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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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    And
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Compliance with this standard is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market.

Last Updated: 30 June 2023

Commodities

Logs

Conifers

Import Permit

Phytosanitary certification

Import permit not required.

Phytosanitary certificate required.

Phytosanitary certificates must be:

  1. Issued within 13 days prior to export or issued within 13 days after export

AND

  1. Issued before the consignment arrives in Great Britain.

 

Note: MPI recommends certificates are issued prior to export if means of conveyance is via air.

For all phytosanitary certificate requests in ePhyto for plants and plant product exports to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), please select country of destination as “United Kingdom”.

Additional declaration

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 113, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product is bark-free and free from grub holes, caused by its vectors, Monochamus spp., which are larger than 3 mm across”

OR

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 113, option (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule”

OR

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 113, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core)”

AND

Note: The following Additional declaration applies to Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga menziesii only.

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 116, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product originates in a country* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM4, is known to be free from Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell”

AND

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (a) and (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product is bark-free and originates in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM 4, is known to be free from Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg), Ips typographus (Heer) and Ips amitinus (Eichhoff)”

OR

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule”

Note: If product is kiln dried, the wood or wrapping must be marked with “KD” or “kiln-dried”.

Note: If product is heat treated, the wood or wrapping must be marked with “HT”.

Note: Monochamus spp. and Fusarium circinatum are not known to occur in New Zealand.

Note: *The name of the area(s) must be included in the phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Additional declaration”.

 Wood / timber - Sawn

Conifers  

Import Permit

Import permit not required.

Notification and import inspection

The importer must complete a Notice of landing form to arrange for a timber import inspection.

Phytosanitary

Certification

Phytosanitary certificate required.

Phytosanitary certificates must be:

  1. Issued within 13 days prior to export or issued within 13 days after export

AND

  1. Issued before the consignment arrives in Great Britain.

 

Note: MPI recommends certificates are issued prior to export if means of conveyance is via air.

For all phytosanitary certificate requests in ePhyto for plants and plant product exports to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), please select country of destination as “United Kingdom”.

Additional declarations

Note: The following Additional declaration applies to Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga menziesii only

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 116, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product originates in a country* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM4, is known to be free from Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell”

AND

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (a) and (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product is bark-free and originates in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM 4, is known to be free from Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg), Ips typographus (Heer) and Ips amitinus (Eichhoff)”

OR

“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule”

Note: If product is kiln dried, the wood or wrapping must be marked with “KD” or “kiln-dried”.

Note: Fusarium circinatum is not known to occur in New Zealand

Note: * The name of the area(s) must be included in the phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Additional declaration” .

Wood/ Timber - Chips, particles, sawdust, wood shavings of conifers

 

Import Permit

Import permit not required.

Phytosanitary certificate

Phytosanitary certificate required.

Phytosanitary certificates must be:

  1. Issued within 13 days prior to export or issued within 13 days after export

AND

  1. Issued before the consignment arrives in Great Britain.

Note: MPI recommends certificates are issued prior to export if means of conveyance is via air.

For all phytosanitary certificate requests in ePhyto for plants and plant product exports to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), please select country of destination as “United Kingdom”.

Additional declaration

 “Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 114, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the products originate in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM 4, is known to be free from: Monochamus spp. (non-European), Pissodes cibriani O’Brien, Pissodes fasciatus Leconte, Pissodes nemorensis Germar, Pissodes nitidus Roelofs, Pissodes punctatus Langor &Zhang, Pissodes strobi (Peck), Pissodes terminalis Hopping, Pissodes yunnanensis Langor & Zhang and Pissodes zitacuarense Sleeper , Scolytidae spp. (non-European)”

AND
“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 114, option (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product has been produced from debarked round wood”
AND
“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 114, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product has undergone kiln drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule”
OR
      “Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 114, option  (d) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56oC for at least 30 continuous minutes”

AND
“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 116, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that the product originates in a country* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM4, is known to be free from Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell”

 

 

AND
“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (a) and (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product is bark-free and originates in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM 4, is known to be free from Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg), Ips typographus (Heer) and Ips amitinus (Eichhoff)”
OR
“Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 117, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that the product has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule”

Note:Monochamus spp. and Fusarium circinatum are not known to occur in New Zealand.
Note: * The name of the area(s) must be included in the phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Additional declaration” 

 

Wood Products - Packaging

WPM

Includes packing cases, boxes, crates, drums, pallets, dunnage and other load boards.

Exemptions

WPM made entirely from thin wood (6mm thickness or less) or WPM constructed entirely from processed wood produced by using glue, heat and pressure, or a combination thereof, including plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and other particle board products.

Import Permit

Import permit not required.

Phytosanitary certification

Not required for ISPM 15-compliant WPM.

Approved measures

The WPM must:

(a)    be made of debarked wood and been subject to one of the treatments specified in Annex 1 to ISPM 15, and

(b)   display a mark in accordance with Annex 2 to ISPM 15 indicating that it has been subject to an approved phytosanitary treatment in accordance with ISPM 15.

Approved phytosanitary treatments

(a)    Heat treatment (HT): treated to achieve a temperature of 56oC for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood, including at its core;

OR
 

(b)   Dielectric heating (DH): subjected to dielectric heating (e.g. microwave) of wood not exceeding 20 cm when measured across the smallest dimension of the piece or stack. It must be heated to achieve a minimum temperature of 60oC for 1 continuous minute throughout the entire profile of the wood, including at its surface;

OR
 

(c)    Methyl bromide (MB): fumigated with methyl bromide in accordance with ISPM 15;

OR

(d)   Sulphuryl fluoride (SF): fumigated with sulphuryl fluoride in accordance with ISPM 15.

General

Wood packaging material not actually in use but exported to the UK as a consignment must be ISPM15-compliant.

Bark

Conifers

Import Permit

Import permit not required.

 
Phytosanitary certificate

Phytosanitary certificate required.

Phytosanitary certificates must be:

  1. Issued within 13 days prior to export or issued within 13 days after export

AND

  1. Issued before the consignment arrives in Great Britain.

Note: MPI recommends certificates are issued prior to export if means of conveyance is via air.

For all phytosanitary certificate requests in ePhyto for plants and plant product exports to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), please select country of destination as "United Kingdom".
Additional declaration  "Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 115, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  This declares that it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the bark"

AND

"Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 115, option (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that subsequent to its treatment, it was transported, until its export from the country issuing the statement, outside the flight season of its vectors, Monochamus spp., taking into account a safety margin of four additional weeks at the beginning and at the end of the expected flight season or with a protective covering ensuring that infestation with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al. or its vectors, Monochamus spp. cannot occur"

AND

"Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 118, option (a) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that it has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles"

OR

"Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 118, option (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that it originates in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM4, is known to be free from Ips amitinus (Eichhoff), Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg) and Ips typographus (L.)"

AND

"Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 119, option (b) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that it originates in an area* which, in accordance with the measures specified in ISPM4, is known to be free from Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell"

OR

"Consignment complies with Annex 7, Part A, point 119, option (c) of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. This declares that it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core)"

Note: Monochamus spp., Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Fusarium circinatum are not known to occur in New Zealand

Note: There must also be evidence of that heat treatment by a mark “HT” on the phytosanitary certificate

Note: *The name of the area(s) must be included in the phytosanitary certificate under the heading “Additional declaration”

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