Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Mexico
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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: 15 December 2011
- Logs
- Wood/ Timber - Sawn
- Wood/ Timber - Chips
- Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer
- Wood Products - Manufactured
- Wood Products - Packaging
Logs
| Import Permits or Declarations | Declaration of origin and that the area of origin is “free of Coptotermes formosansus, Bupestridae species, Cerambycidae species, Lymantria dispar and Lyctus linearis.” |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Prohibited. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests, Coptotermes formosansus, Bupestridae spp., Cerambycidae spp. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Logs must have air dried to a moisture content of less than 20%. The moisture content must be stated on the phytosanitary certificate. |
| Fumigation | Methyl-bromide fumigation at standard rates (NZ specifications). The phytosanitary certificate must contain fumigation details if applied. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General | Logs are fumigated on arrival in Mexico. |
Wood/ Timber - Sawn
| Import Permits or Declarations | Declaration of origin and that the area of origin is “free of Coptotermes formosansus, Bupestridae species, Cerambycidae species, Lymantria dispar and Lyctus linearis.” |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Prohibited. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests, Coptotermes formosansus, Bupestridae spp., Cerambycidae spp. , Lymantria dispar and Lyctus linearis. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Sawn timber must have a moisture content of less than 20% or be treated by fumigation or preservation. The moisture content is to be specified on the phytosanitary certificate. |
| Fumigation | Methyl-bromide fumigation at standard rates (NZ specifications). |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Heat sterilisation details to be specified on the phytosanitary certificate together with moisture content %. Product packets to be marked "K.D." |
| Preservative treatments | Internationally recognised preservative treatments. |
| Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
| General |
Wood/ Timber - Chips
| Import Permits or Declarations | |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Prohibited. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests, Lymantria dispar, Coptotermes formosansus and Lyctus linearis. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection at request of exporter. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
| Fumigation | |
| 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 | |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Prohibited. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests, Lymantria dispar, Coptotermes formosansus and Lyctus linearis. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection at request of exporter. |
| 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 | |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | Prohibited. |
| Insects | Free from quarantine pests, Lymantria dispar, Coptotermes formosansus and Lyctus linearis. |
| Fungi | Free from quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination. |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection at request of exporter. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Dunnage that is not ISPM 15 compliant may be used to support shipments of timber if it meets the same phytosanitary requirements, and is of the same species and quality as the timber shipment with which it is associated. |
| General |
Page last updated: 19 December 2011