Alerts
Khapra beetle measures: Other-risk plant products and seeds for sowing (Phases 4 and 5)
Effective from 21 April 2022Phases 4 and 5 of the khapra beetle urgent actions commence on 28 April 2022.
Phase 4 applies to listed other-risk plant products (e.g. raw seeds and nuts, green coffee beans, dried fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices) imported via certain modes of arrival.
Phase 5 applies to seeds for sowing imported via all modes for arrival.
Other-risk plant products and seeds for sowing exported from any country on or after 28 April 2022 must be:
- inspected offshore by a government official of the exporting country; AND
- certified as being free from any listed species of Trogoderma (whether live, dead or exuviae) in Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern.
Note: Importers may elect to fumigate other-risk plant products when they are being imported with high-risk plant products from a khapra beetle target risk country. To assist in streamlining treatment and certification requirements, the department will also publish import conditions for the voluntary methyl bromide fumigation of some other-risk plant products.
A full list of import conditions will be available on BICON on 28 April 2022.
Failure to comply with the above requirements may result in the export or destruction of the goods on-arrival in Australia.
Exclusions apply, visit our webpage for more detail on the khapra beetle urgent actions: https://www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/legislation/list-other-risk-goods-host-khapra-beetle
Who does this alert affect:
Importers of other-risk plant products, seeds for sowing 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.
Further information:
For further information, see:
- List of other-risk plant products (including mode of arrival and end use)
- Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) webpage
- Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) webpage
- Khapra beetle bulletin
For:
- questions and information related directly to offshore khapra beetle treatments, please email offshoretreatments@awe.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:
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Plant material for research purposes
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Dried fruit
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Linseed for human consumption
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Pearl barley
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Dried apricot kernels
- Cotton
- Truffles for human consumption
- Processed banana for human consumption
- Straw, cereal straw articles and products
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Raw jute, jute waste and jute bales for processing
- Dried herb products not for human consumption
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Powdered plant products for human consumption
- Potpourri
- Kibbled cereal mix for human consumption
- Processed and dried hops for human consumption and processing
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Mistletoe
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Psyllium husks for human consumption
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Returning Australian products
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Dried Tillandsia spp.
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Millet for human consumption
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Kava for human consumption
- Dried or preserved flowers and foliage
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Betel nuts for human consumption