CMA CGM Advises its Customers on new Fumigation Requirements to Australia
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Port Wings News Network:
Global shipping major CMA CGM has informed its customers that in response to the rapid expansion of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) throughout Europe and North America, Australia authorities have issued guidelines and instructions for the 2026/2027 high risk season (1 September, 2026 to 30 April, 2027) to prevent infestations.
“As with previous BMSB risk seasons, it is the responsibility of the customer with cargo subject to these restrictions to meet treatment and certification/reporting requirements for their cargo, categorized as either target high risk or target risk goods,” said a advisory issued by CMA CGM .
For all details on these target high risk or target risk goods and countries, as well as guidelines on these requirements, please refer to the following dedicated website:
Below are the details of the text obtained from the Australian Government’s directive
Seasonal measures for Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
BMSB seasonal measures will apply to targeted goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive), and to vessels that berth, load, or tranship from target risk countries within the same period.
Note: 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.
We review the measures throughout the season and may make necessary adjustments based on detections of BMSB and changes in the risk pathways.
If your goods are classed as target high risk, they will require mandatory treatment.
If your goods are classed as target risk, they will be subject to random inspection.
If your goods are not found in either category, they are not subject to BMSB measures, however, will be subject to the measures if packed with target high risk or risk goods.
Goods shipped in iso-tanks and as bulk-in-holds of cargo vessels are not subject to the measures.
Note: Where full kegs (beer, kombucha, etc) are imported into Australia and are required to be declared as a separate commodity by Australian Border Force (ABF), the department will accept a manufacturer’s declaration confirming the kegs are being imported full and will release from BMSB seasonal measures without further intervention. These kegs can also be referred to as reusable/returnable steel totes and/or casks.
Treatment of target high risk goods
Target high risk goods treated in target risk countries must be treated by a treatment provider listed as ‘approved’ on the List of treatment providers.
Treatment certificates from target risk countries will not be accepted from unregistered treatment providers or treatment providers listed as ‘suspended’, ‘withdrawn’ or ‘under review’ on the List of Treatment Providers.
Containerised goods will be directed for onshore treatment.
Break bulk will be directed for export.
Note: Treatment providers that wish to become registered to conduct BMSB treatments can do so under AusTreat.
Break bulk goods
Break bulk includes those goods shipped on flat racks and in open top containers.
All target high risk goods shipped as break bulk must be treated offshore prior to arrival into Australia.
Untreated break bulk will be denied discharge or directed for export.
Onshore treatment is not permitted.
Shipper Owned Containers (SOCs) and FCL containers that have been modified, such as those used to house in-built power generators, filtration plants, portable accommodation etc. are no longer sealed six hard sided containers and are considered break bulk cargo.
Automated Entry Processing for Commodity (AEPCOMM) arrangements for BMSB is permitted for break bulk goods. See relevant BICON commodities for assessment and outcomes.
Note: If you are importing target high risk goods as break bulk (including flat rack and open top containers) and it has not been treated offshore prior to arrival, you must answer ‘YES’ to community protection question 642 (BIOSECURITY: ARE THE GOODS ARRIVING IN AN OPEN TOP/FLAT RACK CONTAINER OR AS BREAK BULK, AND DO NOT MEET OFFSHORE BMSB TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS?). This includes Automated Entry Processing for Commodity (AEPCOMM) lodgements.
Containerised goods (FCL, FCX)
Containerised cargo arriving in sealed six hard sided containers with target high risk goods can be treated offshore, or onshore at the container level.
Refrigerated containers (operating and non-operating) and hard top sealed containers (ISO22U6/ISO22UP, ISO42U6/ISO42UP and ISO45U6/ISO45UP) are deemed to be the same as six hard sided sealed containers.
Onshore treatment of goods is to occur at the container level. Deconsolidation or removal of goods from the container will not be permitted prior to treatment.
Containers should be packed in a manner that will enable effective onshore treatment at the container level to avoid possible export of the container.
AEPCOMM arrangements for BMSB is permitted for containerised goods shipped as FCL (Full Container Load) and FCX (Full Container Consolidated). See relevant BICON commodities for assessment and outcomes.
A sealing declaration can be utilised for FCL / FCX containers in the following circumstances:
Goods were containerised and sealed prior to 1 September, but shipped on board after this date; or
The bill of lading does not state the shipped-on board date; or
Target high risk goods were manufactured, packed and sealed in a container in a non-target risk country but have been shipped from a target risk country; or
Goods were sealed inside the container within 120 hours of treatment occurring offshore (for treatments conducted prior to 1 December).
Note: Sealing declarations must be completed and signed by either the exporter, freight forwarder, or shipping company at the port of origin.
Note: Container tracking information is not an acceptable form of evidence to verify when goods were loaded on board the vessel or when goods were sealed in a container.
Containerised goods shipped as Less than Container Load (LCL) consignments and Freight of all Kinds (FAK) containers
LCL and FAK containers with target high risk goods will be managed at the container level for BMSB risk prior to deconsolidation. Once BMSB risk has been managed, the consignments within these containers will be processed at the Full Import Declaration (FID) level for all other biosecurity intervention (if applicable).
See the Management of LCL/FAK containers web page for more details.
Airfreight
Random inspections will apply to target high risk goods shipped as airfreight from United States of America and China between 1 September to 30 April (inclusive). BMSB treatment of these goods will not be required.
Known risk pathways and supply chains
Goods from known risk pathways and supply chains that have had previous detections of BMSB may be subject to BMSB intervention including treatment and/or inspections.
Treatment of BMSB goods between Australia and New Zealand
The BMSB seasonal measures are for goods being imported into Australian territory, and managing the risk associated with those goods.
Australia will not be conducting BMSB treatments for BMSB goods transhipping to NZ.
Goods exported from Australia cannot be treated for BMSB in New Zealand and vice versa. For example, if the goods have been exported from Australia for not meeting BMSB import conditions, they will not be permitted to be treated in New Zealand for return to Australia, and vice versa.
BMSB goods that have transhipped and/or entered New Zealand during the BMSB season and then shipped to Australia, will not be permitted into Australia without BMSB treatment that meets Australian BMSB requirements either offshore or onshore, where permitted.
Target high risk goods
Goods that fall within the following tariff classifications have been categorised as target high risk goods and will require mandatory treatment for BMSB risk.
44 – Wood and 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 and 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 – Aluminium 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-stock 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
Target risk goods
Goods that fall within the following tariff classifications have been categorised as target risk goods and are only subject to increased onshore intervention through random inspection. Mandatory treatment is not required.
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
38 – Miscellaneous chemical products
39 – Plastics and articles thereof – – including sub chapters I and II
40 – Rubber and articles thereof
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
For all other goods that are not categorised as target high risk and target risk goods, BMSB seasonal measures do not apply. However, if they are part of a container or consignment that contains target high risk or target risk goods, they will be subject to the measures.
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