Follow the steps
1. Refer to the steps for exporting vegetables.
As well as the extra requirements on this page, you must also follow the process that applies to all fresh vegetables exported from New Zealand.
Follow the steps for exporting fresh vegetables
2. Contact an Independent Verification Agency (IVA).
You need to use an MPI-authorised Independent Verification Agency (IVA), which can advise you about meeting your compliance requirements such as documentation, tests, or treatments. Fees may apply.
Browse the list of IVAs and their contact information
3. Follow the extra requirements for your destination country (excluding Australia).
Allium spp. exported to certain destination countries must come from registered growers. An IVA can advise you about the phytosanitary requirements for onion smut (Urocystis cepulae), which will include production site surveys. Fees may apply.
Browse the list of IVAs and their contact information
MPI-registered production sites (growers) must be used, to enable your product to enter the destination country. Contact details are provided in Registers and lists.
4. Follow the extra requirements for Allium spp. exported to Australia.
| Export ban in Raglan district Due to the detection of onion smut (Urocystis cepulae) in the Raglan district, onions from this area may not be exported to Australia until further notice. Hawke's Bay district exclusion zones View the current maps of the 3 km exclusion zone in the Hawke's Bay: |
Maps of onion-growing areas
You can download geographical maps of onion-growing areas. Note that the status of these locations can change without notice. Contact your IVA for more information.
New Zealand
North Island
- Hawke's Bay area requiring production site freedom (survey) from onion smut
- Manawatu, Opiki, Horowhenua onion smut-free areas
- Northland onion smut-free area
- Waikato, Katikati onion smut-free areas
- Rangitikei onion smut-free areas
South Island