Dried cereals, Cereal products and Seeds

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/
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.


Permitted entry without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate.


These import requirements apply to the following commercially manufactured or produced products only:
  • Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus ,caudatus or cruenius) - Seed
  • Annatto (Bixa orellana) - Processed colouring
  • Arrowroot - Ground
  • Barley (Hordeum spp.)
    • Rolled
    • Pearl form
    • Malted barley for brewing purposes
  • Bread mixes -Prepared and packaged for manufacturing (baking). Must not contain more than 5% of whole regulated seeds
  • Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
    • Whole seed, cracked
    • Flour
  • Chia (Salvia columbariae or Salvia hispanica) - Seed
  • Corn / Maize (Zea spp.):
    • Polenta, Grit, Cornmeal, Cornflour
    • Popcorn in micro-waveable retail packs, including individually vacuum packed popcorn on the cob.
    • Kibbled (or import permit directing to a transitional facility for processing)
    • Freeze dried sweet corn
Note: Individual packs must be branded, less than 250 grams and can include plain, salted, buttered (if less than 5%), oiled and other flavourings.
  • Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) - Seed
  • Hemp (Cannabis sativa) - Seed 
  • Job’s tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) - Seed
  • Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) - Whole seed
  • Melon (Cucumis melo) - Seed
  • Millet - Common French- White (Panicum miliaceum) - Flakes
  • Molasses
  • Oats (Avena spp.)
    • Rolled
    • Bran
    • Flour
  • Poppy (Papaver somniferum) - Seed

Note: Importers of Papaver somniferum seed must obtain written approval from the Ministry of Health prior to importation.

  • Poppy (except Papaver somniferum) - Seed ( declaration from the importer that the seed is not Papaver somniferum)
  • Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) - Seed
  • Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) - Seed
  • Rice (Oryza sativa)
Note: see also “Wild rice (Zizania spp.)”
    • Flour
    • Whole seed (polished or unpolished), or kibbled - Packaged (up to 25kg) for direct retail sale from Australia
  • Rubus - Seed
  • Rye (Secale cereale)
    • Flour
    • Kibbled (or import permit directing to a transitional facility for processing)
    • Rolled
  • Sago
    •  Flour
    • Pearl form
  • Sesame (Sesamum indicum) -Seed
  • Sorghum - Flour
  • Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
    • Hulled as component of muesli and trail mixes
    • Kibbled (or import permit directing to a transitional facility for processing)
  • Tapioca
    • Flour, starch
    • Pearl form
  • Watermelon - Seed
  • Wheat (Triticum spp.)
    • Bulgar Wheat & Couscous
    • Flour
    • Kibbled (or import permit directing to a transitional facility for processing)
    • Malted wheat for brewing purposes
    • Pearl form
    • Rolled
    • Semolina Duram (wheat)
  • Wild Rice (Zizania spp.)
    • Kibbled (or import permit directing to a transitional facility for processing)
    • Approved brands:
      • "Lotus" Wild Rice
      • "Tilda" Giant Canadian Wild Rice
      • "Kings Choice" Wild Rice
      • "Wild Rice Exchange" Wild rice
      • "Grey Owl" Wild rice
      • "Dubois" Wild rice
      • "Uncle Bens" Pure Wild Rice
      • "Falls River Wild Rice" Falls River Mill, California, USA
      • "Sunrice Wild Blend" Australian wild rice
      • "Riso Gallo Long & Wild" and "Riso Gallo Thai & Red", Italy
      • "Lundberg" wild rice blends, USA
      • “Indian Harvest” parboiled wild rice

Rubus - Seed –Phytosanitary certificate with Treatment section recorded as follows:

Heat treatment at a minimum of 85 Degrees Celsius  at least 40% RH for at least 15 continuous hours to destroy viability (15 continuous hours to begin only when the middle of the stack has attained the minimum temperature) OR Autoclave at 118 Degrees Celsius  for 30 minutes at 100 Kpa.

OR

No Phytosanitary certificate and upon arrival: autoclaved at 118 Degrees Celsius for 30 minutes at 100 Kpa provided the autoclave facility has the capacity available or heat treated at 85 Degrees Celsius  at least 40% RH for at least 15 continuous hours (15 continuous hours to begin only when the middle of the stack has attained the minimum temperature), provided suitable facilities are available.

Non-approved brands of Wild Rice (Zizania spp.):

Treat upon arrival only: autoclaved at 118 Degrees Celsius for 30 minutes at 100 Kpa provided the autoclave facility has the capacity available or heat treated at 85 Degrees Celsiusat least 40% RH for at least 15 continuous hours (15 continuous hours to begin only when the middle of the stack has attained the minimum temperature), provided suitable facilities are available.

OR

A germination test (upon arrival) showing a negative result and inspection for contaminants.

Hemp (Cannabis sativa) - Seed:

Upon arrival only: autoclaved at 118 Degrees Celsius for 30 minutes at 100 Kpa provided the autoclave facility has the capacity available or heat treated at 85 Degrees Celsius at least 40% RH for at least 15 continuous hours (15 continuous hours to begin only when the middle of the stack has attained the minimum temperature), provided suitable facilities are available.
NPPO regulations and NPPO advice dated 17 August 2022.
17/08/2022 - Additional products added to ICR list.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026