28 January 2025
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of relevance to importers, manufacturers, customs brokers, agents and associated biosecurity industry participants involved in the importation of new and aged/used oversize tyres.
What has changed?
As per import industry advice notice 293-2024, the department is changing the biosecurity import conditions for new and aged/used oversize tyres to address the continued detection of biosecurity risk material during oversize tyre inspections.
The changes are:
- to make the use of S-methoprene briquettes a mandatory requirement for all oversize tyres (new and aged/used) arriving in Australia from all countries, to manage the risk of on arrival exotic mosquito emergence, and
- to change the definition of ‘new’ oversize tyres from ‘manufactured within six months of arrival into Australian territory’ to ‘manufactured within six months prior to loading on the export vessel’, to assist stakeholders in effectively managing treatment of their goods prior to export, should it be required.
One S-methoprene briquette will need to be placed in every oversize tyre during loading.
The briquette will need to have an active constituent of at least 18 g/kg S-methoprene dry weight basis with slow release for at least 90 days.
To confirm compliance with this requirement you must include the following statement in an Exporter's declaration, Supplier's declaration or Manufacturer's declaration:
"An S-methoprene briquette has been placed in each tyre in this consignment during loading. The briquette used has an active constituent of at least 18 g/kg S-methoprene dry weight basis and is slow release for at least 90 days.”
Oversize tyres are tyres that are imported for use on large machinery such as mining machinery, dump trucks etc. These tyres cannot be transported in 6 hard sided containers and are shipped in open top/flat rack containers or as break bulk.
All consignments of new and aged/used oversize tyres will continue to be subject to unpack and inspection on arrival as per existing import conditions.
These changes will come into effect on 1 February 2025. Tyres shipped on or after 1 February 2025 will need to meet these new requirements.
Further information
For further information, please contact the Sea cargo policy team at Seacargopolicy@aff.gov.au.