Alerts
Change to the Khapra beetle country distribution list
Effective from 24 May 2019Who does this notice affect:
This notice affects clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) who import FCL consignments of seeds, grains and stored plant products (excluding fresh produce).
What’s the change:
The department has updated the list of countries that are regulated as known Khapra beetle countries. The following countries are now regulated as a country known to have Khapra Beetle.
Kazakhstan
Korea (The Democractic People's Republic of)
Kyrgyzstan
South (Sudan)
Spain
Switzerland
Tajikistan
For seed, grain and stored plant products (excluding fresh produce) arriving as a Full Container Load (FCL) from a listed Khapra beetle country, then consignments must be accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate with the following additional declaration "The plant product(s) were inspected and found free from khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)."
Goods in-transit:
For FCL consignments arriving to Australia without the required phytosanitary declaration, goods are subject to an unpack (for inspection) at a class 1.1 approved arrangement site.
Import Permits:
Affected import permits will be varied by 24 May 2019, by the department at no charge.
Background:
Khapra beetle (Trogderma granarium) is a destructive pest that can reproduce rapidly in stored products under hot conditions and is a significant biosecurity risk to Australia.
In addition to Khapra beetle being associated with commodities from certain countries, the beetle is also detected on conveyances such as shipping containers, as well as non-plant goods. It is the responsibility of overseas exporters and Australian importers of goods into Australia to ensure conveyances, such as shipping containers, and other goods are clean and free from Khapra beetle.
Further information:
For further information please contact Plant Import Operations Branch at imports@agriculture.gov.au.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Daylily rust host seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Maize grits for human consumption or processing
- Truffles for human consumption
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Bulgur wheat for human consumption
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Freekeh for human consumption
- Dried apricot kernels
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Palm seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum host seeds for human consumption
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Pearl barley
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Brassica spp. seed for sowing
- Catharanthus roseus seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Linseed for human consumption
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Gulong tribute millet for human consumption
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum hosts as seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Dried fruit
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption