Helleborus spp

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
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 Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
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.

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

Plants must be bare rooted

Plants must be clearly identified with its scientific name (genus and species).

Only inert/synthetic material may be used for the protection, packaging and shipping materials of the nursery stock. Consignments contaminated with soil shall be treated, reshipped or destroyed. The interception of other extraneous matter, where it cannot be readily removed, may result in reshipment or destruction of the consignment.
All plants in the consignment are to be officially inspected and found to be free of any visually detectable regulated pests

If visually detectable pests are found which are not listed in the Ministry for Primary Industries import health standard, the pest regulatory status must be established prior to issuing the certificate.

Exporters have the choice of certifying to the media requirements as per Exdoc endorsement 1917; 

OR

plants which have been raised in media containing soil must have the roots of the plants dipped in Fenamiphos at 1.6g a.i. per litre of water for 30 minutes, as per Exdoc endorsement 1955.

All plants must be treated for insects and mites as Section 2.2.1.06 (a) and (b) of the Ministry of Primary Industries Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock (published on the MPI web site)

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1917)
1) The plants were raised from seed/cuttings in soil-less rooting media in containers maintained out of contact with the soil.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1955)
1) The roots of the plants have been dipped in fenamiphos at 1.6g a.i. per litre of water for 30 minutes.

Import permit dated 27 November 2014
Initial Uploaded: 10/12/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/07/2026