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19 August 2019

Managing the Process for Treating Target High Risk Goods to Australia During the 2019-20 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Season Dear Valued Customer

Further to our notice dated 13 June 2019, the VISA team has taken part in industry workshops and seminars

to keep you updated with changes to the BMSB measures and help you stay compliant.

If your goods are Target High Risk Goods manufactured in or shipped from a Target Risk Country as sea

cargo between 1 September 2019 and arrive in Australian territory by 31 May 2020 inclusive, they will require

mandatory treatment for BMSB risk and may also be subject to increased onshore intervention through

random inspection.

Whilst the list of Target High Risk Goods remains unchanged from last season, the list of Target Risk

Countries has increased from 9 to 32 with heightened vessel surveillance for Japan.

2019-20 BMSB Target Risk Countries Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan

Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia

Czech Republic France Georgia Germany Greece

Hungary Italy Kosovo Liechtenstein Luxembourg

Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Romania Russia

Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland

Turkey USA Japan (heightened vessel surveillance only)

ACN: 002 433 267 ABN: 68 002 433 267


A list of Target High Risk Goods with an expanded description of general types of goods covered by each

tariff chapter is included with this notice together with an easy to follow flowchart designed to help you

determine whether your goods require mandatory treatment.

Target High Risk Goods shipped from a Target Risk Country as breakbulk goods or in open top or flat rack

containers must be treated offshore by an approved offshore BMSB treatment provider. Untreated

goods arriving in Australia will be denied discharge and be directed for re-export.

Target High Risk Goods in hard six-sided fully enclosed containers manufactured in or shipped from a Target

Risk Country may be treated either offshore by an approved BMSB treatment provider or onshore after arrival

in Australia at the container level only. Deconsolidation or segregation of goods will not be permitted prior to

onshore treatment and goods unable to be treated at the container level will be directed for re-export.

Target High Risk Goods in hard six-sided fully enclosed containers manufactured in or shipped from a non-

Target Risk Country and subsequently transhipped via a Target Risk Country do not require mandatory

treatment for BMSB risk provided the container remains sealed when transhipping. A sealing declaration

from your supplier will be useful to provide adequate assurance in this scenario.

Your VISA representative looks forward to working closely with you throughout the season and below are

some things that can help reduce your risk:

• identify the type of goods you are importing

• check the origin of your goods

• ensure your supplier is aware of the measures

• check if your goods require mandatory offshore treatment

• check if your goods can be treated onshore

• ensure the approved treatment options are suitable for your goods

• ensure offshore treatment is performed by an approved treatment provider

• ensure containers are loaded with enough vacant space and separation

between items to allow effective treatment

ACN: 002 433 267 ABN: 68 002 433 267


All our onshore facilities are biosecurity approved to ensure the treatment and inspection processes are

efficient and seamless. If your Target High Risk Goods require onshore treatment, kindly sign and return a scanned copy of the attached authorisation to us at your earliest convenience so treatment can be arranged after arrival without any delay. We understand the measures can be complex but we’re here to help. Throughout the season, we will

continue to provide strong support and ensure all your offshore and onshore BMSB treatment needs are

effectively managed providing peace of mind. Please don’t hesitate to contact your VISA representative if you have any questions.

CHAPTER HS CODES TARGET HIGH RISK GOODS REQUIRING MANDATORY TREATMENT

36 3601 to 3606 EXPLOSIVES, PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS, MATCHES, PYROPHORIC ALLOYS AND CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE PREPARATIONS

Includes goods such as:

Explosives, Propellant powders, Safety fuses, Detonating fuses, Percussion or detonating caps, Igniters and electric detonators, Fireworks, Signalling flares,

Rain rockets, Fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles, Matches, Pyrophoric alloys, Other articles of combustible material

44 4401 to 4421 WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD


Fuel wood, Wood chips, Sawdust, Wood waste and scrap, Wood charcoal, Wood in the rough, Hoopwood, Poles, pickets and stakes, Wood wool, Wood flour,

Railway or tramway sleepers, Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, Sheets for veneering or for plywood, Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges,

Particleboard, Oriented strand board, Waferboard, Fibreboard, Plywood, Veneered panels, Laminated wood, Densified wood, Frames for paintings, photographs

and mirrors, Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums, cable-drums and pallets, Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and staves, Tools, tool bodies and handles, Broom or brush

bodies or handles, Boot or shoe lasts, Builders joinery and carpentry, Tableware and kitchenware, Wood marquetry, Boxes, caskets and cases, Statuettes and

other ornaments, Other articles of wood (not including furniture of Chapter 94)

45 4501 to 4504 CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK


Raw natural cork, Waste cork, Crushed, granulated or ground cork, Natural cork squared or in blocks, plates, sheets or strip, Articles of natural cork,

Agglomerated cork and articles thereof

57 5701 to 5705 CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS


Carpets, mats and other textile floor coverings, whether knotted, woven, tufted, flocked or made up of felt, coir, sisal or jute

68 6801 to 6815 ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS


Setts, curb stones, flagstones, and mosaic cubes, Worked monumental building stone and articles thereof, Artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder of

natural stone, Worked slate and articles thereof, Millstones and grinding wheels without frameworks, Hand sharpening or polishing stones of natural stone or of

agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics, Natural or artificial powder or grain on a base of paper or other materials, Slag wool, rock wool and

other mineral wools, Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and other expanded mineral materials, Heat insulating, sound insulating or sound

absorbing mineral articles, Articles of asphalt, bitumen or coal tar pitch, Articles of plaster, cement, concrete, artificial stone, asbestos cement or cellulose fibre

cement, Unmounted friction material and articles thereof for brakes or clutches, Worked mica and articles thereof, Other articles of stone or mineral substances

69 6901 to 6914 CERAMIC ARTICLES


Constructional or building bricks, blocks, tiles, pipes and architectural ornaments, Refractory ceramic goods, Unglazed or glazed wall or floor tiles, Ceramic wares

for laboratory, chemical or technical uses, Agricultural troughs and tubs, Pots and jars, Sinks, wash basins, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns and

urinals, Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, Statuettes and other ornaments, Other ceramic articles

2019-20 BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) SEASON

TARGET HIGH RISK GOODS

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70 7001 to 7020 GLASS AND GLASSWARE


Glass waste and scrap, Unworked glass in balls, rods or tubes, Cast, rolled, drawn or blown glass in sheets, Float glass and surface ground or polished glass in sheets,

Safety, toughened, tempered or laminated glass, Glass mirrors, Rear-view mirrors, Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers,

Stoppers, lids and other closures, Glassware for table, kitchen or toilet purposes, Glassware for indoor decoration, Signalling glassware, Clock or watch glass,

Glass for spectacles not optically worked, Building or construction glassware such as paving blocks, slabs, bricks and tiles, Glass mosaics, Leaded lights,

Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious and semi-precious stones, Statuettes and other ornaments,

Glass fibres, glass wool and articles thereof, Other glass articles

72 7201 to 7229 IRON AND STEEL


Pig iron, spiegeleisen, ferro-alloys, iron or steel in blocks, lumps, pellets, granules, powders or other primary forms, Ferrous waste and scrap, Iron and steel ingots,

sheets, bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections and wire, Stainless steel ingots, sheets, bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections and wire

73 7301 to 7326 ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL


Sheet piling, Railway or tramway track construction material, Tubes and pipes, Tube or pipe fittings, Structures and parts of structures, Tanks, vats, casks, drums,

cans, boxes and similar containers, Stranded wire, ropes and cables, Barbed wire and other fencing wire, Cloth, grill, netting and fencing, Chain and parts thereof,

Nails, tacks, pins, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles, Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks and

embroidery stilettos, Safety pins, Springs, Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers, barbecues, braziers, gas rings, plate warmers and parts thereof, Radiators for central

heating, Table, kitchen or other household articles, Sanitaryware and parts thereof, Other articles of iron or steel

74 7401 to 7419 COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Copper mattes, Cement copper, Unrefined copper, Refined copper, Copper waste and scrap, Master alloys, Powders and flakes, Bars, rods, tubes, pipes, wire, plates,

sheet, strip and foil, Tube or pipe fittings, Stranded wire and cables, Nails, tacks, pins, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar

articles, Table, kitchen or other household articles, Sanitaryware and parts thereof, Other articles of copper

75 7501 to 7508 NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy, Unwrought nickel, Nickel waste and scrap, Powders and flakes,

Bars, rods tubes, pipes, wire, plates, sheet, strip and foil, Tube or pipe fittings, Other articles of nickel

76 7601 to 7616 ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Unwrought aluminium, Aluminium waste and scrap, Powders and flakes, Bars, rods, tubes, pipes, wire, plates, sheet, strip and foil, Tube and pipe fittings,

Structures and parts of structures, Tanks, vats, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, Stranded wire, ropes and cables, Table, kitchen or other household

articles, Sanitaryware and parts thereof, Other articles of aluminium

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78 7801 to 7806 LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Unwrought lead, Lead waste and scrap, Sheets, strip and foil, Powders and flakes, Other articles of lead

79 7901 to 7907 ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Unwrought zinc, Zinc waste and scrap, Powders and flakes, Bars, rods, tubes, pipes, wire, plates, sheet, strip and foil, Other articles of zinc

80 8001 to 8007 TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Unwrought tin, Tin waste and scrap, Bars, rods, tubes, pipes, wire, plates, sheet, strip and foil, Other articles of tin

81 8101 to 8113 OTHER BASE METALS, CERMETS AND ARTICLES THEREOF


Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, zirconium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium,

gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium, rhenium and thallium, Articles of these metal including waste and scrap, Cermets and articles thereof including waste and scrap

82 8201 to 8215 BASE METAL HAND TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, AND PARTS THEREOF

Incudes goods such as:

Spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks, rakes, axes, bill hooks, hewing tools, secateurs, pruners, scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, log wedges and other

tools used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, Hand saws and blades therefor, Files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt

croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools, Spanners, wrenches and spanner sockets, Vices and clamps, Tool sets, Interchangeable tools for hand tools or

power-operated tools, Knives and cutting blades, Razors and razor blades, Scissors and blades therefor, Cutlery and similar kitchen or tableware, Other hand tools

83 8301 to 8311 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL


Padlocks and locks, Keys for padlocks and locks, Mountings and fittings for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests and

caskets, Hatracks, Brackets, Armoured or reinforced safes, Cash or deed boxes, Filing cabinets, paper trays, stands and similar office or desk equipment, Fittings

for loose-leaf binders or files, Letter clips, paper clips, staples and similar office articles, Non-electric bells, Statuettes and other ornaments, Photo or picture frames,

Mirrors of base metal, Flexible tubing, Mountings and fittings for clothing, footwear, jewellery, watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery or

other made up articles, Tubular or bifurcated rivets, Stoppers, caps, lids and capsules for bottles, Packing accessories of base metal, Sign-plates, name-plates,

address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, Soldering, brazing or welding wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products

84 8401 to 8487 MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS AND PARTS THEREOF


Machinery and mechanical appliances of all kinds, including machinery for weighing, spraying, lifting, handling, loading, unloading, earthmoving, agricultural,

horticultural, forestry, harvesting, mowing, dairy, food or drink manufacture, paper making, filtering, purifying, filling, closing, sealing, labelling, capsuling, packing,

wrapping, aerating, sand-blasting, book-binding, printing, textile making, washing, cleaning, drying, sewing, metal working, soldering, brazing or welding, sorting,

screening, crushing, pressing, separating, grinding, mixing, kneading, assembling and goods vending, Gas generators, Steam or gas turbines, Engines, Pumps, Fans,

Air-conditioners, Furnaces, Ovens, Refrigerators, Freezers, Dishwashers, Moulds, Valves, Taps, Bearings, Transmission shafts, Gears and gearboxes, Gaskets of metal

sheeting, Gasket sets, Mechanical seals, Nuclear reactors, Boilers, Machinery parts

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85 8501 to 8548 ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF, SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND

RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF


Electric motors and generators, Electric transformers, static converters and inductors, Magnets and electro-magnets, Batteries and other electric accumulators,

Vacuum cleaners, Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, Grooming appliances, Ignition or starting equipment for engines, Lighting or signalling equipment,

Portable lamps, Industrial or laboratory furnaces or ovens, Arc soldering, brazing or welding machines, Heating apparatus, Telephones, Microphones and stands,

Loudspeakers, Headphones and earphones, Amplifiers, Sound recording or reproducing apparatus, Video recording or reproducing apparatus, Discs, tapes and other

storage devices, Transmitters and receivers, Radar apparatus, Remote control apparatus, Radio broadcasting apparatus, Televisions, monitors and projectors,

Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment, Sound or visual signalling equipment, Electrical and electronic components such as capacitors, resistors,

printed circuits, switches, fuses, surge suppressors, relays, plugs, sockets, connectors, junction boxes, diodes, transistors, integrated circuits and photovoltaic cells,

Lamps (globes), Insulated cable, Carbon electrodes and brushes, Electrical insulators, Electrical machinery parts

86 8601 to 8609 RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING-STOCK AND PARTS THEREOF, RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND

PARTS THEREOF, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRAFFIC SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS


Rail locomotives, Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or

rolling stock, Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways,

parking facilities, port installations or airfields including parts thereof, Shipping containers

87 8701 to 8716 MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF


Tractors, Buses, Passenger motor vehicles, Station wagons, Racing cars, Trucks and lorries, Special purpose vehicles such as breakdown lorries, crane lorries,

fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops and mobile radiological units, Tanks and other armoured

fighting vehicles, Motorcycles and mopeds, Side-cars, Bicycles and other cycles, Wheelchairs, Baby carriages, Trailers and semi-trailers, Parts and accessories of the

above vehicles

88 8801 to 8805 AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT AND PARTS THEREOF


Gliders, hang gliders, balloons and dirigibles, Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and satellites, Parachutes and paragliders, Aircraft launching gear, Parts of the above

89 8901 to 8908 SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES


Ships and boats of all kinds, including cruise, excursion, ferry, tug, warships, cargo and fishing, Recreational, pleasure or sports boats including yachts, canoes and

rowing boats, Floating structures of all kinds including dredgers, floating cranes, floating docks, drilling or production platforms, buoys and beacons

93 9301 to 9307 ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF


Military weapons, Revolvers and pistols, Other firearms including sporting shotguns and rifles, Ammunition including cartridges, bullets and other projectiles,

Truncheons, Munitions of war such as bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines and missiles, Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and scabbards and sheaths therefor,

Parts of the above

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2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Measures 2019-20 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Measures

Target RiskCountry(Refer list)

LCL/FAK/FCL/FCX(shipped in a hard

six-sided fully-enclosedcontainer)

Target High Risk Goods

(Refer attached list)

Target RiskGoods

(Refer notice dated13 June 2019)

All OtherGoods

Target High Risk Goods

(Refer attached list)

Mandatory BMSBTreatment Required

(either offshore or onshore)

Random Increased Onshore

Intervention

BMSB Measures Do Not Apply(unless part of a

consignment that contains Target High Risk

or Target Risk Goods)

Mandatory BMSBTreatmentRequired

(offshore ONLY)

• Offshore treatment is encouraged for containers with mixed goods which cannot be treated onshore at the container level

• Offshore treatment must be performed by an approved offshore BMSB treatment ptovider• A post treatment window of 120 hours applies to offshore treatments before 1 December 2019• Release of goods will be expedited upon presentation of a valid treatment certificate• Onshore treatment must be performed at the container level as deconsolidation or removal of

goods will not be permitted prior to treatment• Goods unable to to treated onshore at the container level will be directed for re-export

• Goods will be directed for onshore treatment if BMSB is detected during random inspection or unpack

Break Bulk, Open Top & Flat Rack

• Offshore treatment must be performed by an approved offshore BMSB treatment ptovider• A post treatment window of 120 hours applies to offshore treatments before 1 December 2019• Release of goods will be expedited upon presentation of a valid treatment certificate• Untreated goods will be denied discharge and be directed for re-export

• All other goods arriving in Australia mixed with untreated target high risk goods will require mandatory onshore treatment performed at the container level as deconsolidation or removal of goods will not be permitted prior to treatment

• Goods unable to to treated onshore at the container level will be directed for re-export

Target RiskGoods

(Refer notice dated13 June 2019)

Random Increased Onshore

Intervention

• Goods will be directed for onshore treatment if BMSB is detected during random inspection or unpack

• All target risk goods arriving in Australia mixed with untreated target high risk goods will be denied discharge and be directed for re-export

All OtherGoods BMSB Measures

Do Not Apply(unless part of a

consignment that contains Target High Risk

or Target Risk Goods)

• All other goods arriving in Australia mixed with untreated target high risk goods will be denied discharge and be directed for re-export

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