It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.

As importing country requirements may change without advice to the Department, you should check the importing country's documentation carefully at the time of preparation for export.

An import permit (or equivalent) is required from the competent authority.

Note

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

Health certification

​Certifying officers must review the import permit(s) and conditions provided by the exporter and ensure that the issued document(s) are consistent with the permit(s).

The conditions in this entry reflect a sample health certificate issued by the Indonesian competent authority in August 2025 and are subject to change without prior notification to the Department.

• Sample health certificate for fish and fish products (PDF 657 ​KB)

Health certificate

The undersigned Certifying Official certifies that the Carrier(s) on present consignment referred to in Box Details of Consignment, satisfy(s) the following requirements: / Pejabat penandatangan sertifikat di bawah ini menyatakan bahwa Media Pembawa yang dikirim sebagaimana merujuk pada rincian pengiriman telah memenuhi persyaratan sebagai berikut:

1. The Product from each batch / Commodity from population *) described above have been processed, inspected and graded in (an) establishment(s) that has been approved by and under control of the Competent Authority / Produk dari setiap batch / Komoditas dari populasi tersebut di atas telah diproses, diinspeksi dan dinilai dalam kondisi yang telah disetujui oleh dan di bawah kendali Otoritas Kompeten
   
   
2. have been handled, prepared or processed, identified, stored and transported under a competent HACCP and sanitary programme consistently implemented and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Codex Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 52-2003) / telah ditangani, disiapkan atau diproses, diidentifikasi, disimpan dan ditransportasikan sesuai persyaratan sanitasi dan HACCP yang diterapkan secara konsisten dan sesuai dengan persyaratan yang ditetapkan Codex Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC /RCP 52-2003)
   
   Strike through clause 2 for breeding and ornamental aquatic species as it is not applicable.
   
   
3. The Product from each batch / Commodity from population *) has been found to be free of disease based on sampling and testing method recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for demonstrating absence of disease and inspected according to the appropiate procedures and subsequently found, at the time of inspection: / Produk dari setiap batch / Komoditas dari populasi dinyatakan bebas dari penyakit berdasarkan pengambilan sampel dan metode pengujian yang diakui oleh World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) dan pada saat pemeriksaan:
   
   
   • - to be free from diseases / bebas dari penyakit:
   • - to show no visible/clinical signs of diseases / tidak menunjukkan gejala penyakit secara visua/klinis:
   
   Refer to the import permit for the consignment.
   
   There is a list of diseases as of 19 August 2025 available to download.
   
   
4. For non edible products have been handled, prepared or processed, stored, transported based on biosecurity principles / produk non konsumsi telah ditangani, disiapkan atau diproses, disimpan, ditransportasikan berdasarkan prinsip biosekuriti5. Other details/ keterangan lainnya

Note

¹a representative sample of the consignment sufficient to detect 10% prevalence of disease with 95% confidence.​​​

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.

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

Export from Australia of Australian native hatchery bred fingerlings or ova should be accompanied by approval of the hatchery facility from the appropriate State or Federal authority. Refer to the Department’s Exporting fish and fish products from Australia​ for information about exports for human consumption.

Based on trade reverting to permit-based trade and the most recent sample health certificate provided by Indonesia in August 2025.

Entry last reviewed 11 August 2025.​