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Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nuts
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/
https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/biosecuritynz
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate No
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No

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

The import conditions apply to the following nuts:

  • Shelled and whole (unshelled) almonds (Prunus dulcis)
  • Apricot kernels (Prunus armeniaca)
  • Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa)
  • Whole candle nuts (Aleurites moluccana)
  • Cashews (Anacardium occidentale) 
  • Shelled and whole chestnuts (Castanea sativa)
  • Dried whole coconuts (Cocos nucifera) without husk and outer shell
  • Whole dry ginkgos (Ginkgo biloba) with no fleshy material
  • Shelled and whole hazelnuts (Corylus spp)
  • Whole hickory nuts (Carya spp)
  • Whole lotus nuts (Nelumbo nucifera)
  • Shelled and whole macadamias (Macadamia integrifolia)
  • Shelled and unshelled peanuts or groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea)
  • Shelled and whole pecans (Carya illinoensis)
  • Pine nuts (Pinus spp) - Clean, extracted from the cone and free of any cone scales (woody covering)
  • Pistachios (Pistacia vera)
  • Shelled Tahitian/Island/Polynesian chestnuts (Inocarpus fagifer)
  • Shelled and whole (unbleached or bleached) walnuts (Juglans spp)

The following nut commodities will be subject to on-arrival treatment in New Zealand as per the Import Health Standard: Stored Plant Products for Human Consumption (SPP.HUMAN. IHS) dated 14 November 2018.

  • Whole chestnuts 
  • Whole hazelnuts (Corylus spp)
  • Whole hickory nuts (Carya spp)
  • Whole macadamias (Macadamia integrifolia)
  • Whole pecans (Carya illinoensis)
  • Whole (unbleached or bleached) walnuts (Juglans spp)
01/02/2021 - Added 'Shelled Tahitian/Island/Polynesian chestnuts (Inocarpus fagifer)' to the list of commodities covered by the case based on the latest version of the Import Health Standard. Removed references to processed nut products (e.g. ground almond, etc) as a new case has been created for 'Other - processed nuts' to New Zealand and processed nuts are covered by the new MICoR case. Removed details of mandatory on-arrival treatment as per MICoR formatting conventions.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 16/09/2024