Pears

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

Have has a measure applied for fruit flies of economic importance of either:

• sourced from a pest free area (Ord River in WA, Riverland, TAS);

OR

Cold treatment (onshore or in-transit) at:

• 0°C or below for 13 days or longer;

OR

• 1°C ± 0.6°C or below for 16 days or longer

Currently there are Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly) suspensions in the following areas:

• Renmark West
• Monash

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 Renmark West and Monash suspension areas. Certificates presented as evidence must be issued after 14 January 2021.
Exporters sourcing fruit from the Western Australia PFA must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection.

Explanation of 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. or industry inspector (NZ only) at the time of inspection.  

​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 DEGREE 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.