Bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes etc. (for propagation) to Niue

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Conditions:


Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required.

Niue 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, fax or email the Plant Exports Team

Scope

This standard specifies Niue’s phytosanitary requirements. If a commodity or commodity group is not identified within this ICPR exporters should contact:

  • Niue directly in order to ascertain requirements.

or

  • MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ). (Plant Exports)

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

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 Niue:

Not specified

Prohibitions

Scientific Name Common Name Plant Part Prohibited
  Hay All
  Lucerne (Alfalfa) Hay All except; processed pellets (dehydrated, sterilized) are acceptable.(Fax from Niue DAFF 24 Sept 96, no treatments specified)

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the general phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for all commodity classes exported from New Zealand

Import permits are normally valid for 6 months

Import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

S. T. Tongatule, Director of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries
PO. Box 74
Alofi
Niue

Or

Mr New Aue
biosecurity1.niue@mail.gov.nu

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes from New Zealand.

Quarantine Pests

Not specified by Niue

Maximum Pest Limits (MPL’s)

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

Quarantine pests* specified by Niue 0.5%
Soil 25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Niue include organisms identified within:

  • Quarantine pests of this standard
  • Additional declarations
  • Phytosanitary import permit

Note: Where an importing country does not specify any quarantine pests within the above, the MPL of 5% is to be applied for all injurious pests. Refer Section 2.2.1 of Phytosanitary Inspection Standard.

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Not specified

Ports of Entry

Not specified

Transit Requirements

Not specified

Last updated: 14 April 2011