Forestry Export Phytosanitary Standards

Export Phytosanitary Standards are quarantine requirements set out by importing countries which must be met before they will accept forest produce.

They include details on such items as:

• Sawn Timber
• Preservatives for Treating Timber
• Low Risk Wooden Articles
• Board Products
• Preservative Treatments for Board Products
• Logs
• Wood Chips
• Wood Packaging
• General Conditions and Treatments

While wood packaging and dunnage is mentioned in some standards, a separate international standard called ISPM 15 - Wood Packaging Material Certification Scheme is now in effect for some countries.

Direct Charging for Services

• Letter to exporters of plant and forest products, ISPM 15 mark applicators and treatment suppliers

Search for forestry exporting standards:

Plant Export Certification Standards - Revised 1 June, 2006

• System Overview and Requirements
• Organisation Requirements
• Technical Requirements: Phytosanitary Inspection
• Technical Requirements: Phytosanitary Documentation (Phyto Ecert)
• Technical Requirements: Pest Survey
• Technical Requirements: Registered Certification Mark (ISPM 15)
• Forestry Guide to the revised export certificaion standards
• Treatment Supplier Programme - Overview and General Requirements
• Treatment Supplier Programme - Requirements for the Supplier of Official Treatments

Forest Product Export Committee Template Document - This weblink is to the forestry organisation template document that has been developed by the Forest Products Export Committee in consultation with Biosecurity New Zealand. This document has been designed to assist forestry organisations in developing their systems to meet the requirements of the revised export certification standards.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry does not guarantee that reliance on this document will result in an approval to undertake export certification activities. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry does not accept responsibility for any losses associated with reliance by forestry organisations on this document.

Project Update and Implementation - an update on the revised Export Certification Standards and information on the implementation of the new standards.

Organisation Approval Process - This document has been produced to outline the process for operators transferring from the QA Scheme to MAF Approval under the Plant Export Certification Standards.

Approved Operators and Organisations

• Biosecurity New Zealand Approved Operators and Organisations

IVA Contact Details

• AsureQuality: 0508 00 11 22
• IVS: 0800 021 169