DAFF releases Imports Compliance Statement

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has released an importer compliance plan that it says will enable importers to make informed decisions while ensuring goods destined for our shores meet stringent biosecurity requirements.

The DAFF Imports Compliance Statement puts the Biosecurity Compliance Strategy into operation.

“DAFF will continue its compliance initiatives offshore, onshore and at the border with about 5000 audits of quarantine-approved premises, more than 5000 sea-container inspections and nearly 900 compliance agreement audits planned,” said Tim Chapman, First Assistant Secretary of Border Compliance.

DAFF says these activities provide assurance that imported goods meet Australia’s biosecurity import conditions and that importers are meeting their regulatory obligations.

“The compliance program is complemented by increasingly sophisticated profiling, expanded surveillance activities and targeted inspection operations. We will also continue our ongoing work with importers to help them meet requirements and avoid delays.”

“Compliant importers can expect to have their goods released quicker and with less intervention - saving them money,” Chapman said.

For more information on the DAFF Imports Compliance Statement, click here.