Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Syria

Commodities

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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: 10 January 2013

Commodities

Logs

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi
Soil	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release
General	Logs must meet conditions stated on the import permit.

Wood/ Timber - Sawn

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi
Soil	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release
General	Sawn timber must meet conditions stated on the import permit.

Wood/ Timber - Chips

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi
Soil	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release
General	Wood chips must meet conditions stated on the import permit.

Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi
Soil	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release
General	Product must meet conditions stated on the import permit.

Wood Products - Manufactured

Import Permits or Declarations	Import permit required.
Certification Requirements	Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations
Bark
Insects	Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi
Soil	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
Other
Pre-Shipment Inspections	Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments
Fumigation
Antisapstain treatments
Insecticide treatments
Heat treatments
Preservative treatments
Concessional Release
General	Manufactured wood products must meet conditions stated on the import permit.

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	Soil, sand, organic fertilisers of animal origin and compost of plant or animal origin are prohibited.
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
General