Alerts
Khapra beetle measures: provisional alternative treatment options for high-risk plant products
Effective from 28 July 2021The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders of provisional alternative treatment options available for high-risk plant products under Phase 3 of the khapra beetle urgent actions.
Who does this alert affect:
Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
What’s the change:
Phase 3 of the urgent actions will commence in September 2021. It will introduce mandatory offshore treatment using an approved option for high-risk plant products exported from a khapra beetle target risk country via all commercial air and sea pathways.
Approved treatment options are heat treatment and methyl bromide fumigation. We recognise these options are not feasible for some products. As such, we have considered alternative treatment options, including modified atmosphere treatments.
We have published a document on our website detailing alternative treatment options available for high-risk plant products. These options are provisional measures only. Provisional measures are subject to change as further data and information becomes available.
We are engaging with peak industry bodies on the proposed alternative treatment options. Importers and treatment providers interested in using modified atmosphere treatments are encouraged to register their interest via email: offshoretreatments@agriculture.gov.au.
Import conditions:
BICON import conditions for impacted goods will be amended to incorporate the alternative treatment options closer to implementation date.
Further information:
For further information, see:
For:
- Questions and information related directly to offshore khapra beetle treatments, please email offshoretreatments@agriculture.gov.au.
- All other enquiries regarding these measures, please phone 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au (please title the subject line of the email with ‘Plant Tier 2 – khapra urgent actions’).
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Vicia spp. seed for sowing
- Lens spp. seed for sowing
- Solanum tuberosum seed for sowing
- Vitis spp. (grape) seed for sowing
- Restricted legume seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Pea seed for sowing
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Linseed for human consumption
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for sowing
- Ricinus communis seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Coffea spp. seed for sowing
- Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing
- Centrosema spp. seed for sowing
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Banana seed for sowing
- Mexican jumping bean seed for sowing
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Elymus spp. seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Chloris spp. seed for sowing
- Digitaria spp. seed for sowing
- Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing
- Humulus spp. seed for sowing
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Gossypium spp. seed for sowing
- Avena spp. seed for sowing
- Helianthus spp. (sunflower) seed for sowing
- x Triticosecale spp. seed for sowing
- Panicum spp. seed for sowing.
- Sorghum spp. seed for sowing
- Hordeum spp. seed for sowing
- Secale cereale seed for sowing
- Oryza spp. seed for sowing
- Triticum spp. seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Vangueria infausta seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Birdseed
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Freekeh for human consumption
- Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives
- Dried apricot kernels
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption
- Biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging
- Vacuum sealed nuts for human consumption
- Bulgur wheat for human consumption
- Truffles for human consumption
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Lodoicea maldivica nuts
- Setaria spp. seed for sowing
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Zeia spp. seed for sowing
- Leymus spp. seed for sowing
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Leucaena spp. seed for sowing
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Cocos spp. seed for sowing
- Hibiscus cannabinus seed for sowing
- Cassava seed for sowing
- Telfairia occidentalis seed for sowing
- Dutch elm disease host seed for sowing
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) seed for sowing
- Roasted seeds for human consumption
- Processed nuts for human consumption
- Pelted wheat for human consumption
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Pascopyrum smithii seed for sowing
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Cenchrus spp. seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Roegneria spp. seed for sowing
- Helictotrichon sempervirens seed for sowing
- Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Pet food, supplements and ingredients of plant origin
- Khapra beetle sea container measures
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Millet for human consumption
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Returning Australian products
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Linseed seed for sowing
- Pearl barley
- Aneurolepidium spp. seed for sowing
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Plant material for research purposes
- Pennisetum spp. seed for sowing
- Dried fruit
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Powdered herbs for human consumption
- Horse chestnuts
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Plant species requiring further assessment
- Plant species that are weeds
- Azadirachta indica seed for sowing
- Colocasia spp. seed for sowing
- Dried herb products not for human consumption