DAFF - Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in France

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) wish to inform members of the release of Import Industry Advice Notice (IIAN) 212-2025, advising of immediate biosecurity changes following the detection of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in France.

Further to the earlier member notice informing industry of the LSD outbreak in Italy, as of 2 July 2025, France has now also been removed from the LSD-free country list. This has resulted in new import restrictions on specified bovine-derived products, bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research, bovine reproductive material, and certain dairy* goods sourced, manufactured, or exported from France.
*Please note: only certain dairy goods are currently affected, and a separate Industry Advice Notice will be released detailing the new requirements for dairy goods specifically.

Members handling imports of these commodities are strongly advised to review supply chain arrangements and ensure compliance with the updated import conditions to avoid clearance delays and potential re-export or destruction orders.

Who does this notice affect?
  • Importers of dairy* (excluding cheese, chocolate and lactose) for human consumption from France.
  • Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from France.
  • Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from France.
  • Importers of bovine reproductive material from France.
*A separate industry advice notice will be released for dairy goods.

What has changed?

On 30 June 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was notified of an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in France. The department no longer recognises France as free from LSD and has removed this country from the LSD-free country list and the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues.

Impacted goods include:

  • Dairy, excluding cheese, lactose and chocolate, that is sourced, manufactured or exported from France
  • Laboratory goods containing bovine fluids or tissues that list France as a country of origin, manufacture or export
  • Laboratory goods that reference the list of countries approved for bovine fluids and tissues
  • Bovine reproductive material from France
  • Petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics containing or derived from bovine material from France.
Future biosecurity arrangements
The department will contact individual import permit holders shortly to advise them on ongoing arrangements for their import permits.

For goods that are currently in transit to Australia
The department will assess these goods on a case-by-case basis, and if the biosecurity risk can be effectively managed, the goods can be released.

If you experience clearance issues, please contact imports@aff.gov.au for assistance.

Further information
Please contact the department by phone 1800 900 090 or email to imports@aff.gov.au if you have any questions.
More information about LSD and the trade situation in Europe can be found on the department's website. Note the website will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Full details of Import Industry Advice Notice (IIAN) 212-2025 is available HERE.
 
Tom Jensen - General Manager Freight Policy & Operations - FTA / APSA

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