Import and export
If you import or export medicines or medical devices in Australia, you must follow the therapeutic goods legislation as well as other relevant laws.
More information
- Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement
- Import/export of unapproved therapeutic goods for experimental purposes
- Notice that a certificate under subsection 26B(1) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 is not required
Goods that do not comply with standards
- Consent to import, supply or export goods that do not comply with standards
- Database of consents to import, supply or export therapeutic goods that do not comply with standards
- Database of consents to import, supply or export therapeutic goods that do not comply with TGO 91 due to COVID-19
- Application for consent to import, supply or export goods that do not comply with standards - section 14/14A
- Webinar presentation: Application for consent to import, supply, or export a medical device non-compliant with the Essential Principles
- Webinar presentation: Webinar 2 Application for consent to import, supply, or export a medical device non-compliant with the Essential Principles
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Further examples of counterfeit Ozempic-labelled products have been detected and stopped at the Australian border.
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Magnum XXL capsules pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken.
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We have tested a further 6 imported, unregistered ivermectin products and found they are counterfeit under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
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2San Pty Ltd enters into enforceable undertaking after unlawful import and supply of medical devices
The company imported medical devices not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. They supplied these devices to a national retailer, who then sold them to the public. -
Enforceable undertaking: 2San Pty Ltd
We have accepted an enforceable undertaking from 2San Pty Ltd in relation to breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. This relates to the company's unlawful import and supply of medical devices. -
Court proceedings initiated for alleged unlawful import, supply and representations made of rapid antigen test kits
TGA has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Key Promotional Products Pty Ltd, and an individual, for allegedly importing and supplying unapproved rapid antigen test kits
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This fact sheet is for healthcare practitioners to help understand the rules surrounding importation of cosmetic injectables.