BMSB 2021 - 2022 Seasonal Measures

The 2021/22 BMSB seasonal measures have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department).

Please find our handy Rohlig BMSB flyer here

The BMSB seasonal measures are available on the Departments BMSB webpage

For useful document templates, please see below the IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS section.

There have been some changes to the measures this season, which include:

• The list of target risk countries will now include Poland in addition to target risk countries identified for the 2020-21 BMSB risk season.

• Emerging risk countries for the 2021-22 BMSB risk season include Belarus, Malta, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Chile.

• Removal of tariff chapters 36 and 93 from target high risk goods list

• Removal of tariff chapters 25, 26, 31, 46 and 47 from target risk goods list

• The shipped-on board date, as indicated on the Ocean Bill of lading will be used to determine if goods have been “shipped” within the BMSB season.

For the 2021-22 BMSB risk season, measures will apply to:

• certain goods manufactured in, or shipped from target risk countries, and/or vessels that berth at, load, or transship from target risk countries

• goods that have been shipped between 1 September 2021 and 30 April 2022 (inclusive) .

Treatment requirements:

• Mandatory offshore treatment will again be required for Open Top, Flat Rack and Break bulk  shipments. *goods must be loaded within 120hrs from time of treatment

• Mandatory treatment (offshore or onshore) is again required for high risk goods shipped as LCL/FAK, FCL & FCX.

For more information please contact your Rohlig Account Manager.

If the BMSB measures are new to you or you would like a refresher, please watch our 20-21 BMSB Information session from last season (video below).