Broad beans/Faba beans

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Vicia faba
End use
Stockfeed
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 the applicable section of Part 2), including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Grain/seeds devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia.
  • Vicia 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 793 or 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.
  • 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:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for processing to render them non-viable at a transitional facility.
  • 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 6414 is required.
Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 793:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by irradiation (IHS section 2.22.1).
  • Grains/seeds must be irradiated as per the Treatment section.
  • No Additional Statement is required.
Endorsement 1304:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment (IHS section 2.22.1).
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.
  • No Additional Statement is required.
Endorsement 6414:
  • Applies to grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance at the New Zealand border (IHS section 2.22.4).
  • 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.
  • Artichoke yellow ringspot virus, Broad bean mottle virus, Broad bean stain virus, Broad bean true mosaic virus and Pea early-browning virus are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
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. 
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.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
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 6414)
1) Artichoke yellow ringspot virus, Broad bean mottle virus, Broad bean stain virus, Broad bean true mosaic virus and Pea early-browning virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects.

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 8 January 2025.
08/01/2026 - New Additional Statement 8191 created.
05/08/2022 - Updated the general requirements and Treatment sections based on the latest NPPO requirements.
05/08/2022 - Amended the text of Endorsement 6414 as per the latest NPPO requirements.
05/08/2022 - Updated general requirements based on up-to-date Import Health Standard.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 08/01/2026