Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from Germany since 14 November 2024.
Following notification from Germany on 10 January 2025 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of FMD the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this might mean for import conditions for the following impacted commodities:
To help mitigate the risk to Australia, Germany has been removed from the list of FMD-free countries.
The department has amended its FMD free list to reflect Germany’s new FMD status. Any commercial dairy consignment or personal quantities of dairy and beef food items from Germany will be held under biosecurity control, effective immediately.
Over the coming days the department will undertake a detailed assessment of all traded goods from Germany and may introduce additional import restrictions for commodities, including pet food, stock feed, laboratory reagents and reproductive material.
More information will be made available via BICON alerts, industry advice notices and other official communication channels as this risk assessment progresses.
The department will also directly contact with any permit holders or permit applicants impacted by this outbreak to advise of any potential changes to import conditions that may be required to protect Australia’s livestock production industries.
Goods in transit – any goods in transit will be held and assessed on a case-by-case basis. Generally, product manufactured prior to the 14 November 2024 may be released from biosecurity control if suitable evidence can be supplied to biosecurity officers.
Product manufactured after 14 November 2024 may not be permitted entry into Australia and may be directed for re-export or destruction. Importers and brokers that are unsure of the status of their goods should contact imports@aff.gov.au for advice before arranging for the export of any product to Australia
More information about FMD can be found on the department’s website.
Please contact the department by phone 1800 900 090 or email to imports@aff.gov.au if you have any questions.
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