Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak in Italy

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) wish to inform members of the release of Import Industry Advice Notice (IIAN) 207-2025, advising of immediate biosecurity changes following the detection of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Italy.

As of 23 June 2025, Italy has been removed from the LSD-free country list, resulting in new import restrictions on specified bovine-derived products and dairy goods sourced, manufactured or exported from Italy:

Who does this notice affect?

• Importers of dairy for human consumption from Italy.
• Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Italy.
• Importers of bovine derived petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics from Italy.
• Importers of bovine reproductive material from Italy.

What has changed?

On 23 June 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was notified of an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Italy. The department no longer recognises Italy 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 lactose and chocolate, that is sourced, manufactured or exported from Italy
• Laboratory goods containing bovine fluids or tissues that list Italy 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 Italy
• Petfood, stockfeed and veterinary therapeutics containing or derived from bovine material from Italy.

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.

The outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Italy and its removal from the LSD-free country list has led to new import restrictions. These measures are expected to impact logistics involving livestock and animal products, adding complexity to trade and compliance requirements in the affected supply chains.