Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Update to BICON case and importer declaration template for khapra beetle sea container measures

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) wish to advise that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued Import Industry Advice Notice 141-2024 advising of changes to the mechanism of the khapra beetle sea container measures

On Monday 15 July 2024, DAFF will move all conditions from the khapra beetle sea container measures BICON case into the non-commodity cargo clearance case.

There will be no change to the measures themselves. The khapra beetle sea container measures case will remain active for a period of time and will direct users to the non-commodity cargo clearance case.

Importer declaration template update

Importer declarations may be requested by the department to verify the unpack location of containers initially reported with a delivery address in a khapra risk postcode. The template is available on the khapra beetle sea container measures webpage or in BICON. On Monday 15 July 2024, the department will update the importer declaration template as follows:

• Amend the heading.
• Include an entry number field.
• Include the additional statement "The goods will not be repacked into this/these container(s) for final delivery to a khapra risk post code".

Importer declarations requested by DAFF on or after 15 July 2024 will be required to be in the updated format.

Further information

For further information, please contact DAFF on 1800 900 090 or via email (please title the subject line of the email with 'Plant Tier 2- Khapra sea container measures').

For any queries regarding the approved arrangement class 19, please contact AEP Support.
 

To view the ENTIRE notice please click HERE