Tags uncooked prawns Australian ban on VN prawns ends this week Monday, Jul 03, 2017 The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resource announced that the import suspension on uncooked prawns would lapse on July 6, 2017. Australia eases shrimp imports Wednesday, Feb 08, 2017 The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has loosened its temporary suspension of the import of uncooked prawns and related products.