Alerts
Seasonal measures for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
Effective from 19 December 2018To manage the risk of BMSB, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has developed a new Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) hitchhiker pests BICON case. This case outlines the seasonal measures that apply to certain goods (target high risk and target risk goods) shipped as sea cargo on or between 1 September 2018 to 30 April 2019 (inclusive).
The BMSB measures are in addition to existing import requirements for goods. You are still required to refer to the relevant BICON commodity case for commodity specific import conditions (if applicable).
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.
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.
Further information
More information about the measures including treatment options is available on the department’s BMSB webpage.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Toys
- Imported sea-going vessels
- New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts
- Animal Transport Equipment
- Temporary Importations
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans
- Machinery and equipment
- Metal waste and scrap
- Cork and cork products
- Uncanned, unretorted meat
- Wooden manufactured articles containing bark
- Barkcloth
- Plant derived charcoal, wood pellets, briquettes and firewood
- Sawdust and woodchips
- Bamboo products
- Cane and rattan articles
- Wisteria articles
- Biomat products containing seed for sowing
- Dried willow and wicker articles
- Logs, log cabins and oversize timber
- Permitted plant fibres
- Straw, cereal straw articles and products
- Fencing, screening material and blinds derived from plants
- Ship or aircraft stores for transhipment
- Goods for cultural performances and exhibitions
- Carpets, clothes, bags and rags
- Mineral and metal ores, rock and sand
- Oak barrels and chestnut bark hoops
- Rice husk chopping boards, logs and briquettes
- Articles and equipment used in water (fresh or sea water)
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Gas Cylinders
- Used shipper owned empty containers imported as a good
- Fat and tallow for human consumption
- Returning Australian products
- Timber and timber products