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Tomatoes

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Country:

 New Zealand (NZ)

Scientific Name:

 Lycopersicon esculentum

Group:

 Fruit

End Use:

 Fresh

NPPO Details:
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)

Relevant Web Addresses:

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Export Criteria

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

General Requirements

Consignments must meet the requirements of the Export Plan for fresh produce from Australia to New Zealand. The Export Plan is available through Micor Plants in the 'Documents' section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.

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

Exporters may choose to use the following contaminant tolerances during phytosanitary inspection as referred to in the Import Health Standard 152.02. The permitted tolerances are for a 600-unit sample.
  • 25g of soil
  • 12 leaves 
  • 8 regulated weed seeds
All tomatoes exported to New Zealand must:

Have had a measure applied for fruit flies of either:
  • Sourced from a pest free area (Riverland, TAS); 

OR

  • Irradiation at a minimum dose rate of 150 Gy
If irradiating for other regulated pests then treat the consignment by irradiation at a minimum dose of 400 Gy or 500 Gy.

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Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)​

The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):

  • Tasmania

AND

AND

  • the Ord River Irrigation area of Western Australia. Note: this is not a pest free area for Bactrocera spp. except B. tryoni.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Western Australia PFA must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection.​



 Explanation of the Endorsements

Explanations of EXDOC endorsement(s), and documents required for each endorsement are detailed in the 'Documents' section of Micor.

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

Treatment

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.

Irradiation

  • at a minimum of 150Gy​
  • at a minimum of 400Gy
  • at a minimum of 500 Gy

The treatment is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 150 GRAY

OR

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 400 GRAY 

 OR

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 500 GRAY

For irradiated consignment – the treatment certificate is to accompany the consignment to New Zealand.

Reconditioning

Reconditioning treatments with methyl bromide must be conducted in accordance with the 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.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1634)
1) The tomatoes in this consignment have been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free from regulated pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
2) The tomatoes in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by NZ MPI,
3) The tomatoes in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 2 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2530)
1) The tomatoes in this consignment have been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free from regulated pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
2) The tomatoes in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by NZ MPI,
3) The tomatoes in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 12 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.

Reference

​Conditions adjusted to reflect NZ Export Plan as of 25 February 2021.

Latest updates

30/07/2021 - Added 'Reconditioning' information.
24/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - As per NZ Export Plan.

Initial Uploaded: 24/09/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 17/05/2023

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