Alerts
Seasonal measures for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
Effective from 30 August 2018Effective 1 September 2018 to 30 April 2019 (inclusive)
From 1 September 2018, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources will reintroduce heightened measures to manage the risk of Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) for target high risk and target risk goods shipped as sea cargo during the above risk period.
Target high risk goods manufactured in, or shipped from France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, and the United States of America, as sea cargo will require mandatory treatment for BMSB.
Goods shipped as break bulk, in open top containers or on flat racks must be treated offshore prior to arrival into Australia.
Goods shipped as containerised cargo may be treated offshore or onshore. Treatment onshore will only be permitted at container level (no deconsolidation or segregation of the goods will be allowed).
Target risk goods manufactured in or shipped from France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, and the United States of America, as sea cargo will have increased onshore random inspection for BMSB.
BMSB measures are in addition to existing import requirements for goods. Random inspection will also be undertaken on target high risk and risk goods from other countries where BMSB is likely or known to be established in order to monitor the risk of BMSB on those pathways.
Further information
More information about the measures including treatment options is available on the department’s BMSB webpage, including details about the measures and list of approved treatment providers.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Toys
- Gas Cylinders
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Carpets, clothes, bags and rags
- Ship or aircraft stores for transhipment
- Used shipper owned empty containers imported as a good
- Imported sea-going vessels
- Wooden manufactured articles containing bark
- Fencing, screening material and blinds derived from plants
- Permitted plant fibres
- Wisteria articles
- Barkcloth
- Cane and rattan articles
- Dried willow and wicker articles
- Temporary Importations
- Metal waste and scrap
- New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts
- Machinery and equipment
- Rice husk chopping boards, logs and briquettes
- Articles and equipment used in water (fresh or sea water)
- Mineral and metal ores, rock and sand
- Straw, cereal straw articles and products
- Goods for cultural performances and exhibitions
- Animal Transport Equipment
- Fat and tallow for human consumption
- Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans
- Cork and cork products
- Sawdust and woodchips
- Logs, log cabins and oversize timber
- Bamboo products
- Timber and timber products
- Oak barrels and chestnut bark hoops
- Plant derived charcoal, wood pellets, briquettes and firewood
- Returning Australian products
- Biomat products containing seed for sowing
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Uncanned, unretorted meat