Adzuki beans, Black eye beans, Cowpeas, Mung beans

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Vigna spp.
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
Protocol Market No
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 Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing IHS (both Part 1 and Part 2), including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Grain/seeds devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed treated to render them non-viable in Australia.
  • Vigna spp seeds must be rendered non-viable prior to arrival in New Zealand, using one of the treatment options listed in Appendix 2 of the IHS.
  • Following treatment, seeds must be securely held to prevent contamination or re-infestation with regulated pests.
  • Additional Declaration 1304 is required.

Grain/seeds to be treated in New Zealand:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable at a transitional facility in New Zealand.
  • For seeds that are to be treated on arrival, the importer should, prior to import, ensure that the transitional facility can treat the consignment.
  • No Additional Declaration is required.

Grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand into a manufactured product or commercially processed for consumption:

  • Grain must be processed in New Zealand to render them non-viable.
  • No Additional Declaration is required.

Grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival at the New Zealand border:

  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are 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 2157, 2159 or 779 is required.
Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 1304:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment (IHS section 2.23.1).
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.
  • No Additional Statement is required.
Endorsement 2157:
  • Applies to grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance at the New Zealand border (IHS section 2.23.4).
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are 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.
  • Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens). 
Endorsement 2159:
  • Applies to grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance at the New Zealand border (IHS section 2.23.4).
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are 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.
  • Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens).
Endorsement 779:
  • Applies to grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance at the New Zealand border (IHS section 2.23.4).
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are 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.
  • Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens).
  • A Sampler's Certificate, Laboratory Analysis Certificate or Exporter's Declaration must be presented as evidence that the consignment was representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5x) ISTA or AOSA guidelines for testing for Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens).
  • The sample rate required for testing for Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens) is different to the sample rate required for the seed analysis.
  • Refer to International Rules for Seed Testing for ISTA sample rates.
Explanation of Additional Statement 8191:

This Additional Statement replaces EXDOC extra certificate GL13.

This is applicable when all the below apply:
• The consignment is being imported for further processing.
• Pre-export sampling is an option for this product—check the relevant entry in the GCFP.IHS: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing 2024 - Import Health Standard.
• The consignment is NOT being analysed in New Zealand as per 1.6 of the GCFP.IHS.

If Endorsement 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:
  • 85 degrees Celsius for 15 hours at a minimum of 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.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2157)
1) Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) Vigna spp. seeds were sourced from an area where Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens) is known not to occur.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 2159)
1) Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) Vigna spp. seeds were sourced from a crop that were inspected during the growing season according to appropriate procedures and no Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens) was detected.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 779)
1) Cowpea bacterial blight pustule (Xanthomanas campestris pv. vignicola) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment was representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5x) ISTA or AOSA guidelines, and was tested at a NPPO-approved diagnostic laboratory and the test result was negative for Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens).

Additional Statement:
Option 1 (Additional Statement 8191)
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.
MPI Import Health Standard dated 29 July 2022, updated IHS sighted 7 January 2025.
08/01/2026 - New additional statement 8191 created
10/08/2022 - Endorsements 1304 added to the case.
10/08/2022 - Updated treatment requirements as per NPPO requirements.
10/08/2022 - Updated general requirements based on Import Health Standard.
18/02/2022 - Updated export criteria to remove requirement for import permit.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026