Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of China

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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 of Agriculture & Forestry, 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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Last Updated: 18 May 2011

Logs

Import Permits or Declarations  
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark Barked or De-Barked. For de-barked logs, tolerances for bark are; 5% on any individual log and 2% on any batch of logs.
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Soil is prohibited. Soil clumps that are both thicker than 5mm. and greater than 25mm across must be removed. Particular attention must be given to the removal of organic soils.
Other Free of pathogenic micro-organisms, seeds, cultures of bacteria and virus and other harmful organisms.
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments Treatment efficacy shall also be confirmed by absence of live pest insects upon inspection at the port of entry into China.
Fumigation Barked Logs only:

In-hold fumigation with Phosphine:
Initial fumigation must be at a rate of at least 2 gram per cubic metre. After 5 days a further top up of 1.5 grams per cubic metre is required. Treatment must maintain an in hold gas concentration of at least 200 ppm. for 10 days. The hold must be sealed for 10 days from commencement of fumigation. The date and time of degassing and opening of the hold shall be legally documented in the ships log. Logs carried in the ships hold may alternatively be fumigated using Methyl Bromide. For above deck cargo fumigation must be carried out using Methyl Bromide.

Fumigated logs must remain segregated from untreated logs. Treated barked logs will be ineligible for phytosanitary certification if they are stowed with untreated logs. Debarked logs may be carried with untreated logs.

Methyl bromide fumigation rates are: If entire logs and ambient temperatures are above 15 degrees C throughout fumigation, 80g/m3 for at least 16 hours. If entire logs and ambient temperatures are between 5 and 15 degrees C throughout fumigation, 120g/m3 for at least 16 hours.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments Alternative treatment required for barked logs only. Details of all insecticide treatment shall be documented by an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate.
Heat treatments  
Preservative treatments  
Concessional Release  
General If quarantine pests are found upon entry inspection logs may be treated at the importers expense, or may be reshipped.

Wood/ Timber - Sawn

Import Permits or Declarations  
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark  
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free from soil.
Other Free of pathogenic micro-organisms, seeds, cultures of bacteria and virus and other harmful organisms.
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments Treatment efficacy shall also be confirmed by absence of live pest insects upon inspection at the port of entry into China.
Fumigation Fumigation is required only when quarantine pests are present on the commodity. If fumigation is required it must be carried out no more than 15 days prior to shipment by sea, or no more than 15 days prior to arrival in China if transported by air or land.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments  
Preservative treatments  
Concessional Release  
General If quarantine pests are found upon entry inspection timber may be treated at the importers expense, or may be reshipped.

Wood Products - Veneer

Import Permits or Declarations  
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate required for unprocessed and unpressed timber veneer which has not undergone heat treatment during the processing stage (See general comments below).
Prohibited Importations  
Bark  
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free from soil.
Other Free of pathogenic micro-organisms, seeds, cultures of bacteria and virus and other harmful organisms.
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection required for unprocessed and unpressed timber veneer which has not undergone heat treatment during the processing stage (See general comments below).
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments Treatment efficacy shall be confirmed by absence of live pest insects upon inspection at the port of entry into China.
Fumigation For unprocessed and unpressed timber veneer fumigation is required only when quarantine pests are present on the commodity. If fumigation is required it must be carried out no more than 15 days prior to shipment by sea, or no more than 15 days prior to arrival in China if transported by air or land.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments  
Preservative treatments  
Concessional Release  
General Where veneer products have been subject to heat treatment during the processing stage China does not require fumigation or any additional heat treatment for this type of products. The consignments can be cleared without a Phytosanitary certificate.

If quarantine pests are found upon entry inspection timber may be treated at the importers expense, or may be reshipped, or destroyed.

Wood Products - Packaging

(Made from Coniferous Wood)

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  
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  

Page last updated: 18 May 2011