Import permit required if seeds are to be grown in post-entry quarantine (PEQ). Otherwise, no import permit is required.

Full scientific name of the Brassica napus sub-species and common name, e.g. Brassica napus var. biennis (Forage rape) or Brassica napus var. oleifera (oilseed rape) must be specified on phytosanitary certificate.

All consignments of Brassica napus var. oleifera (oilseed rape) are required to be representatively sampled, tested and found free of unapproved GM seeds through laboratory testing based on the MPI Protocol for Testing for the Presence of Genetically Modified Plant Material. A seed testing certificate is required. The seeds must be sourced from companies with MPI approved quality assurance systems which demonstrate equivalence with PCR testing every consignment of GM Brassica napus var. oleifera. If consignments arrive in New Zealand without having been tested for the presence of unapproved GM seeds, MPI will offer the importer options of re-shipping or destroying the consignment, or having the consignment sampled and tested as above at the importer's expense.