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