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Last Updated: 16 July 2020
Commodities
Logs
| Import Permits or Declarations | Declaration of origin and that the area of origin is “free of Coptotermes formosansus, Bupestridae species, Cerambycidae species, Lymantria dispar and Lyctus linearis.” |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. Phytosanitary certificates must be signed in ink (“wet signature”). Certificates verified by Independent Verification Agencies (IVA) are to be supplied to authorised MPI personnel for this wet signature. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Free of bark. |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests, Bupestridae spp., Cerambycidae spp. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Dried to a moisture content of less than 20%. The moisture content must be stated on the phytosanitary certificate. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify Methyl-bromide fumigation using schedules specified for poles, piles, rounds and sleepers imported into New Zealand [PDF, 808 KB]. The phytosanitary certificate must contain fumigation details if applied. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General |
Wood/ Timber - Sawn
| Import Permits or Declarations |
Import for new air-dried sawn wood (moisture content inside the piece is ≤18.0% of its anhydrous weight), wet (moisture content inside the piece is >18.0% and ≤29. 9% of its anhydrous weight) or green (moisture content inside the piece is ≥30.0% of its anhydrous weight) wood. Additional declaration required: OR Import for new seed wood. |
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| Bark | Free of bark. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil | Free of soil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Fumigation or heat treatment below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fumigation |
Methyl Bromide
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| Heat treatments |
Heat treated for at least 56°C for a minimum of 30 minutes at the centre of its parts. |
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| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | For timber that is not kiln dried a full pest risk analysis and either heat treatment or fumigation is required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wood/ Timber - Chips
| Import Permits or Declarations | |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Free of bark. |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free from 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 – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer
| Import Permits or Declarations | |
| 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 - Manufactured
| Import Permits or Declarations | |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Free of bark. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free from 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. |
| Certification Requirements | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be marked in accordance with ISPM 15. Phytosanitary certificate NOT required |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be made of debarked wood in accordance with ISPM 15. |
| Insects | |
| Fungi | |
| Soil | |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be treated in accordance with ISPM 15 |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be treated in accordance with ISPM 15 |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | Dunnage that is not ISPM 15 compliant may be used to support shipments of timber if it meets the same phytosanitary requirements, and is of the same species and quality as the timber shipment with which it is associated. |
| General |
Quarantine Pests
List 1 A1 Quarantine Pests
Insects
- Agrilus planipennis
- Aleurothrixus floccosus
- Anastrepha antunesi
- Anastrepha bistrigata
- Anastrepha distincta
- Anastrepha fraterculus
- Anastrepha grandis
- Anastrepha leptozona
- Anastrepha ludens
- Anastrepha macrura
- Anastrepha obliqua
- Anastrepha ornata
- Anastrepha pseudoparallela
- Anastrepha serpentina
- Anastrepha sororcula
- Anastrepha striata
- Anastrepha sudamericano
- Anastrepha suspensa
- Anoplophora spp
- Anthonomus grandis
- Anthonomus signatus
- Apate spp
- Arhopalus tristis
- Asynonychus cervinus
- Bactrocera albistrigata
- Bactrocera aquilonis
- Bactrocera atrisetosa
- Bactrocera carambolae
- Bactrocera caryeae
- Bactrocera caudata
- Bactrocera correcta
- Bactrocera cucumis
- Bactrocera cucurbitae
- Bactrocera curvipennis
- Bactrocera decepiens
- Bactrocera depressa
- Bactrocera distincta
- Bactrocera diversa
- Bactrocera dorsalis
- Bactrocera facialis
- Bactrocera frauenfeldi
- Bactrocera jarvisi
- Bactrocera kandiensis
- Bactrocera kirki
- Bactrocera latrifons
- Bactrocera melanota
- Bactrocera minax
- Bactrocera musae
- Bactrocera neohumeralis
- Bactrocera occipilatis
- Bactrocera oleae
- Bactrocera papayae
- Bactrocera passiflorae
- Bactrocera philipiensis
- Bactrocera psidii
- Bactrocera pyrifoliae
- Bactrocera tau
- Bactrocera trivialis
- Bactrocera tryoni
- Bactrocera tsuneonis
- Bactrocera tuberculata
- Bactrocera umbrosa
- Bactrocera xanthodes
- Bactrocera zonata
- Bemisia argentifolii
- Bemisia tabaci
- Bostrichus capucinus
- Camponotus spp. (except Camponotus abdominalis transvectus, C. abscisus, C. atriceps, C. caryae, C. cerberulus, C. clarithorax, C. cuauhtemoc, C. claviscapus, C. hyatti, C. linnaei, C. mucronatus, C. novogranadensis, C. pellarius, C. picipes, C. planatus, C. rectangularis, C. rubrithorax, C. sanctaefidei, C. senex, C. sericeiventris)
- Ceratitis anonae
- Ceratitis capitata
- Ceratitis catoirii
- Ceratitis colae
- Ceratitis cosyra
- Ceratitis malgassa
- Ceratitis pedestris
- Ceratitis punctata
- Ceratitis quinaria
- Ceratitis rosa
- Ceratitis rubivora
- Cnephasia jactatana
- Conotrachelus nenuphar
- Coptotermes spp (except C. crassus, C. niger and C. testaceus)
- Costelytra zealandica
- Ctenopseustis herana
- Ctenopseustis obliquana
- Cydia molesta
- Dacus axanus
- Dacus bivittatus
- Dacus ciliatus
- Dacus demmerezi
- Dacus dorsalis
- Dacus frontalis
- Dacus lounsburyii
- Dacus punctatifrons
- Dacus smieroides
- Dacus solomonensis
- Dacus telfaireae
- Dacus vertebratus
- Dendroctonus armandi
- Dendroctonus micans
- Dendroctonus murrayanae
- Dendroctonus punctatus
- Dendroctonus rufipennis
- Dendroctonus simplex
- Dendroctonus terebrans
- Dinoderus spp (except D. minutus)
- Epiphyas postvittana
- Euplatypus spp (except Euplatypus compositus, E longuis, E. longulus, E. otiosus, E. parallelus, E. pini, E. segnis)
- Heterobostrychus spp.
- Hylastes ater
- Ips spp. (except Ipsbonanseai, I. calligraphus, I. cribricollis, I. confusus, I. grandicollis, I. emarginatus, I. hoopingi, I. integer, I. latidens, I. lecontei, I. mexicanus, I. pini)
- Leptocorisa acuta
- Lichenophanes spp (except Lichenophanes fasciculatus, L. penicilliatus, L. spectabilis, L. tuberosus, L. verrucosus)
- Liothula omnivora
- Lyctoxylon spp.
- Lyctus spp. (except Lyctus brunneus, L. caribeanus, L. carbonarius, L. planicollis, L. linearis, L. tomentosus and L. villosus)
- Lymantria dispar
- Micrapate spp (except Micrapate guatemalensis, M. labialis, M. pinguis, M. scapularis, M. sericeicollis, M. unguiculata)
- Minthea spp (except Minthea rugicollis)
- Nysius huttoni
- Orthotomicus spp.
- Planotortrix excessana
- Planotortrix octo
- Premnotrypes spp.
- Rhagoletis cerasi
- Rhagoletis cingulata
- Rhagoletis completa
- Rhagoletis conversa
- Rhagoletis fausta
- Rhagoletis indifferens
- Rhagoletis juglandis
- Rhagoletis lycopersella
- Rhagoletis mendax
- Rhagoletis nova
- Rhagoletis ribicola
- Rhagoletis striatella
- Rhagoletis suavis
- Rhagoletis tabellaria
- Rhagoletis tomatis
- Rhypodes clavicornis
- Scolypopa australis
- Sinoxylon spp.
- Sirex noctilio
- Stathmopoda horticola
- Stathmopoda skelloni
- Tetraleurodes usorum
- Thrips obscuratus
- Thrips palmi
- Tomicus spp.
- Trialeurodes abutilonea
- Trialeuodes vaporariorum
- Trogoderma granarium
- Trogoxylon spp. (except Trogoxylon aequale, T. praeustum and T. punctatum)
- Urocerus gigas
- Xyleborus spp. (except Xyleborus affinis, X. catulus, X. discretus, X. ferrugineus, X. guatemalensis, X. horridus, X. imbellis, X. intrusus, X. macer, X. morulus, X. palatus, X. perebeae, X. posticus, X. pseudotenuis, X. rugicollis, X. sharpi, X. spathipennis, X. spinulosus, X. squamulatus, X. subductus, X. tolimanus, X. vespatorius, X. vismiae and X. volvulus)
- Xylosandrus spp. (except Xylosandrus curtulus, X. morigerus and X. zimmermanni)
Mite
- Eotetranychus sexmaculatus
Bacteria
- Clavibacter michiganensis pv. nebraskensis
- Erwinia chrysanthemi
- Pseudomonas putida
- Pseudomonas viridiflava
- Pyricularia oryzae
- Ralstonia solancearum race3
- Xanthomonas orizae pv. oryzae
- Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
Fungi
- Aecidium cantensis
- Alternaria dauci
- Alternaria radicina
- Angiosorus solani
- Botryosphaeria dothidea
- Botryosphaeria parva
- Botryosphaeria stevensii
- Cercospora carotae
- Claviceps pupurea
- Cochliobolus hawaiiensis
- Colletotrichum acutatum
- Cryptosporiopsis spp.
- Diaporthe actinidiae
- Diaporthe perniciosa
- Diaporthe spp.
- Dipodascus geotrichum
- Fusicoccum luteum
- Glomerella cingulata
- Ophiobolus porphyrogonus
- Phoma andina
- Phoma eupyrena
- Phoma exigua var. exigua
- Phoma macrostoma
- Phona exiqua var. foveata
- Puccinia horiana
- Tilletia barclayana
- Tilletia controversa
- Tilletia indica
- Tilletia tritici
- Urocystus tritici
Nematodes
- Aphelenchiodes besseyi
- Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi
- Ditylenchus dipsaci (potato and maize races)
- Globodera rostochiensis
- Heterodera avenae
- Heterodera oryzae
- Heterodera zeae
Viruses and virus like organisms
- Andean mosaico deformante virus
- Andean potato latent virus
- Andean potato mottle virus
- Arabic mosaic virus
- Arracacha virus
- Citrus tristeza virus
- Plum pox potyvirus
- Potato black ringspot virus
- Potato mop top virus
- Potato virus Y strain Yc
- Potato yellow vein virus
- Potato phyllody phytoplasma
- Potato round leaf phytoplasma
- Potato virus T
- Potato virus U
- Potato virus V
- Tobacco ringspot virus
- Tomato black ring virus
- Tomato spotted wilt virus
Weeds
- Acanthospermum hispidum
- Aegilops cylindrica
- Ambrosia trifida
- Aspera spica-venti
- Borreria alata
- Carthamus lanatus
- Carthamus oxyacantha
- Centaurea diffusa
- Centaurea maculosa
- Centaurea repens
- Cirsium arvense
- Chrysopogon aciculatus
- Commelina benghalensis
- Conringia orientalis
- Coronopus didymus
- Crupina vulgaris
- Cuscuta approximata
- Cuscuta attenuata
- Cuscuta australis
- Cuscuta babylonica
- Cuscuta boldinghii
- Cuscuta brachycalyx
- Cuscuta breviflora
- Cuscuta brevistyla
- Cuscuta burrellii
- Cuscuta californica
- Cuscuta cassytoides
- Cuscuta ceanothii
- Cuscuta cephalanthii
- Cuscuta chilensis
- Cuscuta chinensis
- Cuscuta compacta
- Cuscuta corylii
- Cuscuta cupulata
- Cuscuta cuspidata
- Cuscuta decipiens
- Cuscuta dentatasquamata
- Cuscuta denticulata
- Cuscuta epilinum
- Cuscuta epithymum
- Cuscuta erosa
- Cuscuta europaea
- Cuscuta exalta
- Cuscuta fasciculata
- Cuscuta gigantea
- Cuscuta glabrior
- Cuscuta globulosa
- Cuscuta glomerata
- Cuscuta gronovii
- Cuscuta harperi
- Cuscuta hialini
- Cuscuta howelliana
- Cuscuta japonica
- Cuscuta jepsonii
- Cuscuta kotschyi
- Cuscuta lehmanniana
- Cuscuta leptantha
- Cuscuta lupiliformis
- Cuscuta maroccana
- Cuscuta mitriformis
- Cuscuta modesiana
- Cuscuta monogyna
- Cuscuta nevadensis
- Cuscuta occidentalis
- Cuscuta palestina
- Cuscuta pedicellata
- Cuscuta pentagona
- Cuscuta planiflora
- Cuscuta plattensis
- Cuscuta ploygonorum
- Cuscuta pulchella
- Cuscuta racemosa
- Cuscuta reflexa
- Cuscuta rostrata
- Cuscuta runyonii
- Cuscuta salina
- Cuscuta sandwichiana
- Cuscuta squamata
- Cuscuta suaveolens
- Cuscuta subinclusa
- Cuscuta suksdorfii
- Cuscuta trifolii
- Cuscuta triumbirati
- Cuscuta tuberculata
- Cuscuta umbrosa
- Cuscuta vetchii
- Cuscuta worneri
- Digitaria scalarum
- Digitaria velutina
- Echium vulgare
- Emex australis
- Emex spinosa
- Eragrostis plana
- Euphorbia esula
- Euphorbia prunifolia
- Fimbristylis dichotoma
- Galega officinalis
- Galeopsis tetrahit
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum
- Heracleum mantegazzianum
- Imperata cylindrica
- Indigofera hirsuta
- Ischaemum rugosum
- Leptochloa chinensis
- Linaria vulgaris
- Lithospermum arvense
- Lycium ferocissimum
- Malva silvestris
- Matricaria inodora
- Matricaria maritima
- Matricaria perforata
- Melaleuca quinquenervia
- Melastoma malabathricum
- Mikania cordata
- Nassella trichotoma
- Neslia paniculata
- Orobanche bulbosa
- Orobanche californica
- Orobanche cooperi
- Orobanche corymbosa
- Orobanche dugesii
- Orobanche fasciculata
- Orobanche ludoviciana
- Orobanche minor
- Orobanche multicaulis
- Orobanche parishii
- Orobanche pinorum
- Orobanche uniflora
- Orobanche valida
- Orobanche vallicola
- Oryza longistaminata
- Oryza punctata
- Oryza rufipogon
- Paspalum scrobiculatum
- Pennisetum macrourum
- Pennisetum pedicellatum
- Pennisetum polystachion
- Phalaris tuberosa
- Plantago afra
- Plantago albicans
- Plantago arenaria
- Plantago aristata
- Plantago asiatica
- Plantago australis
- Plantago camtschatica
- Plantago coronapus
- Plantago elongata
- Plantago heterophylla
- Plantago hirtella
- Plantago indica
- Plantago japonica
- Plantago lagopus
- Plantago lanceolata
- Plantago media
- Plantago psyllium
- Plantago purshii
- Plantago pusila
- Plantago ramosa
- Plantago rugelii
- Plantago serraria
- Plantago tomentosa
- Plantago varia
- Plantago virginica
- Polygonum convolvulus
- Ranunculus repens
- Rottboellia exaltata
- Rubus fruticosus
- Rubus moluccanus
- Saccharum spontaneum
- Salsola vermiculata
- Setaria pallide-fusca
- Silene noctiflora
- Solanum viarum
- Striga angustifolia
- Striga asiatica
- Striga aspera
- Striga densiflora
- Striga elegans
- Striga gesnerioides
- Striga hermontheca
- Striga hermonthica
- Striga hirsuta
- Striga lutea
- Striga orobanchoides
- Striga senegalensis
- Striga thunbergii
- Themeda quadrivalvis
- Thlaspi arvense
- Ulex europaeus
- Urochloa panicoides
- Vaccaria pyramidata
List A2 Quarantine Pests
Insects
- Ostrinia nubilalis
- Rhizotrogus majalis
Bacteria
- Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus
Fungi
- Synchytrium endobioticum
- Oospora pustulans syn. Polyscytalum pustulans
Nematodes
- Globodera pallida
Viruses and virus like organisms
- Potato virus Y strain Yn
- Potato yellow dwarf virus
- Potato spindle tuber viroid
