Application to Import Agricultural Products
There are now more options for completing and submitting the Application to Import Agricultural Products:
1. Complete and submit an ePermit application form online (for eligible commodities)
2. Complete and submit electronic application form online (eLodge)
3. Download application form
1. Complete and submit ePermit form online (for eligible commodities)
Applications for some agricultural products can be now applied for using ePermits, AQIS’s new electronic Import Permit application system. ePermits allows applicants to apply online and receive an Import Permit via email. Not all commodities are available for ePermit application. Go to the ePermits site or check ICON to see if your commodity is ePermitable.
Please note: If you are submitting application form online, payment must be made by credit card.
2. Complete and submit application form online (eLodge)
The Application to Import Agricultural Products can now be submitted and paid for electronically, within our secure environment. The application form is made up of 3 steps: Step 1 requires importer and exporter details, Step 2 requires product/commodity details and importer declaration, Step 3 requires payment details.
Please note: If you are submitting application form online, payment must be made by credit card. The minimum fee for online lodgement is $85.00 and other charges will apply. Please refer to the Charging Schedule for Import Permit Applications to ensure you have authorised sufficient payment
3. Download the Application to Import Agricultural Products
Application to Import Agricultural Products 
PDF [83kb]
Application to Import Agricultural Products 
Word [174kb]
Paying for your completed application
Processing of your application form will not begin before the prescribed fee is paid in full. Please refer to the Charging Schedule for Import Permit Applications to ensure you have provided sufficient payment.
If you are not submitting application form online, you can pay for your application in one of the following ways:
- mail or fax credit card details, with your application form, to the appropriate AQIS address. Download and attach a completed Credit card payment form to your application.
Credit card payment form PDF [36kb]
Credit card payment form Word [132kb]
- provide a cheque, with your application form, to the appropriate AQIS address. Cheques should be payable to the 'Collector of Public Monies, DAFF'.
- in person at your local AQIS office.
Submitting your application form
If you are unsure, check ICON to determine if your Application for Permit to Import Quarantine Material needs to be lodged at an AQIS Regional office or Canberra office. Alternatively, contact your local AQIS Office for advice.
For application types that require lodgement at Canberra office, please see below for address details:
AQIS Plant Quarantine Program
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: 02 6272 3745
All other applications should be directed to the appropriate AQIS office.
For more information contact
AQIS Plant Quarantine Program
Tel: 02 6272 3917
Fax: 02 6272 3745
Email: Plant Quarantine
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