Effective September 8, 2022, the Postal Service™ is revising the Individual Country Listing for Australia in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to consolidate the information provided in two articles both titled “IMM Revision: Individual Country Listing for Australia” in Postal Bulletin 22566 (2-25-21, page 6) and in Postal Bulletin 22600 (6-16-22, page 8).
This consolidation streamlines the prohibitions and restrictions associated with safeguarding against the entry and spread of the Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) in Australia.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Australia
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Restrictions
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[Delete the entry beginning with “Other-risk plant products…,” and revise the entry beginning with “Raw forms of beans…” to read as follows:]
Raw forms of beans, grains, nuts, rice, and seeds are temporarily banned by the government of Australia.
Note: Exceptions include the following: Goods that are thermally or chemically processed and preserved; fresh vegetables; oils derived from vegetables or seed; and plant-based raw materials, such as starch, sugar, and pigment. Seeds that may be imported — including flower or food seeds and plant products and seeds for sowing — must comply with importation conditions or be covered by a valid import permit (i.e., a phytosanitary certificate) from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (AWE) before arriving in Australia. The Australian customs and border authority requires that the phytosanitary certificate must include the following additional declaration: “Representative samples were inspected and found free from evidence of any species of Trogoderma (whether live, dead, or exuviae) in Australia’s list of Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern.” This requirement applies to items arriving via all mail classes, including EMS. For more information, see Australia’s Biosecurity Import Conditions system at agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/online-services/bicon and awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/khapra-beetle/urgent-actions.
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Although effective September 8, 2022, the Postal Service will incorporate this revision into a later edition of the online IMM (after the edition published September 12, 2022). The online IMM is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 9-8-22
