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16 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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16 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who currently lodge imported cargo documentation via the COLS interface for assessment.
What is the Enhancement?
The department has developed an IT solution that will allow all third-party cargo logistics software…
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29 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods that require…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, April 2023
This coversheet may be submitted alongside documentation for seed for planting consignments.
Use of the coversheet is voluntary and is intended to streamline the document assessment process. The coversheet will…
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Date of issue: 24 October 2023
Date of effect: Immediately
Reference Number: MAA2023-09
Related MAAs: N/A
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry Australia
Export establishments
Exporters, AEPI and EXDOC…
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9 May 2022Who does this notice affect?Importers, suppliers and brokers of:Fresh persimmons from New Zealand only.What has changed?As part of enhancing the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS), the department is implementing a trial to count compliance and apply intervention rates based on…
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28 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.
What has changed?
The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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13 November 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indian Plant Protection Organisation has consolidated the list of prohibited weed seeds for plant and plant products imported into India.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Indian Plant Protection Organisation has…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry administers a range of Australian Government legislation to manage our biosecurity system, and regulate exports and imports certification. As a Government regulator, the department monitors compliance with import and export legislation…
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