Addition of China to the BMSB Emerging Risk Country List

15-February-2022

Addition of China to the BMSB Emerging Risk Country List

Dear Valued Customers & Partners,

The Department of Agriculture Water and Resources has published Import Industry Advice Notice 20-2022: Addition of China to the BMSB Emerging Risk Country List and is quoted below for your information.

As a result of detections of live BMSB in some containerised commodities originating in China, the department will be adding China as an emerging risk country for the remainder of the 2021-22 BMSB season.

The increased random inspection activities will apply to the following goods:

• Goods manufactured in, or shipped from China and,
• FCL / FCX containers – for goods shipped in sealed 6 hard sided containers and,
• Goods tariffed as Chapters 39, 68, 69, 70, 73, 84, 85 and 89.

LCL / FAK containers and break bulk goods (including those shipped on flat rack or in open top containers) are out of scope for increased inspection activities.

In scope containers, as identified above, will be selected at random and will be directed for an ‘Inspection – Seals Intact Inspection’ at a Class 1.1, 1.3, 2.1 or 2.2 Approved Arrangement.

Thank you,

SILA Global Pty Ltd