Alerts
Khapra beetle measures: Other-risk plant products and seeds for sowing (Phases 4 and 5)
Effective from 4 February 2022On 28 April 2022, import conditions for seeds for sowing and a wide range of other-risk plant products exported from all countries will change. Other-risk plant products include seeds, nuts, green coffee beans, dried fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices. The complete list of in scope other-risk products (including mode of arrival, end-use and exclusions) are listed on our webpage.
Under Phase 4 of the urgent actions, other-risk plant products exported on or after 28 April 2022 from any country must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with the additional declaration:
- "Representative samples were inspected and found free from evidence of any species of Trogoderma (whether live, dead or exuviae) in Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern."
Under Phase 5 of the urgent actions, seeds for sowing exported on or after 28 April 2022 from any country for all arrival modes must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with the additional declaration:
- "Representative samples were inspected and found free from evidence of any species of Trogoderma (whether live, dead or exuviae) in Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern."
Note:
- If other-risk plant products are packed into a container with high-risk plant products in a khapra beetle target risk country, all goods may be treated and certified using an approved option for high-risk plant products. For more information on treatment and certification requirements, see the Phase 3 webpage.
- If the products will be packed into a Full Container Load/Full Container Consolidated sea container in a khapra beetle target risk country and will be unpacked in a rural khapra risk area of Australia, the sea container will need to be treated. See more details on the sea container webpage.
The full list of import conditions will be updated on BICON closer to implementation. Stay up to date on the implementation of these conditions by subscribing to receive Industry Advice Notices and BICON alerts.
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.
Background:
These changes are considered necessary because:
- Khapra beetle is a significant threat to Australian plant industries, including the grain export industry. Khapra beetle destroys grain quality making it unfit for human or animal consumption.
- Other-risk plant products and seeds for sowing have been identified as hosts of khapra beetle and as such, a pathway for khapra beetle to enter Australia.
- If khapra beetle enters Australia it would have significant economic consequences. An outbreak could cost Australia $15.5 billion over 20 years through revenue losses arising from damaged grain in storage and exports.
Australia currently has biosecurity requirements in place for a range of products that could be infested with khapra beetle. However, we believe that the biosecurity requirements need to be expanded and strengthened to prevent a khapra beetle incursion.
Further information:
For further information, see:
- list of other-risk plant products (including mode of arrival and end use)
- urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
- sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
- 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:
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Kibbled cereal mix for human consumption
- Mistletoe
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Pearl barley
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Dried apricot kernels
- Psyllium husks for human consumption
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Kava for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Linseed for human consumption
- Millet for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Birdseed
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Raw jute, jute waste and jute bales for processing
- Straw, cereal straw articles and products
- Potpourri
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Dried or preserved flowers and foliage
- Dried Tillandsia spp.
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Processed and dried hops for human consumption and processing
- Betel nuts for human consumption
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Truffles for human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Dried herb products not for human consumption
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Dried fruit
- Processed banana for human consumption
- Cotton
- Plant material for research purposes
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Returning Australian products
- Powdered plant products for human consumption
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Seed for sowing products
- Pea seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing