Honeydew melons

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Cucumis melo
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 are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


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.

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 honeydew melons exported to New Zealand must:

Have been sourced from an approved Pest Free Place of Production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).

AND

Have had one of the following measures applied for Bactrocera cucumis (Cucumber fruit fly) and Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly):

1.     sourced from a pest free area (Riverland, Sunraysia, Riverina, TAS); 

 OR

 2.     irradiation at a minimum dose of 150 Gy;

If irradiating for other regulated pests then treat the consignment by irradiation at a minimum dose of 400 Gy or 500 Gy.

 OR

 3.     has had in-field controls (at an accredited property) for Cucumber fruit fly;

AND

dimethoate dip at 400 PPM +/-6% (+/-24 PPM) for one minute or more

AND 

has had in-field controls (at an accredited property) for Cucumber fruit fly;

AND

is from a fruit fly pest free area for Mediterranean fruit fly (Ord River in WA, QLD, NSW, VIC, NT, TAS, SA).


Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)

The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):

  • Tasmania

AND

AND

  • the Ord River Irrigation area of Western Australia. Note: this is not a pest free area for Bactrocera spp. except B. tryoni.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Western Australia PFA must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection.



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 6810

If exporting using endorsement 6810, 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.


Irradiation

  • at a minimum of 150Gy
  • at a minimum of 400Gy
  • at a minimum of 500 Gy

The treatment is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 150 GRAY

OR

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 400 GRAY 

 OR

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 500 GRAY

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

Dimethoate dip

  • at 400 ppm +/- 6% (+/- 24 ppm) submersed for at least 1 minute

For dimethoate dipping, the treatment is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:

  • DIPPED IN 400 PPM DIMETHOATE OF TOLERANCE +/-6% (+/-24 PPM) FOR ONE MINUTE OR MORE

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 New Zealand Export Plan for further details on reconditioning.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1628)
1) The melons 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 melons in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
3) The melons in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 10 and Appendix 11 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.
4)The melons in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).
 
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6810)
1) The melons 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 melons in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
3) The melons in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 12 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.
4) The melons in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 1640)
1) The melons 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 melons in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
3) The melons in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 2 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.
4)The melons in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 3576)
1) The melons 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 melons in this consignment have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against those risk group 2 regulated pests specified by New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries,
3) The melons in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 4 and Appendix 10 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.
4)The melons in this consignment have been produced in a pest free place of production for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV).
Conditions adjusted to reflect NZ additional declaration requirements as of 2 July 2024.
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.
31/10/2024 - Updated general requirements to include CGMMV PFPP check.
13/09/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 6810 text updated.
16/07/2024 - Amended text for endorsement 3576.
15/02/2024 - Updated treatment details to include irradiation treatment rates.
30/07/2021 - Added 'Reconditioning' information.
02/07/2021 - Addition of treatment requirements and additional endorsement added 6810.
28/06/2021 - Included irradiation as a treatment method for fruit flies.
06/05/2021 - Updated formatting.
16/03/2021 - Trade suspension lifted.
24/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - As per NZ Export Plan.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026