Hong Kong

Growing Media and Packing Material to Hong Kong

Conditions: Please refer to the commodity specific requirements

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Hong Kong General Requirements

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 Hong Kong's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

Hong Kong directly in order to ascertain requirements, refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). 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 EPS for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

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

• Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance, Cap 207

General Requirements

Prohibitions

The following commodities are prohibited entry unless specifically authorised by the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)._{ref Chpt 207 Schd I & II, Chpt 207 Sect 8}

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
Ananas spp.		All
Arachis spp.		All except decorticated seeds
Bombacaceae		Plants originating in countries where Swollen shoot virus complex of cacao is known to occur
Camellia sinensis	Tea	Vegetative material originating in countries where Exobasidium reticulatum or Phloem Necrosis virus is known to occur
Citrus spp.		All
Heva spp.	Rubber plant,	Plants originating in countries where South American leaf blight (Dothidelia ulei) is known to occur
Ipomoea spp.	Sweet potato	All
Oryza spp.	Rice	Plants originating in countries where White tip nematode (Aphelenchoides oryzae) and Hoja blanca disease is known to occur
Sterculiaceae		Plants originating in countries where Swollen shoot virus complex of cacao is known to occur
Theobroma spp.	Cacao	Plants originating in countries where Witches broom disease (Marasmius perniciosus) is present
	Soil	All

Definitions ref Chpt 207 Sect. 2

Plant includes	timber, trees and shrubs and leaves, roots, flowers, fruit, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, seeds, and any part of a plant, whether or not intended for growing, planting or propagation or from which further plants may be grown, planted or propagated.
Soil	earth, sand, clay and peat

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of the following commodities:

• Flower bulbs / corms
• Bare rooted plants
• Cuttings
• Sphagnum moss

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for the importation of the following commodities:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables for consumption
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Grains, pulses, seeds and spices for human or animal consumption or for industrial use
• Timber and timber products including rattan and bamboo
• Dried tobacco and manufactured articles incorporating dried leaves

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from: ref website

Plant and Pesticides Regulatory Division
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
5/F Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Kowloon
HONG KONG

Tel: (852) 2150 7000 during office hours
(852) 2708 8885 24 hours interactive telephone enquiry
Fax: (852) 2314 2622
Email: Plantlic@afcd.gov.hk or mailbox@afcd.gov.hk
Website: www.afcd.gov.hk/eindex.html

Phytosanitary Certificates

The following commodity classes require a phytosanitary certificate:

• Flower bulbs / corms
• Bare rooted plants
• Cuttings
• Sphagnum moss
• Seed for sowing

Phytosanitary certificates are not required for the importation of the following commodity classes:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables for consumption
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Grains, pulses, seeds and spices for human or animal consumption or for industrial use
• Timber and timber products including rattan and bamboo
• Dried tobacco and manufactured articles incorporating dried leaves

Authorisation prior to import from the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is required for the following:

• Insects
• Plants potted in peat / peat moss
• Peat / peat moss

Phytosanitary certificates must be signed no more than 14 days prior to export. ref. Chpt. 207 Sect. 6

Quarantine Pests

Not specified by Hong Kong

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

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

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

*Quarantine pests for Hong Kong 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.

Ports of Entry

Not specified by Hong Kong

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments of imported plant material will be subject to inspection for phytosanitary purposes on arrival to Hong Kong.

Sampling Rates upon Arrival

Not specified by Hong Kong

Transit

ref Chpt 207 Sect. 9

Plants, plant pests and soil in transit are exempt from Hong Kong's phytosanitary requirements provided:

• the plant, plant pest or soil is packed, and remains packed, in a container which is sealed, closed or wrapped in such a manner that no plant pest may escape from the container; and
• the container in which the plant, plant pest or soil is contained and the cargo or baggage in which the container is included:

(i) remains at all times on the vehicle, vessel or aircraft in which they were brought into Hong Kong; or

(ii) if taken from such vehicle, vessel or aircraft are not removed from the place where they are brought into Hong Kong other than for the purpose of being taken out of Hong Kong

If these transit provisions are breached the consignment may be destroyed and costs recovered by the Hong Kong authorities.

Timber to Hong Kong

Timber

Common Name: Timber and timber products (including bamboo and rattan)

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate not required.

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Hong Kong General Requirements

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 Hong Kong's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

Hong Kong directly in order to ascertain requirements, refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). 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 EPS for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

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

• Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance, Cap 207

General Requirements

Prohibitions

The following commodities are prohibited entry unless specifically authorised by the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)._{ref Chpt 207 Schd I & II, Chpt 207 Sect 8}

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
Ananas spp.		All
Arachis spp.		All except decorticated seeds
Bombacaceae		Plants originating in countries where Swollen shoot virus complex of cacao is known to occur
Camellia sinensis	Tea	Vegetative material originating in countries where Exobasidium reticulatum or Phloem Necrosis virus is known to occur
Citrus spp.		All
Heva spp.	Rubber plant,	Plants originating in countries where South American leaf blight (Dothidelia ulei) is known to occur
Ipomoea spp.	Sweet potato	All
Oryza spp.	Rice	Plants originating in countries where White tip nematode (Aphelenchoides oryzae) and Hoja blanca disease is known to occur
Sterculiaceae		Plants originating in countries where Swollen shoot virus complex of cacao is known to occur
Theobroma spp.	Cacao	Plants originating in countries where Witches broom disease (Marasmius perniciosus) is present
	Soil	All

Definitions ref Chpt 207 Sect. 2

Plant includes	timber, trees and shrubs and leaves, roots, flowers, fruit, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, seeds, and any part of a plant, whether or not intended for growing, planting or propagation or from which further plants may be grown, planted or propagated.
Soil	earth, sand, clay and peat

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of the following commodities:

• Flower bulbs / corms
• Bare rooted plants
• Cuttings
• Sphagnum moss

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for the importation of the following commodities:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables for consumption
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Grains, pulses, seeds and spices for human or animal consumption or for industrial use
• Timber and timber products including rattan and bamboo
• Dried tobacco and manufactured articles incorporating dried leaves

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from: ref website

Plant and Pesticides Regulatory Division
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
5/F Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Kowloon
HONG KONG

Tel: (852) 2150 7000 during office hours
(852) 2708 8885 24 hours interactive telephone enquiry
Fax: (852) 2314 2622
Email: Plantlic@afcd.gov.hk or mailbox@afcd.gov.hk
Website: www.afcd.gov.hk/eindex.html

Phytosanitary Certificates

The following commodity classes require a phytosanitary certificate:

• Flower bulbs / corms
• Bare rooted plants
• Cuttings
• Sphagnum moss
• Seed for sowing

Phytosanitary certificates are not required for the importation of the following commodity classes:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables for consumption
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Grains, pulses, seeds and spices for human or animal consumption or for industrial use
• Timber and timber products including rattan and bamboo
• Dried tobacco and manufactured articles incorporating dried leaves

Authorisation prior to import from the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is required for the following:

• Insects
• Plants potted in peat / peat moss
• Peat / peat moss

Phytosanitary certificates must be signed no more than 14 days prior to export. ref. Chpt. 207 Sect. 6

Quarantine Pests

Not specified by Hong Kong

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

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

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

*Quarantine pests for Hong Kong 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.

Ports of Entry

Not specified by Hong Kong

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments of imported plant material will be subject to inspection for phytosanitary purposes on arrival to Hong Kong.

Sampling Rates upon Arrival

Not specified by Hong Kong

Transit

ref Chpt 207 Sect. 9

Plants, plant pests and soil in transit are exempt from Hong Kong's phytosanitary requirements provided:

• the plant, plant pest or soil is packed, and remains packed, in a container which is sealed, closed or wrapped in such a manner that no plant pest may escape from the container; and
• the container in which the plant, plant pest or soil is contained and the cargo or baggage in which the container is included:

(i) remains at all times on the vehicle, vessel or aircraft in which they were brought into Hong Kong; or

(ii) if taken from such vehicle, vessel or aircraft are not removed from the place where they are brought into Hong Kong other than for the purpose of being taken out of Hong Kong

If these transit provisions are breached the consignment may be destroyed and costs recovered by the Hong Kong authorities.

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