Alerts

Merging of BICON conditions:
On Monday 15 July 2024, the department will move all conditions from the khapra beetle sea container measures BICON case into the Non-Commodity Cargo Clearance BICON case. There will be no change to the measures themselves. The khapra beetle sea container measures case will remain active for a period of time and will direct users to the non-commodity cargo clearance case.

Importer declaration template update:
Importer declarations may be requested by the department to verify the unpack location of containers initially reported with a delivery address in a khapra risk postcode. On Monday 15 July 2024, the department will update the importer declaration template as follows:

• Amend the heading.
• Include an entry number field.
• Include the additional statement “The goods will not be repacked into this/these container(s) for final delivery to a khapra risk post code”.

Importer declarations requested by the department on or after 15 July 2024 will be required to be in the updated format.

Please see IIAN 141-2024 for more information.

Who does this alert affect:
Importers, freight forwards, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 19, Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspections.

Further information:
Please contact Hitchhiker Pests Policy on 1800 900 090 or email imports@aff.gov.au (please title the subject line of the email with ‘Plant Tier 2- Khapra sea container measures’).