Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has this evening, 16 January 2018, received correspondence from the A/g Assistant Secretary Compliance Controls Branch, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources highlighting that there has been a significant number of BMSB detections arriving from Italy.
These detections indicate that BMSB are sheltering in a range of containers and goods outside of those captured by existing measures.
To manage the risk posed by these goods, all containerised goods shipped via sea cargo from Italy that arrive in Australia between 17 January and 30 April 2018 will be required to undergo mandatory fumigation or heat treatment onshore.
Exceptions apply to goods treated offshore or that fall within one of the excluded tariff groups as outlined in the attached correspondence.
Paul Zalai – FTA / APSA