Butternut

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Cucurbita moschata
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
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 Yes
Protocol Market Yes

Consignments must meet the requirements of the Export Plan for fresh produce from Australia to New Zealand. The Export Plan is available through Micor Plants in the 'Documents' section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.


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

Exporters may choose to use the following contaminant tolerances during phytosanitary inspection as referred to in the Import Health Standard 152.02. The permitted tolerances are for a 600-unit sample.
  • 25g of soil
  • 12 leaves 
  • 8 regulated weed seeds:

All butternuts exported to New Zealand must:

Have had a measure applied for Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV):

  • Sourced from an approved Pest Free Place of Production;

AND

Have had a measure applied for fruit flies Bactrocera Cucumis (Cucumber Fruit fly) of either:

  • Sourced from a pest free area (Riverina, Sunraysia, Riverland, TAS);

OR

  • In-field controls;

OR

  • Irraditation at minimum dose of 150 Gy;

Explanation of the endorsements

Explanations of EXDOC endorsement(s), and supporting documents required for each endorsement are detailed in the 'Documents' section of Micor.

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 endorsement 7596

If exporting using endorsement 7596, the exporter must provide a state or territory issued PFPP certificate to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

All treatments shall be carried out in accordance with the Export Plan.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Reconditioning

Reconditioning treatments with methyl bromide must be conducted in accordance with the Acceptance of offshore methyl bromide fumigation treatments, found in the documents section of Micor.

For reconditioning fumigation treatments to be recognised by New Zealand, they must be listed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section using the EXDOC treatment code RE-CON.

It is at the exporter's discretion on whether or not to put a reconditioning treatment on the phytosanitary certificate.

See the Export Plan for further details on reconditioning.

Irradiation

  • Irradiation at a minimum of 150 Gy

For irradiated product, the treatment is to be shown on the phytosanitary certificate as:

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 150 GRAY;

For irradiated consignments – the treatment certificate is to accompany the consignment to New Zealand.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6502)
1) The butternuts in this consignment have been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free from any visually detectable quarantine pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries.
2) The butternuts in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).
3) The butternuts in this consignment have been treated in accordance with the Appendix 2 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7595)
1) The butternuts in this consignment have been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free from any visually detectable quarantine pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries.
2) The butternuts in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).
3) The butternuts in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 10 and Appendix 11 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7596)
1) The butternuts in this consignment have been inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free from any visually detectable quarantine pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries.
2) The butternuts in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).
3) The butternuts in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 12 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.

Change in NZ IHS conditions July 2023

31/03/2026 - Updated general requirements to reflect lifting of Winter Window pathway suspension.
21/08/2025 - Updated general requirements to state Winter Window pathway suspension.
15/01/2024 - Add dec's updated as per NPPO request
19/09/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 09/08/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 01/04/2026