Import Permit
For Live Animals or Animal Products
 

Download the application form from the BAF website or request it via email. Provide detailed information about the species, quantity, origin, and packaging. Submit the completed form and required documents either by visiting the BAF office or via email. After verification, if accepted, an invoice is sent through the Online Invoicing System (OIS). Payments can be made using cash, bank transfer, online banking, or mobile apps like MyCash or M-Paisa, followed by sending the remittance advice to BAF. Once payment is confirmed, the permit is processed within three working days. A scanned copy is emailed, and the original can be collected from a BAF office.

 
Procedure Steps
Step 1: Visit BAF and Submit Your Application

Complete the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) Import Permit Application form. Provide detailed information about the animal species, quantity, origin, and intended purpose. Submit the completed application Form to BAF.

Step 2: Pay the Required Fee

Make payments in cash, bank transfer, online banking and submit remittance advice. You can also make payments from MyCash or M-paisa. 

Step 3: Visit BAF and Collect Your Import Permit

Once the payment is complete, show the receipt to the counter. BAF officer will inform you when the Import Permit is created. Visit BAF office upon receiving notification and collect your Import Permit. 

Forms
# Title Description Issued By File
1 Application Form to Import Animals Products Application Form to Import Animals Products Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) PDF
2 Application Form to Import Live Animals Application Form to Import Live Animals Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) PDF
Measures
# Name Description Measure Type Agency Comments Legal Document Validity To Measure Class
1 Import Permit for Live Animal or Animal Products The importation of animals and animal products is strictly regulated by the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF), which advises you to declare any animals or animal products, including processed products, in your possession upon arrival in Fiji or imported as unaccompanied cargo, including commercial, through sea, or air freight, including postal mails. Permit Requirement Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) Animal product is any article or substance derived from an animal, whether or not in combination with any other article or substance, and includes: - meat, fat, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese, eggs, and other foodstuffs derived from an animal; - the dung, urine, faeces, saliva, bone, or blood of an animal, or any article or substance derived from the dung, urine, faeces, saliva, bone, or blood of an animal; - the secretions of any animal; and - any product or biological preparation derived from any animal tissue or animal secretion. Biosecurity Act 2008 0002-12-04 Good
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