Corinne Campbell from XDOC explains the basics of export restrictions: what you need to know before you try to move goods.
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An anonymous lobby group wrote to Tasmanian media this week alleging proposed cuts to Quarantine Tasmania’s budget could total $700,000, putting millions of dollars of agriculture at risk.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new trade policy for Australia, which will demand significant economic reform. Provisions include the abandonment of “low-quality” bilateral trade deals in favour of comprehensive multilateral free trade agreements.
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New Zealand’s burnt pine longicorn beetle is one of the most invasive and potentially destructive pests to Australia if they arrive in a ship’s cargo. For its timely action in averting the threat presented by beetles aboard the Tatiana Schulte, Maersk Line Australia received the Regional Award for Services to Biosecurity from the Australian Quarantine [...]
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Tasmania is now able to export its apples to China as a result of changes to China’s quarantine conditions.
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Japan has announced complete market access for Australian grapefruit as a result of advancements in fruit fly management.
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Biosecurity will be fortified in Australia over the next two years, with the Rudd government committing nearly $3.5 million to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity systems. The funds will be divided between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to maintain tough import and quarantine procedures, which protect Australia [...]
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Australia’s horticulture export industry is a well-established and long-running enterprise featuring a diversity of products second to none. Everything from cherries to cut flowers is sent offshore to fill demand in an increasingly consumer driven world. Horticulture is the fastest growing sector of agriculture in Australia—larger than dairy and wool combined—with a farm gate value [...]
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Japan has banned Australian mangoes as a temporary precaution after unidentified insect larvae were found in a mango at a southeast Queensland export facility. The premium mangoes had already received vapour heat treatment and were ready for shipping when Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) inspectors made the discovery. Inspectors are waiting for the larvae [...]
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Australian fruit and vegetable growers are demanding a refund of fees paid under a failed reform of the quarantine system. Earlier this year, the Federal Government cancelled a 40 percent subsidy on export inspection costs as part of several fundamental changes to Australia’s quarantine service. The reforms failed to pass the Senate, however, and the [...]
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