15 July 2025
The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced fresh guava fruit (Psidium guajava) to Australia from all commercial production areas of Taiwan can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.
The draft report is being issued for a public consultation period, closing on 13 September 2025.
We invite you to have your say on the draft report. We will consider all stakeholder comments received during the consultation period in preparing a final report.
We announced the commencement of this risk analysis on 25 October 2023, via Biosecurity Advice 2023-P09 advising it would be progressed as a review of biosecurity import requirements.
The draft report identifies 7 pests associated with fresh guava fruit from Taiwan that require risk management measures to reduce the biosecurity risk to an acceptable level. These pests are:
- fruit flies: Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis), fruit fly (Bactrocera occipitalis), melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) and pumpkin fruit fly (Zeugodacus tau)
- mealybugs: coffee mealybug (Planococcus lilacinus), Pacific mealybug (Planococcus minor) and Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi).
The identified pests are the same, or of the same pest groups, as those associated with other horticultural commodities that we have previously analysed.
The draft report proposes risk management measures, combined with an operational system, to ensure biosecurity standards are met.
The proposed risk management measures will reduce the risks posed by the 7 identified pests, to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia. These measures are:
- for fruit flies
- pest free areas, pest free places of production or pest free production sites, or
- fruit treatment considered to be effective against all life stages of fruit flies, such as cold disinfestation treatment.
- for mealybugs
- pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action.
The draft report and more information about the risk analysis process are available on our website.
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Peter Finnin
A/g First Assistant Secretary
Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division
Telephone: 1800 900 090 (when prompted select option 1, then option 1)
Email: imports@aff.gov.au