Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) update by FJT LOGISTICS (Australia)

FJT LOGISTICS, your Pangea partner in Australia, is pleased to inform that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has revised it BMSB policy on certain goods MANUFACTURED on or after December 1st 2018.

Goods meeting the below criteria will be exempt from BMSB processing.

Goods the subject of this revision are goods classified under chapters 82 and 84 to 89 being new machinery, vehicles, vessels, etc.
Goods MUST be manufactured on or after December 1st 2018. This includes large components of such goods.
It is not acceptable for components making up whole goods to have been manufactured prior to December 1st and subsequently assembled on or after Dec 1st .
You must be able to produce evidence such goods are manufactured on or after Dec 1st, and such evidence may be in the form of a manufacturers declaration, statement on the commercial invoice.
It is also mandatory that a statement is provided by the manufacturer that the goods are new, unused and not field tested.
The department may require evidence of the date of manufacture and such evidence may be supported by labelling etc.
Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact FJT professional staff who will be more than pleased to assist.

BMSB: Another ship has been turned back

A boat carrying cars and machinery has been sent home after bugs, including more than hundred brown marmorated stink bugs, were found onboard. The vessel had come through multiple ports and is now on its way back to China.

Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) can cause physical damage to grapevine berries, predisposing them to bunch rots and yield loss. They are also known to cause wine taint if they end up in ferments. These bugs eat everything from tomatoes to apples and broccoli to beans. They also gather in people’s houses and stink, hence the name.

BMSB feeds on over 300 plant species, including fruit, vegetables and ornamental plants. Stink bugs could risk Australia’s $12 billion horticulture industry and also hurt other parts of the Australian agricultural industry.

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