Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and Tyres (VEHICLE_ALL)

MPI has introduced and urgent amendment to the Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and Tyres (VEHICLE_ALL) detailing new measures to require all used vehicles (cars and trucks) exported from Japan to be processed by an MPI-approved vehicle system. The amendment will also require any used machinery or other types of used vehicles exported from Japan to provide certification of cleaning by an approved cleaning provider. These measures are being put in place due to an unprecedented spike in the number of brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) intercepted in shipments of vehicles and machinery from Japan this season.