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  • Seasonal measures for Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
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BMSB Safeguarding Arrangement Scheme application form

Latest update

Applications have now closed for the 2024 – 2025 BMSB Season.

Changes to ABF report requirements for 2024-25 BMSB season: 
Applicants for the 2024 – 2025 BMSB season no longer need to include Australian Border Force (ABF) import data reports to support their application.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry offers the Safeguarding Arrangement Scheme as an alternative clearance pathway for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) targeted goods shipped from target risk countries, in hard six -sided containers during the BMSB risk season, 1 September to 30 April.

Applications are open for submission annually between 31 July and 30 January.

Note - application renewal is not automatically granted, applicants must submit a new application each year.

Please refer to the Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme: Supply Chain Processes Guideline to assist in the submission of your application.

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We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

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