This is an Asian cerambycid, capable of feeding on many tree species, that is moving internationally associated with wooden packaging material and finished wooden products. Interceptions continue with SWPM despite ISPM 15 officially being applied in China and Russia. The pest appears to have spread westwards through Russia into Europe and the EU. More detailed information on the biology of the pest and the impacts it is having in North America and Eastern Europe would be of great help in refining this rapid assessment.