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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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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: 19 April 2011
Commodities
Wood/ Timber - Poles
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT 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 contamination | |
| Other | Free of seeds, mud, clay, animal material, plant material | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. | |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Treatment only required if live insects or pests found on inspection. | |
| Fumigation | Methyl Bromide or Sulphuryl fluoride at 80g/m3 for more than 24 continuous hours, and in a minimum temperature of 10°C. Filleted to 300mm maximum. | |
| Antisapstain treatments | ||
| Insecticide treatments | ||
| Heat treatments | 70°C core temperature for more than 4 hours. | |
| Preservative treatments | Chemical | Minimum Retention |
| Boron compounds (insecticidal and limited fungicidal protection) | 0.1% Boric Acid equivalent minimum loading in the sapwood core | |
| Copper + didecyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.35% mass/mass OR 2.8 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 5.60 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
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| Copper azole (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 1.35 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 2.7 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
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| Copper Chrome Arsenic (CCA) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 3kg/m3 minimum preservative retention |
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| Arsenic (insecticidal protection only) | 0.04% minimum preservation loading in sapwood core | |
| Permethrin (insecticidal protection only) | Minimum retention of not less than 0.06% mass/mass | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand | |
| General | All poles, piles, rounds etc will be inspected on arrival in Samoa. | |
Wood/ Timber - Sawn
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT 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 contamination | |
| Other | Free of seeds, mud, clay, animal material, plant material | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. | |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Treatment only required if live insects or pests found on inspection. | |
| Fumigation | Methyl Bromide or Sulphuryl fluoride at 80g/m3 for more than 24 continuous hours, and in a minimum temperature of 10°C. Filleted to 300mm maximum. | |
| Antisapstain treatments | ||
| Insecticide treatments | ||
| Heat treatments | 70°C core temperature for more than 4 hours. | |
| Preservative treatments | Chemical | Minimum Retention |
| Boron compounds (insecticidal and limited fungicidal protection) | 0.1% Boric Acid equivalent minimum loading in the sapwood core | |
| Copper + didecyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.35% mass/mass OR 2.8 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 5.60 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
|
| Copper azole (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 1.35 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 2.7 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
|
| Copper Chrome Arsenic (CCA) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 3kg/m3 minimum preservative retention |
|
| Arsenic (insecticidal protection only) | 0.04% minimum preservation loading in sapwood core | |
| Permethrin (insecticidal protection only) | Minimum retention of not less than 0.06% mass/mass | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand | |
| General | All sawn timber will be inspected on arrival in Samoa. | |
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 contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are 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, or be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. | |
| 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 contamination | |
| Other | ||
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required for wood packaging accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. Verification inspection NOT required for ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging. |
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| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | ISPM 15 marked wood packaging material and dunnage must be treated in accordance with ISPM 15. If not ISPM 15 marked, one of the following treatments is required within 21 days prior to export. | |
| Fumigation | Methyl Bromide or Sulphuryl fluoride at 80g/m3 for more than 24 continuous hours, and in a minimum temperature of 10°C. Phosphine fumigation at 1.41 g/m3 for 72 hours at a minimum 10°C and maximum 30°C. Filleted to 300mm maximum. | |
| Antisapstain treatments | ||
| Insecticide treatments | ||
| Heat treatments | 70°C core temperature for more than 4 hours. | |
| Preservative treatments | Chemical | Minimum Retention |
| Boron compounds (insecticidal and limited fungicidal protection) | 0.1% Boric Acid equivalent minimum loading in the sapwood core | |
| Copper + didecyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.35% mass/mass OR 2.8 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 5.60 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
|
| Copper azole (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 1.35 kg/m3 in softwood timbers 2.7 kg/m3 in hardwood timbers |
|
| Copper Chrome Arsenic (CCA) (insecticidal & fungicidal protection) | 0.27% mass/mass OR 3kg/m3 minimum preservative retention |
|
| Arsenic (insecticidal protection only) | 0.04% minimum preservation loading in sapwood core | |
| Permethrin (insecticidal protection only) | Minimum retention of not less than 0.06% mass/mass | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand | |
| General | All solid wood packaging material will be inspected on arrival in Samoa. | |
