Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Costa Rica

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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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Compliance with this standard is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market.

Last Updated: 13 April 2011

Logs

Import Permits or Declarations Import permit required.
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark Free of bark.
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free of soil.
Other  
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments Logs must be fumigated or heat treated or preservative treated.
Fumigation Fumigation with methyl bromide or phosphine.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments Kiln dried to moisture content less than 20%.
Preservative treatments Vacuum pressure CCA (chromated copper arsenate) or similar.
Concessional Release None specified for New Zealand.
General  

Wood/ Timber - Sawn

Import Permits or Declarations Import permit required.
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate required.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark Free of bark.
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free of soil.
Other  
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments Sawn timber must be fumigated or heat treated or preservative treated.
Fumigation Fumigation with methyl bromide or phosphine.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments Kiln dried to moisture content less than 20%.
Preservative treatments Vacuum pressure CCA (chromated copper arsenate) or similar.
Concessional Release None specified for New Zealand.
General  

Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer

Import Permits or Declarations Import permit NOT required.
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate NOT required.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark Free of bark.
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free of soil.
Other  
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection not required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments  
Fumigation  
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments  
Preservative treatments  
Concessional Release None specified for New Zealand.
General  

Wood Products - Packaging

Import Permits or Declarations Import permit NOT required for new and unused ISPM 15 marked wood packaging material and dunnage associated with a commercial shipment.
Certification Requirements Phytosanitary certificate NOT required for new and unused ISPM 15 marked wood packaging material and dunnage associated with a commercial shipment.
Phytosanitary certification to meet sawn timber requirements accepted in lieu of ISPM15, and mandatory for consignments consisting of wood packaging.
Uncertificated used ISPM15 marked wood packaging will be fumigated on arrival.
Prohibited Importations  
Bark Wood packaging material and dunnage must be made of debarked wood in accordance with ISPM 15.
Insects Free of quarantine pests.
Fungi Free of quarantine pests.
Soil Free of soil.
Other  
Pre-Shipment Inspections Verification inspection is required if phytosanitary certificate is required.
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments  
Fumigation Wood packaging material and dunnage must be ISPM15 compliant or must meet the requirements for sawn timber.
Antisapstain treatments  
Insecticide treatments  
Heat treatments Wood packaging material and dunnage must be ISPM15 compliant or must meet requirements for sawn timber.
Preservative treatments  
Concessional Release None specified for New Zealand.
General In addition Costa Rica requires a mark of (TT) for heat treated and (BM) for Methyl bromide fumigated of ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging material and dunnage.

Page last updated: 13 April 2011