On 8 December 2025, the scope of the Highly Compliant Importer (HCI) scheme will be expanded to include the following goods:

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Highly Compliant Importer is a reduced inspection intervention scheme based on an importer’s compliance history. It aims to reward importers who consistently meet Australia’s biosecurity requirements. To qualify for HCI, importers need to ensure eligible commodities consistently comply with Australia’s biosecurity import requirements and pass inspection.

Highly Compliant Importer targets import pathways where onshore inspection is required. Depending on the importer’s compliance history, goods will either:

• remain on 100% inspection; or

• receive reduced intervention.

Thanks

The DDWL Team

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