All treatments shall be carried out in accordance with the Export Plan.
Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Onshore cold treatment prior to export at:
- 0°C or below for 13 days,
OR
- 1°C (+/- 0.6°C) or below for 16 days
Onshore cold treatment is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:
- COLD TREATED AT 0 DEGREES CELSIUS OR BELOW FOR 13 DAYS;
OR
- COLD TREATED AT 1 DEGREE CELSIUS (+/- 0.6 DEGREES CELSIUS) FOR 16 DAYS.
OR
In-transit cold treatment completed before the consignment arrives in New Zealand:
- 0°C or below for 13 days,
OR
- 1°C (+/- 0.6°C) or below for 16 days
The proposed in-transit treatment schedule is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:
- SUBJECT TO IN-TRANSIT COLD DISINFESTATION TREATMENT AT 0 DEGREES CELSIUS OR BELOW FOR 13 DAYS;
OR
- SUBJECT TO IN-TRANSIT COLD DISINFESTATION TREATMENT AT 1 DEGREE CELSIUS (+/- 0.6 DEGREES CELSIUS) FOR 16 DAYS
On the RFP, select the treatment code 'INTRAN' and insert the selected treatment schedule as above in the details section. The date in which the container has been sealed is to be entered into the Start and End Date fields (same date into both fields).
Important: If the fruit temperature sensors have been calibrated to zero, an ITCT calibration certificate is not required
If the fruit temperature sensors have not been calibrated to zero, the exporter is responsible for obtaining an ITCT calibration certificate from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to provide to New Zealand MPI.
Reconditioning
Acceptance of offshore methyl bromide fumigation treatments, found in the documents section of Micor.
For reconditioning fumigation treatments to be recognised by New Zealand, they must be listed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section using the EXDOC treatment code RE-CON.
It is at the exporter's discretion on whether or not to put a reconditioning treatment on the phytosanitary certificate.
See the New Zealand Export Plan for further details on reconditioning.