Barley

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Hordeum spp.
End use
Stockfeed
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 Refer below
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

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

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 1304:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment (IHS section 2.10.1).
  • No import permit is required.
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.
  • No Additional Statement is required.
Endorsement 793:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by irradiation (IHS section 2.10.1).
  • No import permit is required.
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.
  • No Additional Statement is required.

Importation of viable grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand MPI approved transitional facilities (applies to endorsements 1100 and 4996)

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for processing at MPI approved transitional facilities (IHS section 2.10.3)
  • A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191 or 8192) and Seed Analysis Certificate is 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.
Endorsment 1100:
  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand MPI approved transitional facilities.
  • A Laboratory Analysis Certificate for Fusarium head blight must be presented at the time of inspection.
  • A Sampler's Certificate, Laboratory Analysis Certificate or Exporter's Declaration must be presented as evidence that the Diplodia leaf spot testing sample was drawn size of five times ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies.
  • The sample rate required for the Fusarium head blight testing is different to the sample rate required for the seed analysis.
Endorsment 4996:
  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand MPI approved transitional facilities.
  • An Area Freedom Certificate for Fusarium head blight must be presented at the time of inspection.


Additional Statement…Replacing EXDOC extra certificate…Required when...
Option 1 (Additional Statement 8190)GL12

AND

Option 2 (Additional statement 8191)GL13
  • consignment is NOT being shipped in a bulk vessel hold

AND

  • consignment is being sent to a transitional facility to rend it non-viable under a grain import system.
Option 3 (Additional Statement 8192)GL12 + GL13

AND

  • consignment is being sent to a transitional facility to rend it non-viable under a grain import system.


Phytosanitary certificate with no endorsement or additional statement
  • Applies to viable grain / seed for heat treatment upon arrival in New Zealand (IHS section 2.10.2).
  • No import permit is required.
  • Treatments must be carried out in a MPI approved transitional facility.

If endorsements 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:

  • 121 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes
OR
  • 100 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes
OR
  • 85 degrees Celsius for 15 hours at  a minimum 40% relative humidity.

If endorsement 793 is applied, then the consignment must be irradiated at a dose of 25 kGy.


The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

No treatment details are to be endorsed on the Treatment section of the phytosanitary certificate.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 793)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been irradiated at 25 kGy and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 1100)
 1) Cephalosporium stripe: cereals (Cephalosporium gramineum) and Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) are known not to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment was representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5x) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies and tested in an NPPO approved diagnostic laboratory and found free from Fusarium head blight (Fusarium longipes),
3) A representative sample has been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects and mites.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 4996)
1) Cephalosporium stripe: cereals (Cephalosporium gramineum) and Dwarf bunt (Tilletia controversa) are known not to occur in Australia,
2) The seed has been sourced from a pest free area, free from Fusarium head blight (Fusarium longipes),
3) A representative sample has been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects and mites.

Additional Statements:

Option 1 (Additional Statement 8190)
Declaration for vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of animal material, regulated mobile arthropods, regulated weed seeds, and residues of previous cargo.

Option 2 (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.

Option 3 (Additional Statement 8192)
Declaration for seed sampling and vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of animal material, regulated mobile arthropods, regulated weed seeds, and residues of previous cargo
2) 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.

3) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.

Import Health Standard dated 17 August 2020, NPPO notification dated 30 July 2025.
22/09/2025 - New additional statement 8191 created.
17/09/2025 - Amended text and explanation of additional statements 8190 & 8192.
20/07/2022 - Amended case based on NPPO requirements
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/07/2026