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13 Aug 2025 / Australia
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures will apply to targeted goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries shipped between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive), and to vessels that berth, load, or tranship from target risk countries within the same period.
What's New?
- Addition of Republic of Korea and Japan
to the emerging risk countries list.
- Target high risk goods arriving as airfreight from United States of America and China will be subject to random inspections.
- Addition of a NEW offshore BMSB treatment option Ethyl Formate.
- New application process for the BMSB in-transit and rolled policy.
According to the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DASFF), the United Kingdom, China, Japan and South Korea are now identified as emerging risk countries, with random inspections applying to goods shipped from these nations between 1 September 2025 and 30 April 2026.
East Asia has always been home to stink bugs however their prevalence is understood to have increased with a changing climate.
A total of 40 nations have been targeted as ‘high risk’ including the United States, Germany and France.
The shipped on board date, as indicated on the Ocean Bill of Lading, is the date used to determine when goods have been shipped. “Gate in” dates and times will not be accepted to determine when goods are shipped.
DAFF will deliver two online industry information sessions on the BMSB seasonal measures to apply to certain goods shipped to Australia as sea cargo between 1 September 2025 and 30 April 2026 inclusive. These sessions will cover goods being imported, shipped or treated during the BMSB risk season. Details and a link to join are included below.
BMSB Information Session 1 – Virtual Event
Location: Microsoft Teams
Date: 19 August 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm AEST
Link to join session
BMSB Information Session 2 – Virtual Event
Location: Microsoft Teams
Date: 21 August 2025
Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm AEST
Link to join session
Further information can be found here.
The measures will be reviewed throughout the season and necessary adjustments made based on detections of BMSB and changes in the risk pathways.
For further details and information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]