Disclaimer
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:
- disclaim any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, lateness, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and
- without limiting (1) above, fully exclude any and all liability of any kind on the part of all of them, to any person or entity that chooses to rely on this information
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: 02 June 2020
Commodities
Logs
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit required. |
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | Free from bark (de-barked). |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
Other | No information. |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
Fumigation | |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | |
Preservative treatments | |
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 from bark. |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
Other | No information. |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Timber must be treated*. Treatment must be completed no more than 21 days prior to export. The treatment details must be specified in the treatments section of the phytosanitary certificate. |
Fumigation | |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | |
Preservative treatments | |
Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
General | Timber will be inspected upon arrival. |
* The Government of Kiribati has not specified acceptable treatment options. Ministry for Primary Industries will confirm the treatment options with the Kiribati Authorities. Until Ministry for Primary Industries gets confirmation from the Kiribati authorities it is recommended that exporters confirm through their importing agents which treatment options are acceptable on a case-by-case basis. |
Wood Products - Packaging
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required. |
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
Other | No information. |
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 |