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:
- Gas Cylinders
- Ship or aircraft stores for transhipment
- Used shipper owned empty containers imported as a good
- Mineral and metal ores, rock and sand
- Carpets, clothes, bags and rags
- Articles and equipment used in water (fresh or sea water)
- Animal Transport Equipment
- Machinery and equipment
- Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans
- New or used vehicles, aircraft and parts
- Imported sea-going vessels
- Temporary Importations
- Toys
- Metal waste and scrap
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Goods for cultural performances and exhibitions
- Cork and cork products
- Barkcloth
- Plant derived charcoal, wood pellets, briquettes and firewood
- Bamboo products
- Sawdust and woodchips
- Wisteria articles
- Cane and rattan articles
- Dried willow and wicker articles
- Fencing, screening material and blinds derived from plants
- Uncanned, unretorted meat
- Rice husk chopping boards, logs and briquettes
- Fat and tallow for human consumption
- Returning Australian products
- Wooden manufactured articles containing bark
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Oak barrels and chestnut bark hoops
- Biomat products containing seed for sowing
- Logs, log cabins and oversize timber
- Straw, cereal straw articles and products
- Permitted plant fibres
- Timber and timber products