First Points of Entry (FPOE) for vessels

Brief description

Goods may only be landed at certain points. International vessels must comply with the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the First Point of Entry Biosecurity Determinations when entering an Australian port.

Approval for the landing of goods must be granted from the department.

- Vessels with ships pets are required to arrive at a port that is a first point of entry.
- View more information about biosecurity requirements for importing goods is available at http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import
- For more details on ship sanitation and certification refer to http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/avm/vessels/commercial-vessels/sanitation

Please be aware that as of 16 June 2019 there have been changes to the determination of ports which may impact what classes of vessels and goods are permitted to arrive at a FPOE. Please see the first point of entry determination for each port for current permissions at: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/avm/vessels/first-point-entry-and-non-first-point-entry/seaport-locations.

Ports that demonstrated full compliance with regulatory requirements were granted ongoing first point of entry determination. Certain ports had their transitional first point of entry determination extended and can continue to operate as usual during their extension period.

The ports of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Port Huon, Spring Bay and Stanley have had their determinations lapse. As these ports are no longer FPOE they are not listed in the table.

Full description

FPOE seaport-locations -
20190815 Australia's first points of entry for vessels.csv - Australia's first points of entry for vessels