Forest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Vietnam
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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 for Primary Industries, 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: 27 November 2012
- 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. If treatments are undertaken they should be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Preshipment treatment is not mandatory. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for poles, piles, rounds, and sleepers imported into New Zealand. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for poles, piles, rounds, and sleepers imported into New Zealand. |
| Preservative treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for poles, piles, rounds, and sleepers imported into New Zealand. |
| Concessional Release | New Zealand continues to have access for untreated logs based on historical trade. In the event of an interception of a regulated pest, Viet Nam will require a full pest risk analysis and may stop trade while this is done. |
| General | |
Wood/Timber - Sawn
Import Permits or Declarations |
Import permit NOT required. |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. If treatments are undertaken they should be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Preshipment treatment is not mandatory. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for sawn wood imported into New Zealand. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for sawn wood imported into New Zealand. |
| Preservative treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for sawn wood imported into New Zealand. |
| Concessional Release | New Zealand continues to have access for untreated timber based on historical trade. In the event of an interception of a regulated pest, Viet Nam will require a full pest risk analysis and may stop trade while this is done. |
| General | |
Wood/Timber Chips
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required for treated wood chips. Import permit required for untreated wood chips. Viet Nam may require a full pest risk analysis prior to issuing import permits for untreated wood chips. |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. Treatments must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Preshipment treatment is mandatory. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for sawdust, wood chips, wood shavings, and wood wool imported into New Zealand. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for sawdust, wood chips, wood shavings, and wood wool imported into New Zealand. |
| 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 certification required. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | - |
| Fumigation | - |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | - |
| Preservative treatments | - |
| Concessional Release | - |
| General | In the event of an interception of a regulated pest, Viet Nam may require a full pest risk analysis and may stop trade while this is done. |
Wood Products - Manufactured
| Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required. |
| Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. If treatments are undertaken they should be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Preshipment treatment is not mandatory. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for woodware imported into New Zealand. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for woodware imported into New Zealand. |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | - |
| General | In the event of an interception of a regulated pest, Viet Nam will require a full pest risk analysis and may stop trade while this is done. |
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, or be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. If applicable, treatments should be detailed on phytosanitary certificates, and the names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| 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 contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection required for wood packaging accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. Verification inspection NOT required for ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging. |
| 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. If treatments are undertaken they should be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. The names and addresses of consignees must be detailed on phytosanitary certificates. |
| Prohibited Importations | |
| Bark | |
| Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
| Soil | Free of soil contamination |
| Other | |
| Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspections are required. |
| Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Preshipment treatment is not mandatory. |
| Fumigation | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for bark imported into New Zealand. |
| Antisapstain treatments | |
| Insecticide treatments | |
| Heat treatments | Schedules are not specified. MPI will certify treatment schedules specified for bark imported into New Zealand. |
| Preservative treatments | |
| Concessional Release | - |
| General | In the event of an interception of a regulated pest, Viet Nam will require a full pest risk analysis and may stop trade while this is done. |
Page last updated: 3 December 2012