Falkland Islands General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Plant 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 the Falkland Island’s phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity class is not listed under Section 3 or Section 4 exporters should contact:

• Falkland Islands directly to ascertain requirements refer Falkland Islands Government
  
  
  or
  
  
• MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (Plant Exports) (MAFBNZ). Please note the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

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 Regulations govern the import of seed potatoes into the Falkland Islands;

i) FI Import Regulations for Seed Potatoes

General Requirements

Prohibitions

Not provided by the importing country

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits are required for seed potatoes. The import permit must be applied for by the importer in the Falkland Islands prior to the shipment being allowed entry into the Falkland Islands.

The following permit controls the importation of seed potatoes into the Falkland Islands:

i) Conditions for the Import and Marketing of Seed Potatoes in the Falkland Islands (Import Permit), Falkland Islands Department of Agriculture, May 2008.

Phytosanitary conditions of import may be requested from the Falkland Islands Government:

The Department of Agriculture
Bypass Road
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Tel:    +500 27355
Fax:    +500 27352
Email: sstarnge@doa.gov.fk / imports@doa.gov.fk
Website: www.agriculture.gov.fk/contact_us.htm

Phytosanitary Certificates

A phytosanitary certificate is required for importing seed potatoes into the Falkland Islands.

Quarantine Pests

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

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

*Quarantine pests for the Falkland Islands include organisms identified within:

•   Quarantine pests of this standard

•   additional declarations

•   phytosanitary import permit

Ports of Entry

Not provided by the importing country

Airports

Not provided by the importing country

Sea ports

Not provided by the importing country

Inspection on Arrival

Not provided by the importing country

Sampling Rate

Not provided by the importing country

Transit Requirements

Not provided by the importing country