The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is making some changes to two existing Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) pathways.

We are looking to split fresh mushrooms and fresh truffles into two separate pathways. This means that each pathway will have its own CBIS rates and compliance counters.

Background:

CBIS is a risk-based intervention program that rewards entities (importers or suppliers) that demonstrate a good history of compliance with the import conditions with reduced intervention levels. CBIS will focus on the importer’s compliance history and will continue to recognise and reward importers that export clean products with reduced inspections under these changes.

The following changes will be made to CBIS:

• Mushrooms (fresh/chilled) – targeting the inspection intervention and will focus on the importer’s compliance history.

• Tariffs: 0709.59.00.90, 0709.52.00.20, 0709.53.00.30, 0709.54.00.40, 0709.55.00.50

• Profile Question: BIOSECURITY: ARE THE GOODS FRESH PERMITTED MUSHROOM SPECIES AS LISTED ON BICON, IMPORTED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION END USE?

• CBIS Intervention Rates:

• Census Number: 5

• Monitoring Fraction: 10%

• Truffles (fresh/chilled) – targeting the inspection intervention and will focus on the importer’s compliance history.

• Tariffs: 0709.56.00.60, 0709.59.00.62, 0709.59.00.90

• Profile Question: BIOSECURITY: ARE THE GOODS FRESH PERMITTED TRUFFLE SPECIES AS LISTED ON BICON, IMPORTED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION END USE

• CBIS Intervention Rates:

• Census Number:

• Monitoring Fraction: 25%

These changes are scheduled to take effect on 28 October 2026.

As part of these changes new profile questions are being introduced which will form part of the rule criteria. The answers provided, together with other eligibility criteria, will determine whether a consignment qualifies for processing under these CBIS pathways.

Accurate responses to the profile questions are important as incorrect responses may result in consignments becoming ineligible for CBIS processing or require additional assessment which may delay the clearance process.

Note: * The term “chilled” means that the temperature of a product has been reduced, generally to around 0 °C, without the product being frozen. Please use a different tariff when lodging consignments that have been “hard frozen”.

If you require further information, please contact the CBIS program at CBIS@aff.gov.au

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