Australia's top ten food import and export policies in 2023

Australia's top ten food import and export policies in 2023

1. Australia releases import requirements for frozen fruits and vegetables (February 18, 2023)

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On February 18, 2023, the Australian Biosafety Import Conditions website (BICON) released import requirements for frozen fruits and vegetables (frozen vegetables include seaweed, excluding potatoes and corn; frozen fruits do not include bananas). The specific requirements are as follows: (1) There is no need to apply for an import permit from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; (2) The product industry is suitable for freezing; (3) Imported goods must be accompanied by export certificates, freezing declarations, packing lists, supplier declarations, exporter declarations, commercial invoices, beneficiary certificates or manufacturer declarations, and other documents containing the following information: country of origin, packaging information, processing information, freezing declaration, as well as a statement stating that "the product has been continuously maintained at -18 ° C or below for at least 7 days (the product has been continuously maintained at -18 ° C or below for a period of at least 7 days)"; (4) The product must be commercially produced and packaged with clean and new packaging materials; (5) The product must be clean and not contaminated with biological safety risk substances such as seeds, soil, animal and plant impurities; (6) The goods must be in a frozen state upon arrival; (7) Implement random inspection and verification of the frozen state of incoming goods. The above requirements will officially come into effect on February 18, 2023.