agriculture.gov.au AWE Biosecurity Portal Australia : Fisheries & Forestry

Organisation : Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Facility Name : Biosecurity Portal
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/online-services/biosecurity-portal

What is Biosecurity Portal?

The department is improving the way we deliver our services to our industry clients. We have worked with industry to co-design our new digital service model and enable streamlined and simplified interactions with us online through the Biosecurity Portal (the Portal). The Portal gives import clients the ability to make and manage inspection booking requests, view direction information and lodge Approved Arrangement Class 14.4 inspection outcomes 24/7 via an online system. As the Portal develops, we’ll add more features that will help industry save time and money whilst modernising the biosecurity system for clients.

Services of Biosecurity Portal

Services available through the Biosecurity Portal

The following services are currently available via the Portal:
** Inspection Services
** Request, modify and cancel an import inspection
** View and print AIMS Directions
** Approved Arrangement Class 14.4 outcomes

Inspection Services:
** If you import cargo into Australia, you may need to book a time and place for the goods to be inspected. Inspections may need to happen on arrival, at the seaport or airport, or at a third-party site that has been approved by the Department.
** The Portal allows import clients to book, view and manage their import inspections at any time.
** Through the Portal, clients also have access to Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) direction information, in addition to the AIMS Direction being issued via email.

Import clients, signed up to use the Portal via myGovID, will be able to view AIMS Direction information issued by the department if:
** Approved Arrangements – if the AA number is listed against an active AIMS Direction.
** Brokerage – the ABN of the brokerage is listed against the import declaration in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
** Importer – the ABN of the importer is listed against the import declaration in the ICS.

Who Can Use Biosecurity Portal?

The Biosecurity Portal currently supports all approved arrangements, brokers, importers, as well as freight forwarders, and clients who do not have an ABN.

Who Cannot Use Biosecurity Portal?
Clients who require:
** Request an inspection with an airway bill
** bulk bookings/manned depots (recurring bookings only)
** high volume specialist operators (HVSO) booking personal effects inspections
** imported food virtual visual label inspections
** plant export inspections
** inspections occurring in Tasmania

Approved Arrangement Class 14.4 outcomes:
The Portal allows reporting of rural tailgate inspection outcomes for Approved Arrangement class 14.4 Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs). Lodging inspection results through the Portal will allow BIPs to easily search and select the relevant entry or container number, with in-built data validation to verify the data, reducing administrative and potential system errors.

How To Access Biosecurity Portal?

Once you have registered, you can access the Biosecurity Portal

Register Here : https://biosecurity.awe.gov.au/

There are 2 registration options available:
Option 1: Approved Arrangements, Customs Brokers, Importers, Manned depots.
Option 2: Freight Forwarders, clients without an ABN, and clients with a low volume of import inspection requests#

Note:
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Contact

Call : 1800 900 090
Email: biosecurityportal@aff.gov.au

Additional Simplified Procedure

There are two ways to access the Biosecurity Portal Australia

Option 1: For AAs, Importers, and Brokers (with ABN):
If you are an Approved Arrangement (AA), importer, or broker with an Australian Business Number (ABN), you can sign in to the Biosecurity Portal using your digital identity. To do this, you will need to have an account with one of the following government-approved identity providers

** myGovID
** eIDAS
** UK Verify

Once you have an account with one of these identity providers, you can follow these steps to sign in to the Biosecurity Portal:
1. Go to the Biosecurity Portal website: https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/
2. Click the “Sign in with digital identity” button.
3. Select your identity provider from the list.
4. Enter your identity provider credentials and follow the prompts to sign in.

Option 2: For Other Users
If you are not an AA, importer, or broker with an ABN, you can still access the Biosecurity Portal by signing in with your email address. To do this, you will need to create an account.

To create an account, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Biosecurity Portal website: https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/
2. Click the “Create an account” link.
3. Enter your email address and a password.
4. Click the “Create account” button.

Note:
Once you have created an account, you can sign in using your email address and password.