Gard Club: Preparing for the 2025-26 stink bug season

Targeted goods:

• Measures apply to certain goods, such as vehicles, machinery parts, tyres, wood articles, and other items, shipped from designated risk countries between 1 September 2025 and 30 April 2026 (inclusive).
• Goods in fully enclosed containers that have been loaded and sealed prior to 1 September may be exempted from the BMSB management requirements.
• The shipped onboard date on the bill of lading usually determines whether goods fall within the risk period.

Target risk countries:

New Zealand and Australia commonly identify the following 38 countries as target risk countries for BMSB management: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States.