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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is responsible for managing the pest and disease risks associated with goods, containers, aircraft and ships arriving in Australia.
Before you import goods to Australia, it is important that you understand your responsibilities as an…
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Imported bulk grain poses a high biosecurity risk. It can provide a direct pathway for exotic plant and animal pests and diseases that can…
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Department of Home Affairs administers tariff classification codes and conversion factors under the Customs Tariff Act 1995. For further information about how the tariff classification…
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Where biosecurity or imported food consignments are electronically declared as a Full Import Declaration (FID) or a Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (SCL); customs brokers and commercial importers must use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), instead of email, to lodge import…
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Horses that meet Australia's strict import conditions can be imported into Australia from approved countries. A valid import permit from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is required, and all import conditions must be met before horses are eligible for import…
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Friday 24 April 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.
What has changed?
Our trial to provide diagnostics for live pest detections during weekend inspections of consignments of fresh cut…
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Date of issue: 23 January 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-03
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council
Export dairy establishments
Licensed exporters …
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There are significant biosecurity risks associated with the use of imported biological goods in non-laboratory animals, such as chickens, sheep and cattle.
Non-laboratory animals, as defined by the department, are all animal species other than guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, rodents and…
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