Revised measures for specific sea freight consignments of containerised cargo to manage Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs from all ports in Europe which load cargo manufactured or stored in Italy.

This notification advises that revised phytosanitary measures for the importation of all containerised goods originating in Italy and exported from all ports in Europe which load cargo manufactured or stored in Italy have been introduced. These measures are required to effectively manage the biosecurity risk from brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) and to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection.

All containerised goods from Italy will now require treatment, either applied offshore or on arrival, as of 17 January 2018 as per previous measures announced in August 2017 (G/SPS/N/AUS/432).Treatments for BMSB are:
- Sulfuryl fluoride – fumigation of at least 48g/m3 for 6 hours or longer or at least 16g/m3 for 12 hours or longer both with an end point reading of 50% or more of the initial concentration and conducted at a temperature of 10 °C or higher (please note this temperature is 5 °C lower than the methyl bromide conditions below).
- Methyl bromide – fumigation of at least 16g/m3 for 12 hours or longer with an end point reading of 50% or more of the initial concentration and conducted at a temperature of 15 °C or higher (please note this temperature is 5 °C higher than the sulfuryl fluoride conditions above).
- Heat – 50 °C or greater for at least 20 minutes. The minimum temperature of the coldest part of the treated good should reach at least 50 °C for at least 20 minutes.
>Exceptions also apply for goods which fall within one of the excluded tariff groups: Fresh produce (including nursery stock and live plants) Live animals Food for human consumption Seed for sowingFurther information on the revised phytosanitary measure is available at: http://agriculture.gov.au/import/industry-advice/2018/04-2018A draft pest risk analysis report that identifies BMSB as a pest requiring risk management measures in order to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia was released in August 2017 and is available at:

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk-analysis/memos/ba2017-18