QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS FOR UPCOMING STINK BUG SEASON
The new draft Quarantine requirements for the 2018-2019 Marmorated Stink Bug season have been released.
These annual measures are becoming more substantial every year and cover a very broad range of goods.
If LMF is handling the forwarding on your shipments, we have already commenced making enquiries with our agents.
If your shipments are arranged by your suppliers, then you need to make them aware of these new requirements.
The following are considered "Target high risk goods":
| 36 Explosives, pyrotechnics | 74 Copper | 84 Machinery |
| 44 Wood | 75 Nickel | 85 Electrical machinery of all kinds |
| 45 Cork | 76 Aluminium | 86 Railway locos |
| 57 Carpets | 78 Lead | 87 Vehicles and spare parts |
| 68 Stone, and cement articles | 79 Zinc | 88 Aircraft |
| 69 Ceramic articles | 80 Tin | 89 Ships |
| 70 Glass | 81 Base metals | 93 Arms, ammunition |
| 72 Steel, iron | 82 Tools, cutlery |
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| 73 Steel articles | 83 Base metal articles |
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Any of the above goods shipped from the following countries, will be impacted:
United States
Italy
Germany
France
Russia
Greece
Hungary
Romania
Georgia
At this stage the measures can be summarised as follows:
| Shipping method | Requirement |
| Break bulk | Mandatory treatment required overseas. |
| Open top container | Mandatory treatment required overseas. |
| Flat racks | Mandatory treatment required overseas. |
| LCL | Mandatory treatment required overseas. |
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| (usually arranged by forwarder once loaded into the container) |
| FCL | Will require treatment either overseas, or possibly |
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| in Australia. (to be confirmed) |
| FCX | Will require treatment either overseas, or possibly |
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| in Australia. (to be confirmed) |
It is important to note that only treatment providers that have been approved by
the Department of Agriculture will be acceptable. A list will be provided in August.
Treatment options
- heat treatment
- methyl bromide fumigation
- sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
Re-export
There are provisions for the re export or destruction of target high risk goods requiring mandatory offshore treatment that arrive untreated, or treated by an unapproved treatment provider, at the cost of the importer.
Thanks and Kind Regards
Dave Simmons
General Manager
International Logistics Consultant
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