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DGX - Breaking Alert
8/15/2024
BREAKING ALERT
August 15, 2024
Dear Valued Customer,
The following is provided for your information:
Seasonal Measures for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) 2024-2025
The season will begin with vessels that berth at, load, or transship from risk countries from September 1st, 2024, until April 30th, 2025 (inclusive).
AU: The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF) has announced the seasonal measures.
Breakbulk cargo, Full Container Load (FCL) containers, and Freight of All Kinds (FAK/LCL) shipments from high-risk countries, including the USA, containing target high-risk commodities, are required to be fumigated for Australia at the origin.
All tariffs under the following chapters are categorized as Target High Risk and require mandatory fumigation treatment.
36 - Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 74 - Copper and articles thereof | 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 75 - Nickel and articles 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 |
45 - Cork and articles of cork | 76 - Aluminum and articles thereof | 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 signaling equipment of all kinds |
57 - Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 78 - Lead and articles thereof | 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock and parts and accessories thereof |
68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, or similar materials | 79 - Zinc and articles thereof | 88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
69 - Ceramic products – including sub-chapters I and II | 80 - Tin and articles thereof | 89 - Ships, boats, and floating structures |
70 – Glass and glassware | 81 - Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 93 - Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof |
72 - Iron and steel - including sub-chapters I, II, III, IV | 82 - Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons, and forks of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | |
73 - Articles of iron or steel | 83 - Miscellaneous articles of base metals | |
Note ALL bookings to Australia will require a signed BMSB declaration. The completed declaration must be submitted prior to the documentation cut-off. Failure to do so may result in your shipment being delayed.
For more information on DAFF requirements, please visit:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/before/brown-marmorated-stink-bugs
NZ: The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) season measures will continue, targeting vehicles, machinery, and parts, as in previous years.
Any risk goods need to have a manufacturer’s declaration confirming the cargo is new, was produced indoors and stored indoors before export.
For any used vehicle, machinery, machinery, vehicle parts, and other targeted high-risk commodities, DGX will fumigate at the origin.
For more information on MPI requirements, please visit:
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/import/vehicles-machinery-parts/brown-marmorated-stink-bug-requirements-for-importers/
With the aim of maintaining transit time integrity and minimizing financial impact, DGX will treat all LCL cargo categorized as Target High Risk sailing from the USA to Australia and New Zealand at an approved treatment facility in Los Angeles.
The LCL fumigation charges for this season will be USD 45.00 per w/m with a minimum of USD 200.00.
It is important to note that there are also new strict rules for cargo under plastic wrapping requiring fumigation. All shrink wrap needs to be open on top and bottom. If you require more information on this, please reach out to the DGX customer service team.
FCLs will be handled on a case-by-case basis, and approved fumigation facilities across the US will be used.
Should you have any questions, please contact your local DGX office or representative, or call us at 888-488-4888 or 310-669-8888.
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