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Understanding Australia's Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Regulations

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Written by Omri Katz
Updated over 11 months ago

Introduction:

Australia had implemented strict measures to manage the risk of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) infestations, focusing on imports from high-risk countries.

BMSB Measures for goods:

  • If your goods are classed as target high risk, they will require mandatory treatment.

  • If your gods are classed as target risk, they will be subject to random inspection.

  • If your goods are not found in either category, they are not subject to BMSB measures, however, will be subject to the measures if packed with target high risk or risk goods.

Target High Risk Goods

  • 44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

  • 45 - Cork and articles of cork

  • 57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings

  • 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

  • 69 - Ceramic products – including sub chapters I and II

  • 70 – Glass and glass ware

  • 72 - Iron and steel - including sub chapters I, II, III, IV

  • 73 - Articles of iron or steel

  • 74 - Copper and articles thereof

  • 75 - Nickel and articles thereof

  • 76 - Aluminium and articles thereof

  • 78 - Lead and articles thereof

  • 79 - Zinc and articles thereof

  • 80 - Tin and articles thereof

  • 81 - Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof

  • 82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal

  • 83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metals

  • 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts 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

  • 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

  • 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof

  • 88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

  • 89 - Ships, boats and floating structures

Target Risk Goods

  • 27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

  • 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

  • 29 - Organic chemicals - including sub chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIII

  • 38 - Miscellaneous chemical products

  • 39 - Plastics and articles thereof - – including sub chapters I and II

  • 40 - Rubber and articles thereof

  • 48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard

  • 49 - Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

  • 56 - Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

Treatment of target high risk goods:

  • Target high risk goods treated in target risk countries must be treated by a treatment provider listed as 'approved' on the List of Treatment Providers.

  • Treatment certificate from target risk countries will not be accepted from unregistered treatment providers or treatment providers listed as 'suspended', 'withdrawn' or 'under review' on the List of Treatment Providers.

Target Risk Countries

  • Albania

  • Andorra

  • Armenia

  • Austria

  • Azerbaijan

  • Belgium

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bulgaria

  • Canada

  • Croatia

  • Czechia

  • France

  • Japan (heightened vessel surveillance only).

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Hungary

  • Italy

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kosovo

  • Liechtenstein

  • Luxembourg

  • Montenegro

  • Moldova

  • Netherlands

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Republic of North Macedonia

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Serbia

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • Spain

  • Switzerland

  • Türkiye

  • Ukraine

  • United States of America

  • Uzbekistan

  • UK & China were identified as emerging risk countries for the BMSB and may be selected for a random inspection

For more information, we recommend you read the official instructions posted by the Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry here.

For further information on import regulations to other countries, please refer to the article on ISPM15 by clicking here.

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