Purpose
This notice is issued to assist Customers and Customer Success team members in understanding the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Quarantine legislation regarding the threat to Australian Agriculture posed by the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug pest.
Details
High risk goods shipped as breakbulk, in open top containers or on flat rack containers where goods are manufactured in or shipped from target countries between 1 September 2024 and 30 April 2025 inclusive, are subject to the BMSB seasonal measures.
Fumigation of high-risk goods before shipment is mandatory. All target high risk cargo shipped as Breakbulk, in open top containers or on flat rack containers from the countries listed below, arriving untreated will be directed for immediate export with no allowances being made.
Target ‘High-Risk Goods’
A list of goods deemed to be ‘High Risk’ by DAFF can be found at:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/before/brown-marmorated-stink-bugs#target-goods-subject-to-the-measures
Target Risk Countries
• Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan
• Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria
• Canada
• China (heightened vessel surveillance will be the only measure applied)
• Croatia, Czechia
• France
• Georgia, Germany, Greece
• Hungary
• Italy
• Japan (heightened vessel surveillance will be the only measure applied)
• Kazakhstan, Kosovo
• Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
• Montenegro, Moldova
• Netherlands
• Poland, Portugal
• Republic of Korea (heightened vessel surveillance will be the only measure applied)
• Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russia
• Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan
Notes:
• Whilst China and the Republic of Korea have been added to the BMSB target country risk list, action will be limited to heightened vessel surveillance only – mandatory fumigation of cargo does not apply.
• The shipped-on board date, as indicated on the Ocean Bill of Lading, is the date used to determine when goods have been shipped. “Gate in” dates and times will not be accepted by DAFF to determine when goods were shipped.
• In conjunction with New Zealand MPI, New Zealand and Australia do not conduct BMSB treatments for each other. i.e., Goods bound for Australia cannot be treated for BMSB in New Zealand. For example, if the goods have been exported from New Zealand for not meeting BMSB import conditions, they will not be permitted to be treated in Australia, and vice versa.
The following link lists approved BMSB fumigators by country:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/before/prepare/treatment-outside-australia/pre-border-biosecurity-treatment-providers
- For comprehensive details on the BMSB seasonal measures and requirements for Australia please visit www.agriculture.gov.au/bmsb
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