Chickpeas to Fiji

Cicer arietinum

Common Name: Chickpea

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required (Multiple entry for 3 months). Phytosanitary certificate required.

Seed and Grain for Consumption to Fiji

All commodities must be shipped in sound, new and clean packages.

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit and phytosanitary certificate required.

Fiji General Requirement

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Fiji's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity class is not listed under Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact

• Fiji MAFF directly to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

Or

• MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ).

Charges

Please note the determination and provision of phytosanitary requirements for a commodity not identified within an ICPR, is undertaken on a cost recovery basis. A link to the list of Plant Exports Fees and Charges is available on http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/exports/plants/fees

You may contact the country you wish to export to directly or contact the Plant Exports Team on:

• Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4) Fax : 64 4 894 0733; or
• Email: PlantExports@maf.govt.nz

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Fiji:

• Plant Quarantine Act 1982 and Regulations
• Biosecurity Promulgation 2008

General Requirements

Prohibitions

The following commodities are prohibited importation into Fiji from New Zealand: ref fax 17th January 2001

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Note: Additional declarations given in this ICPR are indicative only, and are provided to guide exporters on conditions that Fiji have previously required. Exporters should refer to conditions identified upon their current phytosanitary import permit.

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of all commodity classes from New Zealand

Phytosanitary import permits may be requested from

Senior Agricultural Officer (Quarantine)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Private Mail Bag
Raiwaqa, Suva
FIJI

Telephone: (679) 312 512
Fax: (679) 305 043 / 305 048 / 301216

Or

Director Fiji Quarantine & Inspection Division.
Ministry of Agriculture & Primary Industries.
PO Box 18360, Suva Fiji Islands

Phone: (679) 3312511
Fax: (679) 3301657

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany consignments of all commodity classes imported from New Zealand.

Quarantine Pests

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Fiji requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

*Quarantine pests for Fiji include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• additional declarations
• phytosanitary import permit

Ports of Entry

Items of quarantine concern may only be imported through declared Ports of Entry as stated on the phytosanitary import permit. ref Plant Quarantine Act 1982

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments of imported plant material are subject to visual inspection by MAFF Fiji for phytosanitary purposes upon arrival. ref Questionnaire 1997

Sampling Rate

Rate of sampling upon arrival is 5% (of the consignment), selected at random.

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