Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Costa Rica

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The information in this standard is provided on the following basis. The phytosanitary requirements found in this standard may be used as the basis of export certification. However, requirements may be changed by importing countries at any time at short notice or with no notice to New Zealand. This information is provided strictly on the basis that the Crown, the Ministry for Primary Industries, its statutory officers, employees, agents and all other persons responsible for or associated with the compilation, writing, editing, approval or publication of the information:

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Last Updated: 08 January 2013

Commodities

Logs

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark	Free of bark.
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi	Free of quarantine pests.
Soil	Free of soil.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments	Logs must be fumigated or heat treated or preservative treated.
Fumigation	Fumigation with methyl bromide or phosphine.
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments	Kiln dried to moisture content less than 20%.
Preservative treatments	Vacuum pressure CCA (chromated copper arsenate) or similar.
Concessional Release	None specified for New Zealand.
General

Wood/ Timber - Sawn

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark	Free of bark.
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi	Free of quarantine pests.
Soil	Free of soil.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments	Sawn timber must be fumigated or heat treated or preservative treated.
Fumigation	Fumigation with methyl bromide or phosphine.
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments	Kiln dried to moisture content less than 20%.
Preservative treatments	Vacuum pressure CCA (chromated copper arsenate) or similar.
Concessional Release	None specified for New Zealand.
General

Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit NOT required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate NOT required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark	Free of bark.
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi	Free of quarantine pests.
Soil	Free of soil.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection not required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release	None specified for New Zealand.
General

Wood Products - Packaging

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit NOT required for new and unused ISPM 15 marked wood packaging material and dunnage associated with a commercial shipment.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate NOT required for new and unused ISPM 15 marked wood packaging material and dunnage associated with a commercial shipment. Phytosanitary certification to meet sawn timber requirements accepted in lieu of ISPM15, and mandatory for consignments consisting of wood packaging. Uncertificated used ISPM15 marked wood packaging will be fumigated on arrival.
Prohibited Importations
Bark	Wood packaging material and dunnage must be made of debarked wood in accordance with ISPM 15.
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi	Free of quarantine pests.
Soil	Free of soil.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection is required if phytosanitary certificate is required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation	Wood packaging material and dunnage must be ISPM15 compliant or must meet the requirements for sawn timber.
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments	Wood packaging material and dunnage must be ISPM15 compliant or must meet requirements for sawn timber.
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release	None specified for New Zealand.
General	In addition Costa Rica requires a mark of (TT) for heat treated and (BM) for Methyl bromide fumigated of ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging material and dunnage.

Quarantine Pests

The following are quarantine pests for plant products imported into Costa Rica (from countries where the following quarantine organisms exist):

List A1	Group	Commodity
Aceria tulipae	Mite	Tulipa spp. bulbs Allium spp. bulbs for consumption
Acrolepiopsis assectella	Insect	Allium cepa bulbs for consumption
Agrotis segetum	Insect	Propoagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Amblyptilia pica	Insect	Geranium spp. propagating material
Anastrepha bistrigata	Insect	Mangifera indica fresh fruit
Anastrepha grandis	Insect	Cucurbitaceae fresh vegetable
Anastrepha pseudoparallela	Insect	Mangifera indica fresh fruit
Anastrepha sororcula	Insect	Mangifera indica fresh fruit
Anastrepha suspensa	Insect	Fresh fruit species
Anthonomus signatus	Insect	Fragaria x ananassa propagating material
Aonidiella citrina	Insect	Citrus spp. propagating material and fruit for consumption.
Aonidiella orientalis	Insect	Fruit propagating material and fruits for consumption
Aphelenchoides fragariae	Nematode	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi	Nematode	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Aspidiotus nerii	Insect	Fruit propagating material and fresh fruit.
Attacus atlas	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Aulacaspis tubercularis	Insect	Mangifera indica fresh fruit
Avocado sunblotch viroid	Viroid	Persea americana. propagating material and fruits for consumption
Beet western yellows virus	Virus	Crucifer propagating material
Bactericera cockerelli	Insect	Solanaceous propagating material and fruit.
Bactrocera carambolae	Insect	Mangifera indica fresh fruit
Bactrocera cucurbitae	Insect	Cucurbitaceae fruit
Bactrocera dorsalis	Insect	Various fresh fruit
Bactrocera invadens	Insect	Various fresh fruit
Bactrocera tryoni	Insect	Various fresh fruit
Banana bunchy top nanavirus	Virus	Musa sp propagating material (including in vitro).
Botrytis tulipae	Fungus	Propagating material: bulbs of Tulipa spp., Lilium spp, ornamental onion and Allium spp.
Brachycerus muricatus	Insect	Allium cepa bulbs for fresh consumption
Brachycorynella asparagi	Insect	Asparagus officinalis propagating material
Brevipalpus chilensis	Mite	Vitis vinifera propagation material and fresh fruits of Citrus spp., Annona spp
Cacoecimorpha pronubana	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and others
Cactodera cacti	Nematode	Cactaceae propagating material
Cacyreus marshalli	Insect	Pelargonium spp. propagating material
Caliothrips fasciatus	Insect	Citrullus lanatus fruit for consumption
Caliothrips phaseoli	Insect	Lactuca sativa vegetable for consumption
Caryobruchus gleditsiae	Insect	Propagating material of Palmae, including botanical seed.
Carnation necrotic fleck closterovirus	Virus	Dianthus spp. propagating material
Ceratitis rosa	Insect	Various fresh fruits
Ceroplastes rubens	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Ceroplastes rusci	Insect	Propagating material of various fruit and fresh fruit species.
Ceutorhynchus assimilis	Insect	Crucíferae propagating material
Chromatomyia horticola	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Chromatomyia syngenesiae	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Chrysodeixis eriosoma	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Chrysodeixis chalcites	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Citrus leprosis rhabdovirus	Virus	Citrus spp. propagating material and fresh fruit
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp michiganensis.	Bacteria	Lycopersicon esculentum and Capsicum spp. for fresh consumption
Coccus pseudomagnoliarum	Insect	Citrus spp. propagating material
Colomerus vitis	Insect	Vitis vinifera for fresh consumption
Conotrachelus aguacatae	Insect	Persea americana for fresh consumption
Conotrachelus dimidiatus	Insect	Psidium guajava for fresh consumption
Cryptoblabes gnidiella	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Deporaus marginatus	Insect	Mangifera indica propagating material
Diabrotica undecimpunctata	Insect	Zea mays and Phaseolus vulgaris for fresh consumption
Diaprepes famelicus	Insect	Saccharum officinarum propagating material
Diaprepes splengleri	Insect	Saccharum officinarum propagating material (cuttings)
Diaspidiotus perniciosus	Insect	Propagating material of various plants, cuttings and others and fresh fruit for consumption
Ditylenchus destructor	Nematode	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Ditylenchus dipsaci	Nematode	Propagation material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Botanical seed of Allium spp. Vegetables for consumption.
Dyspessa ulula	Insect	Allium cepa onion bulbs for fresh consumption
Epichoristodes acerbella	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Erosomyia mangiferae	Insect	Mangifera indica for fresh consumption
Erwinia amylovora	Bacteria	Propagating material: apple Malus sylvestris and Pyrus communis pear
Erysiphe orontii	Fungus	Propagating material Begonia spp. Vegetables for fresh consumption
Eudocima fullonia	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Eumerus strigatus	Insect	Allium sativum bulbs for consumption
Evergestis rimosalis	Insect	Vegetables for fresh consumption
Faustinus ovatipennis	Insect	Lycopersicon esculentum and Capsicum spp. (fresh)
Frankliniella australis	Insect	Fresh fruit
Frankliniella cestrum	Insect	Fresh cut flowers
Frankliniella fusca	Insect	Zea mays for consumption and fresh cut flowers
Frankliniella intonsa	Insect	Fresh cut flowers
Frankliniella schultzei	Insect	Leaf vegetables for consumption and fresh cut flowers
Frankliniella tritici	Insect	Fresh cut flowers
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense anamorph race 4	Fungus
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. elaeidis	Fungus	Oil palm seed Elaeis guineensis
Globodera rostochiensis	Nematode	Several species, cuttings, plants and others. Potato and other tubers for consumption
Grapevine fanleaf nepovirus	Virus	Vitis vinifera propagating material
Grapevine flavescence doree phytoplasma	Phytoplasma	Vitis vinifera propagating material
Grapholita molesta	Insect	Fruit for fresh consumption
Heilipus apiatus	Insect	Persea americana avocado fruit for fresh consumption
Hercinothrips bicinctus	Insect	Propagating material and fruit of banana (Musa spp.)
Hercinothrips femoralis	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Heterodera schachtii	Nematode	Propagating material Dianthus spp.
Huanglongbing HLB Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (ex greening disease)	Micro bacteria	Propagating material of Citrus spp. and other hosts. Fresh citrus for consumption
Hydrellia griseola	Insect	Zea mays for fresh consumption
Icerya aegyptiaca	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Icerya purchasi	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees and fresh fruit for consumption.
Icerya seychellarum	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Idioscopus clypealis	Insect	Propagating material of Mangifera indica.
Liriomyza bryoniae	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees and other ornamentals
Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Leptocorisa acuta	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Lissachatina fulica	Mollusc	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Listroderes costirostris	Insect	Vegetables for fresh consumption
Lobesia botrana	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Vitis vinifera grape for consumption
Lobometopon metallicum	Insect	Vegetables for fresh consumption
Longidorus elongatus	Nematode	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Lopholeucaspis japonica	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Lorryia formosa	Insect	Propagating material of Citrus spp.
Lygus lineolaris	Insect	Vegetables for fresh consumption. Propagating material of crucíferae
Maconellicoccus hirsutus	Insect	Propagating material: of various species cuttings, plants and others. Fruits and vegetables for fresh consumption
Murgantia histrionica	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and other. Several fruits and vegetables for fresh consumption
Mamestra brassicae	Insect	Propagating material: Dianthus caryophyllus, Dendranthema grandiflora and Rosa spp.. Bulbs of garlic Allium sativum for consumption
Mamestra configurata	Insect	Vegetables for fresh consumption. Propagating material of crucíferae.
Megalurothrips distalis	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Megalurothrips usitatus	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Melanaphis sacchari	Insect	Propagating material: cuttings of Saccharum officinarum
Meloidogyne chitwoodi	Nematode	Solanum tuberosum and Daucus carota for fresh consumption
Meloidogyne mayaguensis	Nematode	Propagating material of fruit
Merodon equestris	Insect	Propagating material: ornamental bulbs of various species.
Moniliophthora perniciosa	Fungus	Propagating material: of Theobroma cacao and several species, cuttings, plants and others. Several fruits and vegetables for fresh consumption
Naccobus aberrans	Nematode	Propagating material: of cactaceae. Daucus carota for fresh consumption
Naupactus leucoloma	Insect	Allium cepa and Allium tuberosum and Solanum tuberosum for consumption
Naupactus xanthographus	Insect	Fruit of several species for fresh consumption
Nesidiocoris tenuis	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for consumption
Oligonychus stickneyi	Mite	Zea mays and cucurbits for fresh consumption
Opogona sacchari	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Orchidophilus aterrimus	Insect	Propagating material: orchid Orchidaceae
Orgyia postica	Insect	Propagating material: orchid Orchidaceae
Oryctes monoceros	Insect	Propagating material: of Dracaena spp.
Otiorhynchus ovatus	Insect	Propagating material: Fragaria x ananassa strawberry, raspberry and blackberry Rubus spp.
Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Insect	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and other
Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus	Insect	Propagating material Fragaria x ananassa, Rubus spp. Azalea and Rhododendron spp
Palm lethal yellowing phytoplasma	Phytoplasma	Propagating material: Palmae including botanical seed
Parlatoria oleae	Insect	Propagating material of fruit trees
Parlatoria pergandii	Insect	Propagating material of Citrus spp.
Parthenolecanium persicae	Insect	Propagating material of fruit
Parlatoria ziziphi	Insect	Propagating material of Citrus spp.
Pea seed-borne mosaic potyvirus	Virus	Botanical seed of Pisum sativum
Pepper mild mottle tobamovirus	Virus	Botanical seed of Capsicum spp.
Perkinsiella saccharicida	Insect	Propagating material: of cuttings of Saccharum officinarum
Peronosclerospora sorghi	Fungus	Zea mays for fresh consumption
Phialophora cinerescens	Fungus	Propagating material of Dianthus spp.
Phoma foveata	Fungus	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Phyllotreta cruciferae	Insect	Crucíferae vegetables for fresh consumption
Phyllotreta striolata	Insect	Crucíferae vegetables for fresh consumption and propagating material of crucíferae.
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora	Fungus	Propagating material of several species with roots
Pieris rapae	Insect	Brassica spp. for fresh consumption and propagating material of crucíferae
Planococcus ficus	Insect	Fruits for fresh consumption
Planococcus kenyae	Insect	Propagating material of Impatiens spp.
Planococcus lilacinus	Insect	Propagating material of: fruit trees
Plenodomus destruens	Fungus	Propagating material of Ipomoea batatas
Polyscytalum pustulans	Fungus	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Popillia japonica	Insect	Propagating material: of various species, plants, cuttings and others
Potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease (PVYNTN)	Virus	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Potato witches' broom phytoplasma	Phytoplasma	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Pratylenchus thornei	Nematode	Propagating material, cuttings, plants and others
Pratylenchus vulnus	Nematode	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Daucus carota for fresh consumption
Prays citri	Insect	Propagating material: of Citrus spp.
Premnotrypes latithorax	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Premnotrypes sanfordi	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Premnotrypes solani	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Premnotrypes suturicallus	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Premnotrypes vorax	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli	Insect	Propagating material: fruit trees and palms Palmae. Persea americana fruit for fresh consumption
Pseudococcus calceolariae	Insect	Propagating material: of fruit trees and palms Palmae. Fruits for fresh consumption
Pseudococcus comstocki	Insect	Propagation material Citrus spp. and Ficus sp
Pseudococcus maritimus	Insect	Fruits for fresh consumption
Pseudomonas ananas	Bacteria	Propagating material: Ananas comosus
Psila rosae	Insect	Daucus carota, Apium graveolens , Petrosilum crispum for fresh consumption
Puccinia allii	Fungus	Allium and Asparagus officinalis for fresh consumption
Puccinia asparagi	Fungus	Allium and Asparagus officinalis for fresh consumption
Puccinia horiana	Fungus	Propagating material: Chrysanthemum morifolium = Dendranthema grandiflora. Cut flowers of chrysanthemum
Puccinia kuehnii	Fungus
Rastrococcus iceryoides	Insect	Propagating material: of fruit trees
Rastrococcus invadens	Insect	Propagating material: of fruit trees
Retithrips syriacus	Insect	Propagating material: of fruit
Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus	Insect	Propagating material: of fruit
Rose wilt disease	Unknown	Propagating material of Rosaspp.
Scirtothrips citri	Insect	Propagating material: of Citrus spp.. Citrus fruit for fresh consumption
Scirtothrips perseae	Insect	Propagating material: Persea americana and avocado fruits for fresh consumption
Scutellonema bradys	Nematode	Roots for fresh consumption of Dioscorea alata and Colocasia esculenta
Sitobion fragariae	Insect	Propagating material: Fragaria x ananassa
Sophonia rufofascia	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Spiroplasma citri	Spiroplasma	Propagating material: Citrus spp.
Stagonospora sacchari	Fungus	Propagating material: of sugar cane cuttings Saccharum officinarum
Strawberry lethal decline phytoplasma	Phytoplasma	Propagating material: Fragaria x ananassa
Symmetrischema tangolias	Insect	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Synchytrium endobioticum	Fungus	Solanum tuberosum for fresh consumption
Taeniothrips inconsequens	Insect	Propagating material: Pyrus communis and Prunus spp.
Targionia vitis	Insect	Propagating material: Vitis vinifera grape
Tetranychus piercei	Mite	Propagating material: Palmae, palms, banana Musa sp
Thrips angusticeps	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Thrips flavus	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Thrips hawaiiensis	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Zea mays for fresh consumption. Fresh cut flowers
Thrips palmi	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Leaf vegetables for consumption. Cut flowers
Thrips simplex	Insect	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Tobacco rattle virus Tobravirus	Virus	Propagating material: from snuff ornamental Nicotiana sylvestris
Trogoderma granarium	Insect	Stored grain pest consumption
Tylenchorhynchus claytoni	Nematode	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Urocystis cepulae	Fungus	Bulbs of garlic, onion and other Allium for fresh consumption
Viteus vitifoliae	Insect	Propagating material: Vitis vinifera
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri	Bacteria	Propagating material: Citrus spp. and fresh citrus fruits
Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae	Bacteria	Coriandrum sativum and Daucus carota seed
Xiphinema diversicaudatum	Nematode	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Xiphinema rivesi	Nematode	Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others
Zygotylenchus guevarai	Nematode	Propagating material: Vitis vinifera grape

Specific List A2 quarantine; (Regulated quarantine pest)

Globodera pallida (Nematode) present only in some areas. Propagating material: several species, cuttings, plants and others. Potato tubers for consumption and other.

List of regulated non-quarantine pests B1;

Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (Bacteria) present: Botanical Seed Cucumis melo melon and watermelon Citrullus lanatus