- BICON Database
- Arhopalus ferus Flight Season
- Phytophthora kernoviae Area Freedom Declaration
- Wood Products - Packaging
- Bark
Disclaimer
This information is provided on the following basis. The phytosanitary requirements below 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
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Compliance with the requirements below is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market.
Last Updated: 05 February 201609 November 2015
1. BICON Database — Biosecurity Import Conditions
BICON is the Australian Department of Agriculture's biosecurity import conditions database. Please search BICON for your commodity specific requirements here:
https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/BiconWeb4.0/
Additional Tasmanian State phytosanitary import requirements may be accessed at:
http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/biosecurity/plant-biosecurity/plant-import-restrictions
2.1 Arhopalus ferus Flight Season Status
The 2015/2016 Arhopalus ferus flight season begins for ALL New Zealand ports as of 24:00 hrs (midnight) 25 November 2015 . Consignments loaded after this time are subject to the Arhopalus ferus flight season requirements.
2.2 Arhopalus ferus Flight Season Requirements
During the Arhopalus ferus flight season these requirements must be met in addition to regular requirements for all timber and timber mouldings, and for break-bulk plywood, LVL and veneer. (i.e. not shipped in 6 sided hard dry box containers). Containerised plywood and LVL products with veneers not more than 5mm thick are exempt from Arhopalus ferus flight season requirements.
2.2.1 Treatment
Treatment options available during the Arhopalus ferus flight season are detailed in the relevant BICON cases. Details of the treatment options used must be included on the phytosanitary certificates.
2.2.2 Post Treatment Product Security
Treated wood and wood products must remain secure and sealed under insect proof covers within containers or within sealed ships holds between dusk and dawn.
- Venting of fumigations must occur between dawn and dusk only;
- Loading of break-bulk wood and wood products onto vessels is permitted through the hours of darkness for all ports except Port Nelson, Napier Port and Port Marlborough where loading must occur between dawn and dusk only. The changes apply only to wood products that are going to be fogged in the ship hold.
- No restrictions are enforced on loading times for containerised wood and wood products.
Dawn is defined as half an hour after sunrise.
Dusk is defined as half an hour before sunset.
3. Phytophthora kernoviae Area Freedom Declaration
Timber that is not heat treated or kiln dried must be sourced from areas where Phytophthora kernoviae is not known to occur. A declaration may be used as an alternative to heat treatment and kiln drying by exporters who meet the requirements linked to here:.
Pest Area Freedom Declaration for P. kernoviae and P. ramorum
Note: New Zealand is free from Phytophthora ramorum .
All timber must continue to meet all other regular requirements.
For the Australian wooden packaging import requirements, please refer to the following links.
Pine bark is prohibited from all sources unless the importer has obtained an import permit.
Import permit requirements may include:
- heat treated at 85°C for at least 8 hours, (T9569);
- gamma irradiated at 25 kGray, (T9651); or
- fumigated with ethylene oxide under vacuum at 1500g/m 3 for 24 hours at 21°C, (T9020).