It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animals meet the importing country requirements.

An import permit is required. Contact the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Brazil or the Embassy of Brazil in Canberra for information about the process required to import animals to Brazil from Australia.

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

This entry applies to live coral. There is a separate page setting out the requirements for Aquatic finfish.

Health certificate

Eu / I, …………………………………………., um Oficial Veterinário Governamental devidamente autorizado, certifico que os invertebrados aquáticos vivos identificados na página 1 /​

a duly authorised Government Veterinary Officer certify that the live aquatic invertebrates identified on page 1:

1. São originários de um país, zona ou compartimento livre de doenças constantes da lista da OIE a que os animais de exportação são suscetíveis, e vêm de estabelecimento ou área onde nenhuma dessas doenças tenham sido relatadas nos últimos 12 meses /
   
   Originate from a country, zone or compartment free from OIE-listed diseases to which export animals are susceptible, and come from the establishment or area where no such illnesses have been reported for the last 12 months;
   
   
2. Foram examinados no prazo de 72 horas da exportação e não mostraram nenhum indício de doenças clínicas /
   
   Were examined within 72 hours of export and showed no sign of clinical diseases;
   
   
3. Não incluem quaisquer moluscos ou crustáceos /
   
   Do not include any molluscs or crustaceans;
   
   
4. Foram embalados em embalagens novas e adequadas para o transporte de espécies ou produto / subproduto, de forma a evitar o vazamento e a contaminação do conteúdo /
   
   Were packed in new packaging and appropriate for the transport of species or product / by-product, to avoid leakage and contamination of contents.

Additional required certification

The following information is required to be included in an Australian Government issued Health Certificate:

Additional Information / Informações adicionais

Nome e endereço do estabelecimento de origem (se diferente do exportador) /

Name and Address of Source Establishment (if different to the exporter):

Nome e endereço do estabelecimento de destino (se diferente do importador) /

Name and Address of Destination Establishment (if different to the importer) :

• - Utilização final prevista / comercial / não comercial /
  
  
• - Intended End Use- commercial non-commercial
  
  
• - Forma de obtenção da matéria-prima / pesca extrativa / aquicultura /
  
  
• - Source of raw materials- fisheries/wild caught aquaculture/farmed
  
  
• - Meios de transporte /
  
  
• - Transportation Means _____________________________________
  
  
• - País de origem /
  
  
• - Country of Origin _____________________________________
  
  
• - Data de Exportação /
  
  
• - Date of Export _____________________________________
  
  
• - Porto de Embarque /
  
  
• - Port of Loading _____________________________________
  
  
• - Porto de Desembarque /
  
  
• - Port of Discharge ____________________________________

Permission to move aquatic animals out of Australia

You may need permission under wildlife trade laws to move aquatic animals out of Australia. Refer to the Department’s International and wildlife trade requirements.

Email

wildlifetrade@dcceew.gov.au

Transport requirements

The importing country may have specific transport requirements and you should check this.

Pre and post arrival quarantine requirements

The importing country may have specific pre and post arrival quarantine requirements and you should check this.

Based on health conditions that were agreed to by Brazil’s Department of Non-Tariff Negotiations in December 2016.

Entry last reviewed 12 December 2025.