11 December 2024
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 120-2024, 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 'aged' 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.
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.