Quarantine have finalized their seasonal import measures to manage the risk of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) during the high risk season.
New seasonal measures will apply for goods shipped to Australia on or between 1st September 2018 and 30th April 2019 inclusive.
2018-19 season measures
Importers must comply with seasonal measures for certain goods arriving from certain countries that are shipped between 1st September 2018 and 30th April 2019 inclusive.
Details of the seasonal measures for the 2018-19 BSMB season are outlined below. Throughout the season Quarantine will continue to review the measures based on detections of BMSB and the risk pathways.
Goods
- Certain goods (target high risk and target risk goods) manufactured in, or shipped from the target risk countries as sea cargo.
- Mandatory offshore treatment of target high risk goods shipped as break bulk, in open top containers or on flat rack containers.
- Mandatory treatment (onshore or offshore) of target high risk goods shipped as LCL (less than container load) or FAK (freight of all kinds) prior to arrival into Australian territory.
- Mandatory treatment (onshore or offshore) of target high risk goods shipped as FCL (full container load) or FCX (full container consolidated).
- Target high risk goods shipped as FCL and FCX may be treated on arrival in Australia at the container level. However, deconsolidation or removal of goods (for example, exempt goods) will not be permitted prior to the treatment.
- Export or destruction of target high risk goods requiring mandatory offshore treatment and arriving untreated, or treated by an unapproved treatment provider, unless exceptional circumstances are granted.
- Target risk goods will be subject to increased onshore intervention through random inspection and will be directed for onshore treatment if BMSB is detected.
- Random inspection of goods after treatment to validate the effectiveness of treatments.
- Random inspection of goods from all other emerging BMSB risk countries.
- All goods must still meet standard import conditions in BICON.
Target risk countries
Any target high risk or target risk goods manufactured in, or shipped from these countries are subject to the BMSB seasonal measures.
Any vessel that tranships or loads goods from these countries are also subject to heightened vessel surveillance.
- United States of America
- Italy
- Germany
- France
- Russia
- Greece
- Hungary
- Romania
- Georgia
- Japan (heightened vessel surveillance will be the only measure applied).
Target high risk goods
Goods in this category will require mandatory treatment for BMSB risk.
All tariffs under the following chapters are categorised as target high risk goods.
| 36 – Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations |
74 – Copper and articles thereof |
84 – Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
| 44 – Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal |
75 – Nickel and articles thereof |
85 – Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
| 45 – Cork and articles of cork |
76 – Aluminium and articles thereof |
86 – Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds |
| 57 – Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
78 – Lead and articles thereof |
87 – Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
| 68 – Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials |
79 – Zinc and articles thereof |
88 – Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
| 69 – Ceramic products – including sub chapters I and II |
80 – Tin and articles thereof |
89 – Ships, boats and floating structures |
| 70 – Glass and glass ware |
81 – Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof |
93 – Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof |
| 72 – Iron and steel – including sub chapters I, II, III, IV |
82 – Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal |
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| 73 – Articles of iron or steel |
83 – Miscellaneous articles of base metals |
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Target risk goods
Goods in this category will be subject to increased onshore intervention through random inspection. If BMSB is detected the goods will be directed for onshore treatment.
All tariffs under the following chapters are categorised as target risk goods.
| 25 – Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement |
31 – Fertilisers |
47 – Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard |
| 26 – Ores, slag and ash |
38 – Miscellaneous chemical products |
48 – Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard |
| 27 – Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
39 – Plastics and articles thereof – – including sub chapters I and II |
49 – Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans |
| 28 – Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes – including sub chapters I, II, III, IV and V |
40 – Rubber and articles thereof |
56 – Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof |
| 29 – Organic chemicals – including sub chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and X111 |
46 – Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basket ware and wickerwork |
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All other goods
BMSB seasonal measures do not apply to goods not identified as ‘target high risk’ and ‘target risk’. However, these goods may be subject to the measures if they are part of a consignment that contains target high risk and target risk goods.
Treatments
Treatment options
- heat treatment
- methyl bromide fumigation
- sulfuryl fluoride fumigation.
Treatment rates
Heat
- At 50°C or higher for at least 20 minutes. Note: the minimum temperature of the coldest part of the treated goods should reach at least 50 °C for at least 20 minutes.
Methyl Bromide
- A dose of 16 g/m3 or above, at 15°C or above, for 12 hours or longer, with an end point reading of 50% or more of the initial concentration. Note: this minimum temperature is 5°C higher than the sulfuryl fluoride conditions.
Sulfuryl Fluoride
There are two sets of rates for sulfuryl fluoride treatments. Treatment providers not using an approved third party program*:
- A dose of 24 g/m3 or above, at 10oC or above, for 12 hours or longer, with a minimum end point concentration of 12 g/m3.
or
- A dose of 16 g/m3 or above, at 10oC or above, for 24 hours or longer, with a minimum end point concentration of 8 g/m3.
Treatment providers using an approved third party program*:
- Achieve a CT of 200 g-h/m3 or more, while conducting the treatment at 10°C or above, for 12 hours or longer, with a minimum end point concentration of 12 g/m3.
or
- Achieve a CT of 200 g-h/m3 or more, while conducting the treatment at 10oC or above, for 24 hours or longer, with a minimum end point concentration of 8 g/m3.
*The approved third party programs are:
- Douglas Products Fumiguide
- Ensystex II, Inc Fumicalc
Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme
The Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme (the scheme) sets out the department’s registration and compliance requirements for BMSB treatment providers.
Treatment providers who meet the requirements of the scheme will be added to Quarantines approved list of offshore BMSB treatment providers.
Treatment providers in target risk countries
All BMSB treatment providers in France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia and the United States of America must register with us. If your supplier has a treatment provider that they wish to use, please ensure they are on Quarantines register list for the treatment to be accepted.
Treatment providers in non-target risk countries
Treatment providers in other countries who intend to conduct BMSB treatments for goods that are manufactured in France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia or the United States of America are also encouraged to register.
Treatment certificates from providers in non-target risk countries who do not register will be accepted. These goods will be subject to increased intervention compared to those treated by approved treatment providers.
Treatment providers in non-target risk countries who perform multiple BMSB treatments during the season must join the Offshore BSMB Treatment Providers Scheme.
If unregistered treatment providers continue to treat and present treatment certificates throughout the season and have not made any effort to register, future treated goods may be exported or destroyed.
For treatments conducted in target risk countries, Quarantine will only accept BMSB treatment certificates from approved treatment providers. Quarantine have developed a system to monitor and detect the use of fraudulent certificates.
We will identify consignments that arrive in Australia with a fraudulent certificate. We will also target consignments with a certificate from a treatment provider that is not approved. These consignments will either be:
- exported, or
- destroyed, in an approved manner.
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