Fees

Biosecurity New Zealand fee structure

16 September 2009

To: Horticulture, arable and forest products exporters
Treatment suppliers
ISPM 15 mark applicators
Independent Verification Agencies (IVAs)

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Plant and Forestry fees and charges as at 16 September 2009

Note re introduction of volume fees for Forestry Exporters from 1 October 2009

Fee Type Fee (GST excl.) GST Total (GST incl.)
1. Horticulture and arable


Application to become an approved organisation $480.00 $60.00 $540.00
Phytosanitary export certificate fee for non-food products $18.00 $2.25 $20.25
Phytosanitary export certificate fee for food products (includes NZFSA food fee of $9.00) $27.00 $3.38 $30.38
Hourly rate $125.00 $15.63 $140.63
2. Forestry


Application to become an approved organisation $480.00 $60.00 $540.00
Phytosanitary export certificate fee $11.00 $1.38 $12.38
Volume fee per certificate      
Timber fee/m3 (From 1 October 2009) $0.03 + GST  
Logs fee/m3 (From 1 October 2009) $0.02 + GST  
Arhopalus ferus flight season monitoring fee 1 - Fee/m3 (From 1 October 2009) $1.00 $0.12 $1.12
Hourly rate $125.00 $15.63 $140.63
1 This fee only applies to logs, sawn timber, timber mouldings, plywood and veneer products exported to Australia during the Arhopalus flight season
3. Treatment supplier


Application to become an approved organisation $480.00 $60.00 $540.00
Annual fee $1,250.00 $156.25 $1,406.25
Hourly rate $88.90 $11.11 $100.00
4. ISPM 15 mark applicator


Annual fee 2 $100.00 $12.50 $112.50
Hourly rate $125.00 $15.63 $140.63
(plus any fees associated with becoming an approved organisation or treatment supplier)
2 The annual fee will be directly charged by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand via an annual payment which is normally invoiced to the organisation or treatment supplier during the first financial quarter (July-September) of each financial year
5. Biosecurity New Zealand autorised IVA


Application to become an authorised IVA $480.00 $60.00 $540.00
Hourly rate $125.00 $15.63 $140.63


Karen Sparrow
Team Manager Plant Exports
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand

Page last updated: 1 October 2009