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:
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum hosts as seed for sowing
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Birdseed
- Freekeh for human consumption
- Bulgur wheat for human consumption
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Dried apricot kernels
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Gulong tribute millet for human consumption
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Truffles for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Daylily rust host seed for sowing
- Brassica spp. seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Catharanthus roseus seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Pearl barley
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Maize grits for human consumption or processing
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Dried fruit
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Linseed for human consumption
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum host seeds for human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing