51-2021: Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle

6 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.

What has changed?

As notified in IAN 34-2021, Phase 6A of the khapra beetle urgent actions will commence from 12 April 2021. Phase 6A will introduce mandatory offshore treatment requirements for target risk sea containers.

To assist in preparing stakeholders for these changes we have updated our website to include the following additional information;

• When a sealing declaration is required
• Revised information on the in-transit policy
• Entity Identifier (AEI) requirements for khapra beetle treatments
  • This includes a revised AEI quick reference guide.

These updates can be found at: 

• Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle
• Entity identifier (AEI)

Further information

For further information, see:

• BICON Case: Khapra beetle sea container measures
• Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
• Urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
• Khapra beetle bulletin

For:

• questions and information related directly to offshore khapra beetle treatments, please email offshoretreatments@aff.gov.au.
• all other enquiries regarding these measures, please phone 1800 900 090 or email imports@aff.gov.au, (please title the subject line of the email with ‘Plant Tier 2 – khapra urgent actions’).