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We work with overseas governments to implement eCertificate exchanges for imports. This includes phytosanitary and sanitary certificates for food and agricultural exports.Our goal is for import certification to be completely paperless. You can find out more about the benefits of eCertificates…
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Purpose
This purpose of this webpage is to assist importers with a timeline for the submission of information/applications to the department for the import of pigeon consignments.
Submission of applications and documentation
The following table summarises the timeframes for submission of forms…
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On 21 June 2022, the department released a Notice of Intention to conduct a Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis (BIRA) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the Biosecurity Regulation 2016, in relation to the importation of live sturgeon for aquaculture. This commenced a 30-month timeframe to complete…
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All food imported into Australia must comply with Australian food standards and requirements for safety. This includes compliance with:the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Codecountry of origin food labelling requirements.We monitor imported food to check it meets these requirements through…
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The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and safeguard our valuable fisheries and aquaculture industries.
Measures to ensure Australia's import conditions are being met include pre-border and border…
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Before you import
Before you import goods to Australia, it is important that you understand your responsibilities as an importer and the import conditions that may apply to your goods. Complying with these requirements can reduce costly delays and help keep biosecurity risks offshore.
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The department is constantly reviewing and updating import conditions for the external territories.
Public comments on proposed changes to import conditions for prawns and prawn products are being received via imports@agriculture.gov.au until 4 December 2020.
The purpose of the…
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Imported food intended for sale is inspected and tested under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Most food imported for sale from New Zealand isn't referred for inspection or testing. New Zealand and Australia have joint food standards allowing food to be imported between the countries…
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Fertile bird eggs can currently be imported into Australia from selected department approved countries only. To bring fertile eggs to Australia, they must meet all of the department's import conditions prior to export.
The Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) provides the…
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Import conditions for fresh taro from all countries are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import fresh taros into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in the…
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