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Plants

Oats

No

Country:

New Zealand (NZ)

Scientific Name:

Avena spp.

Group:

Grains / Seeds

End Use:

Processing

NPPO Details:

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
Protocol Market  

General Requirements

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

​Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.22, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Oats devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia 
  • Grain must be rendered non-viable prior to arrival in New Zealand, using one of the treatment options listed in Appendix 2 of the IHS.
  • Additional declaration 1304 is required

Oats to be treated in New Zealand:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable at a transitional facility
  • Grain that are to be treated on arrival, the importer should, priot to import, ensure that the transitional facility can treat the consignment
  • No additional declaration is required

Oats for processing in New Zealand:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for processing to render them non-viable at a transitional facility.
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 6403, 6404 or 6405) and Seed Analysis Certificate is required, otherwise the grain will be analysed upon arrival in New Zealand
  • The Seed Analysis Certificate must be issued by an Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) or ISTA accredited seed testing station or an Australian laboratory capable of undertaking the analysis.
  • Additional declaration 7257 is required

Additional Statements:

  • Additional Statements apply only when using Endorsement 7257.
  • Exporters must confirm with their importer if they require an Additional Statement in accordance with the importer's Grain Import System.
  • If requested, Additional Statement 6403, 6404 or 6405 may be included on the phytosanitary certificate to meet the Sampling Certificate requirement.
  • The exporter must present a Sampler's Certificate, Seed Analysis Certificate or Exporter's Declaration as evidence attesting to the sampling for analysis endorsement at the time of authorisation.
  • Additional Statements for sack, container and vessel cleanliness are based on the relevant Authorised Officer inspection record.
  • If an Additional Statement is not required, then a phytosanitary certificate will be issued with EXDOC endorsement 7257 only. 
Table 1: Additional Statements available for grain for processing at a transitional facility in accordance with a Grain Import System.
Additional Statement number and descriptionApplicable for
6399 Declaration for sack cleanlinessBagged goods
6400 Declaration for container cleanliness​Bulk goods loaded into shipping containers
6401 Declaration for sack and container cleanlinessBagged goods loaded into shipping containers (FCL only)
6402 Declaration for vessel cleanliness (grain and seed)Bulk goods (grain and seed) loaded in bulk vessel holds
6403 Declaration for seed samplingGoods which samples for analysis have been drawn prior to export
6404 Declaration for seed sampling and container cleanlinessGoods which samples for analysis have been drawn prior to export, and the goods are loaded in shipping containers
6405 Declaration for seed sampling and vessel cleanliness

​Goods which samples for analysis have been drawn prior to export, and
the goods are loaded in bulk vessel holds

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 7257:
  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand MPI approved transitional facilities
  • Cephalosporium stripe: cereals (Cephalosporium gramineum) is known not to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pests
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient for endorsing freedom from any live, visually detectable regulated insects and mites
Endorsement 1304:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment.
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.

Treatment

If endorsement 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:

  • 85 degrees Celsius for 15 hours at  a minimum 40% relative humidity.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

​Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7257)
1) A representative sample has been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects and mites.
2) Cephalosporium stripe: cereals (Cephalosporium gramineum) is known not to occur in Australia,

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Additional statements

Option 1 (Additional Statement 6399)
Declaration for sack cleanliness
1) The sacks are clean and free from soil, and regulated pests (including weed seeds) and any other contaminants that may harbour regulated pests.


Option 2 (Additional Statement 6400)

Declaration for container cleanliness
1) The containers were inspected prior to loading and found to be free of pests and residues of previous cargo.

Option 3 (Additional Statement 6401)
Declaration for sack and empty container cleanliness
1) The sacks are clean and free from soil, and regulated pests (including weed seeds) and any other contaminants that may harbour regulated pests.
2) The containers were inspected prior to loading and found to be free of pests and residues of previous cargo.


Option 4 (Additional Statement 6402)
Declaration for vessel cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of pests and residues of previous cargo.

Option 5 (Additional Statement 6403)
Declaration for seed sampling
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.

Option 6 (Additional Statement 6404)
Declaration for seed sampling and container cleanliness
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.
3) The containers were inspected prior to loading and found to be free of pests and residues of previous cargo.

Option 7 (Additional Statement 6405)
Declaration for seed sampling and vessel cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.
3) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of pests and residues of previous cargo.

Reference

Import Health Standard sighted 19 July 2022, notification from NPPO dated 19 July 2022, Grain for Processing Import System Requirements sighted 7 September 2022.

Latest updates

08/09/2022 - Added additional statements based on NPPO requirements.
22/07/2022 - Amended case based on NPPO requirements
22/07/2022 - New endorsement 7257 created.
19/07/2022 - Removed import permit requirement as per NPPO notification

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 20/04/2023