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.
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Import
Information on the legal requirements for importing therapeutic goods into Australia, including 'unapproved' therapeutic goods and controlled substances. -
Export
Information on the legal requirements for exporting medicines, medical devices and human substances from Australia. -
Database of consents to import, supply or export therapeutic goods that do not comply with TGO 91 due to COVID-19
Records of special decisions made to help deal with COVID-19-related delays.
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Latest alerts
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TGA is issuing a safety advisory about the importation of unregistered GLP-1 products that are being promoted online for weight-loss.
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We are issuing a safety advisory regarding imported unregistered melatonin products following testing by TGA Laboratories.
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We are issuing a safety advisory about the increasing importation and use of unregistered oral methylene blue (methylthioninium chloride) products in Australia.
Latest articles
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Queensland-based individual issued infringement notices for allegedly importing and advertising counterfeit botulinum toxin type A
We have issued 2 infringement notices totalling $7,716 to a Queensland-based individual for the alleged unlawful importation of counterfeit botulinum toxin type A and the unlawful advertising of cosmetic injectables. -
NSW-based individual issued infringement notices for allegedly importing cosmetic injectables
We have issued 5 infringement notices, totalling $19,800, to a NSW-based individual, for the alleged unlawful importation of unapproved prescription-only medicines in contravention of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. -
Regulation of melatonin products in Australia
There has been an increase in Australians purchasing melatonin products from online stores, particularly for use in children. These products are often sold as gummies but are also available as tablets or capsules marketed as dietary supplements.
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This fact sheet is for healthcare practitioners to help understand the rules surrounding importation of cosmetic injectables.