Forestry Import Health Standards & Application

Forest produce broadly falls into two categories:

• Non-propagable and
• Propagable,

Propagable produce consists of seeds for sowing, plants or cuttings; while non-propagable produce includes a variety of material most often used in building or packaging.

Apply for new import health standards

If the Import Health Standard you are seeking is not listed below, you can request the development of a standard for a particular country/commodity using these forms:

• Fresh Produce, Nursery Stock, Grain for Processing and Seed for Sowing PDF (60 KB) MSWord (400 KB)
• Processed Plant and Forestry Products PDF (59 KB) MSWord (403 KB)

A description of the new funding and management system and what applicants need to do is here

Forest Produce Import Health Standards

The requirements for the import into New Zealand of non-viable forest produce are provided in eight separate import health standards issued under the Biosecurity Act.

• Import health standards for non-viable forest produce

For the requirements to import seeds for sowing and/or nursery stock such as whole plants or cuttings refer to:

• Import health standards for propagable forest produce

The requirements for the import into New Zealand of forestry related micro-organisms will be provided on submission of a completed application form for microbiological cultures or specimens:

• Application for permit to import Micro-organisms or Biological Products (94 KB)

Apply for Permits to Import

Should a permit to import be required in an import health standard for forest produce, the importer must complete one of the following permit application forms:

• Application to Import Non-Propagable Forestry Products (98 KB)
• Application for permit to import Micro-organisms or Biological Products (94 KB)
• Application for permit to import Nursery Stock (92 KB)
• Application for permit to import Seed for Sowing (83 KB)

Pest Free Areas and Host Lists for Pests of Concern

A number of pests are of significant concern to New Zealand forests. For some of these pests areas have been approved that, for purposes of phytosanitary declarations, can be considered pest free.

Included are lists of plant species considered to be hosts of the pest.

• Pest Free Areas and Host list for Fusarium circinatum (Pine Pitch Canker)
• Pest Free Areas and Host list for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)

The areas listed are considered by MAF to qualify for pest free area status for the list pest as prescribed by the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 4: Requirements for the Establishment of Pest Free Areas .

Page last updated: 13 June 2008