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:
- Plant species requiring further assessment
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Returning Australian products
- Sesame seed for sowing
- Ricinus communis seed for sowing
- Mexican jumping bean seed for sowing
- Elymus spp. seed for sowing
- Chloris spp. seed for sowing
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Digitaria spp. seed for sowing
- Zeia spp. seed for sowing
- Leymus spp. seed for sowing
- Cooked seeds for human consumption
- Cocos spp. seed for sowing
- Pascopyrum smithii seed for sowing
- x Triticosecale spp. seed for sowing
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) seed for sowing
- Vitis spp. (grape) seed for sowing
- Coffea spp. seed for sowing
- Vangueria infausta seed for sowing
- Leucaena 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
- Azadirachta indica seed for sowing
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Restricted legume seed for sowing
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Banana seed for sowing
- Centrosema spp. seed for sowing
- Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing
- Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Humulus spp. seed for sowing
- Gossypium spp. seed for sowing
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Solanum tuberosum seed for sowing
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Pea seed for sowing
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Linseed for human consumption
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Pearl barley
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Millet for human consumption
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Powdered herbs for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Pet food, supplements and ingredients of plant origin
- Roegneria spp. seed for sowing
- Cenchrus spp. seed for sowing
- Linseed seed for sowing
- Colocasia spp. seed for sowing
- Pennisetum spp. seed for sowing
- Aneurolepidium spp. seed for sowing
- Helictotrichon sempervirens seed for sowing
- Lodoicea maldivica nuts
- Setaria spp. seed for sowing
- Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption
- Processed nuts for human consumption
- Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging
- Vacuum sealed nuts for human consumption
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Vicia spp. seed for sowing
- Dried herb products not for human consumption
- Horse chestnuts
- Triticum spp. seed for sowing
- Oryza spp. seed for sowing
- Panicum spp. seed for sowing.
- Hordeum spp. seed for sowing
- Lens spp. seed for sowing
- Secale cereale seed for sowing
- Avena spp. seed for sowing
- Helianthus spp. (sunflower) seed for sowing
- Sorghum spp. seed for sowing
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Pelted wheat for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Dried fruit
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Truffles for human consumption
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Dried apricot kernels
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Bulgur wheat for human consumption
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Freekeh for human consumption
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Khapra beetle sea container measures
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Plant species that are weeds
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Plant material for research purposes