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title: "AU – National – Biosecurity Clearance Delays Expected: BMSB Season and Christmas Peak – November 10, 2026"
description: Expect delays in biosecurity clearances during the BMSB season and Christmas peak. Stay informed on document requirements and strategies to minimize disruptions.
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# AU – National – Biosecurity Clearance Delays Expected: BMSB Season and Christmas Peak – November 10, 2026
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On November 9, 2026, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) issued [Import Industry Advice Notice 193-2026.](https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/industry-advice/2026/193-2026)It says import document lodgements and inspection workloads remain elevated and are expected to increase further during the 2026–27 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season and the lead-up to Christmas.
DAFF has advised that these pressures may affect its ability to meet published service timeframes for non-urgent inspections.
## **Operational impact**
- Document assessment and non-urgent inspections may take longer than published timeframes.
- Missing or incorrect documents trigger extra assessment and are a leading cause of avoidable delay.
- Cargo that needs inspection may take longer to become available for delivery. Christmas-critical stock is most exposed.
**What DAFF is doing**
- Training additional Imported Food Assessment officers.
- Continuing out-of-hours document assessment and inspections on request, subject to resourcing.
- Reviewing commodity risks, which has lowered referral and intervention rates for a number of commodities.
- Promoting self-service digital tools, including the Biosecurity Portal’s Industry Reporting and Cargo Status Tracker.
## **Our approach**
Our customs brokerage team lodges as early as documentation allows. We check entries for completeness before lodgement and use DAFF’s recommended pathways where cargo is eligible.
## **What importers can do**
*Document assessment*
- **Send documents early.** Lodgement well before arrival gives the most room to absorb delays.
- **Check completeness.** Documents must meet DAFF’s minimum requirements and the applicable import conditions.
- **Nominate a valid inspection location.** Use an Approved Arrangement (AA) site, with the AA registration number and name where possible.
- **Check status, don’t chase.** Search your Lodgement Reference Number (LRN) in the COLS lodgement status checker rather than repeatedly calling or emailing DAFF.
- **Ask about eligible pathways.** Approved Arrangement Class 19 lets industry self-manage documentary requirements for certain commodities. SAC clients can also use the Document Lodgement Service.
*Inspection bookings*
- **Select “Next available”.** Choosing AM or PM only restricts your booking to that window.
- **Book through the Biosecurity Portal** and keep your business profile current: contacts, service hours and site access requirements.
- **Consider Class 14.4.** Eligible participants can run rural tailgate inspections on certain containers destined for rural unpack without a portal booking.
*Imported food*
- **Consider a Food Import Compliance Agreement (FICA).** Participants don’t book or pay for imported food inspections. DAFF audits their systems instead.
- **Use virtual label and visual inspections** where eligible. These run over Microsoft Teams and are generally completed within three working days.
## **Plan for it**
Add buffer to cargo availability and delivery commitments through the peak, especially for Christmas stock and year-end deadlines.
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