Trade will have a more significant impact on the Australian apple and pear industry in the future as Biosecurity Australia has agreed that apples can be imported into Australia from New Zealand under strict quarantine conditions.

The two important aspects of trade are biosecurity and market access.

There are many biosecurity agencies operating in Australia and a web portal has been established to make it easier to access information from those agencies. The Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network can be accessed at www.abin.org.au.

 

on-farm biosecurity

The conditions under which New Zealand apples can be exported to Australia.
Biosecurity Aust IRA on NZ apples

 

import risk assessments

Governments around the world impose different conditions on the access of fresh fruit and vegetables.

 

wto submissions

Links to WTO submissions