Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Australian 2021-2022 Handbook

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Preparing for the Australian 2021-22 Risk Season

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Risk and spread of the BMSB
Established and
spreading in
North America
Detected in South
America
Established and
spreading in
Europe
Native to Asia
Pre-border, border
or post border
controls

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A biosecurity risk
▪ A potential and severe pest feeding
on more than 300 plant species
▪ Often invade vehicles, homes and factories in large
numbers during autumn, looking for shelter over winter
▪ Secretes a smelly chemical when threatened that can
cause a burning sensation on skin contact
▪ Their smell is an aeroallergen that can cause allergic
reactions in some people

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Addressing the emerging
risk
▪ Seasonal measures help manage risk during the high-
risk season
▪ Target high risk and target risk goods manufactured in
or shipped from the target risk countries as sea cargo
between 1 September 2021 and 30 April 2022
(inclusive) as reflected on the Bill of Lading are subject
to BMSB intervention
▪ Target high risk goods subject to mandatory offshore
treatment that arrive untreated or treated by an
unapproved treatment provider in a target risk country,
will be directed for export on arrival
▪ Air cargo arriving between 1 September and
30 November 2021 (inclusive) from USA and Italy,
containing target high risk chapters 84, 85, 86 and 87
will be subject to random verification inspections.

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Target risk countries
▪ Any target high risk or target risk goods
manufactured in, or shipped from these countries
to Australia are subject to seasonal BMSB
measures
▪ Any vessel that transships or loads goods from
these countries are also subject to heightened
vessel surveillance on arrival in Australia
▪ The following countries have been identified as
emerging risk countries for the 2021-22 BMSB
risk season and may be selected for a random
onshore inspection: Belarus, Malta, Sweden,
United Kingdom, and Chile.
AUSTRALIA
Albania Kosovo
Andorra Liechtenstein
Armenia Luxembourg
Austria Montenegro
Azerbaijan Moldova
Belgium Netherlands
Bosnia and Herzegovina Poland
Bulgaria Portugal
Canada Republic of North Macedonia
Croatia Romania
Czechia Russia
France Serbia
Georgia Slovakia
Germany Slovenia
Greece Spain
Hungary Switzerland
Italy Turkey
Japan Ukraine
United Stated of America
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REQUIREMENTS BY COMMODITY TYPE
TARGET HIGH RISK GOODS
Will require
mandatory treatment

▪ 36 – Explosives, pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys;
certain combustible preparations.
▪ 44 – Wood & 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 & 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 – Aluminum 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-sock 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
▪ 93 – Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
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Commodity type: TARGET HIGH RISK goods

TARGET RISK GOODS
Will not require
mandatory treatment

ALL TARGET RISK GOODS
Will be subject to
increased onshore intervention
through random intervention

▪ 25 – Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering
materials, lime and cement
▪ 26 – Ores, slag and ash
▪ 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
▪ 31 – Fertilisers
▪ 38 – Miscellaneous chemical products
▪ 39 – Plastics and articles thereof – including sub
chapters I and II
▪ 40 – Rubber and articles thereof
▪ 46 – Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other
plaiting materials; basket ware and wickerwork
▪ 47 – Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material;
recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
▪ 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
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Commodity type: TARGET RISK goods

ALL OTHER GOODS
Will only be subject to requirements
If part of a consignment or container with
target high risk or target risk goods

Target high risk goods require treatment
to mitigate stink bug risks
Treatment options include:
▪ Heat treatment
▪ Methyl bromide fumigation
▪ Sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
Review the approved list of offshore and
onshore treatment providers
Goods must be loaded into a container and sealed, or loaded onto a
vessel for export from target risk countries within 120 hours of
treatment
Mandatory treatment requirements
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Offshore Treatment
▪ Required for target high risk goods shipped as break bulk.
▪ Includes open top and flat rack containers.
▪ Target high risk goods that arrive untreated will be prevented from
discharge and/or directed for export on arrival.
Offshore or Onshore Treatment
▪ Target high risk goods shipped as FCL in sealed six hard sided containers
can be treated offshore or onshore at the container level.
▪ LCL consignments and FAK containers will be managed at the container
level prior to deconsolidation, the container must be either treated offshore
or onshore before deconsolidation is permitted.
▪ Target high risk goods which have been manufactured in a target risk
country and are transported from a target risk country to Australia, will
be subject to the seasonal measures and mandatory treatment applies to
the goods at the container level. No deconsolidation will be permitted prior
to treatment.
▪ Target high risk goods manufactured in target risk country, then transported
from a target risk country to a non-target risk country, to be deconsolidated
and reconsolidated (hubbed) and shipped as an LCL/FAK container from
the non-target risk country to Australia will be subject to the seasonal
measures. Mandatory treatment applies to the goods at the container level.
No deconsolidation will be permitted prior to treatment.
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Navigating on and offshore treatment requirements

▪ In order to conduct an effective BMSB treatment,
goods must be presented in a manner that allows
the heat or fumigant to reach all external and
internal surfaces of the goods accessible to the pest.
▪ If the goods requiring treatment are plastic wrapped,
the plastic wrapping must be slashed or adjusted to
allow adequate access for the fumigant or heat to
penetrate the goods for the treatment to be effective.
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Packing requirements

▪ Potential delays on arrival due to lack of
onshore treatment resources
▪ Reduce impediments by utilising offshore
treatment by approved providers
▪ Provide early and accurate documentation,
including all the details of treatment
▪ Expect treatment certificates to be checked for
compliance
▪ Non-compliance with regulations will result in
exportation of shipment
Minimise delays when treatment is required
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