Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Israel
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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:
1. 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 this standard is not to be taken as a guarantee that any particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market.
Last Updated: 15 April 2011
- Logs
- Wood/ Timber - Sawn
- Wood/ Timber - Chips
- Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer
- Wood Products - Manufactured
- Wood Products - Packaging
- Bark
Logs
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. Phytosanitary inspection must be within 30 days prior to dispatch of the consignment. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Logs must be debarked |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | Phosphine or Methyl Bromide fumigation in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Plant Protection Inspection Service treatment manual  |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand |
| General |
Wood/ Timber - Sawn
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required Certificate of origin required |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General |
Wood/ Timber - Chips
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. Phytosanitary inspection must be within 30 days prior to dispatch of the consignment. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Free from bark |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | Methyl Bromide fumigation in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Plant Protection Inspection Service treatment manual |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| 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 | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand |
| General |
Wood Products - Manufactured
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required Certificate of origin required |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
| 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 |
| 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 | Verification inspection required. |
| 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 | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General |
Bark
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests |
| Soil | Free of soil and sand contamination |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Other | Free of compost and organic waste |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | Methyl Bromide fumigation in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Plant Protection Inspection Service treatment manual |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General |
Page last updated: 15 April 2011