2025.
From this date, manual certificate applications (EX188B, EX188M and M418) for Other Goods will only be available for China, Macau, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Summary of changes and key points
NEXDOC Registration is now open for exporters of Other Goods.
The Australian Government is growing Australian agriculture exports by reforming export systems and functions. The department is transitioning Other Goods products onto its new web-based export management system, the Next Export Documentation System, NEXDOC. These products include the following non-prescribed other goods:
- Processed foods, ingredients, and beverages
- Edible vitamins and supplements
- Cosmetics and personal care products
- Animal feed and feed additives (non-meat derived)
- Fertilisers
- Shells.
Export certificate applications for all markets (other than China, Macau, South Korea and Hong Kong) will move to the new NEXDOC system from 7 April 2025.
From this date, manual applications for export certification for Other Goods to these countries will not be accepted with the exception of replacement certificates for certificates originally issued manually.
These countries are in addition to Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Canada and the United States which have already moved to the NEXDOC system.
Register on NEXDOC
If you are an exporter of Other Goods, you will need to register via the online service portal. If you are a registered NEXDOC user for another commodity, you will need to add the Other Goods commodity to your account.
Access the online service portal and register.
Virtual drop in sessions
Online information sessions are available to find out more. Links to join the sessions are on the NEXDOC webpage. To join a session, visit the webpage below and click on the session link you want to attend.
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/export/certification/nexdoc
More information
Help, guides and instructions: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/export/certification/nexdoc/help
Email: NEXDOC@aff.gov.au
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email the NEXDOC Helpdesk at NEXDOC@aff.gov.au
Ingrid Massa-Ward
A/g Assistant Secretary
Digital Export Program Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.