Hydrangea 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.

A copy of the import permit must be presented at the time of making the appointment for an inspection with an Authorised Officer.

New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries recognises Australia as free from Phytophthora ramorum. Evidence of freedom from Phytophthora ramorum is not required to be presented by the exporter.

Plants must be bare rooted.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

All plants in the consignment are to be officially inspected and to be found free of any visually detectable regulated pests.

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

This information is available in MPIs Biosecurity Organisms Register for Imported Commodities on their web page.
All plants must be dipped prior to export in dicofol at the rate of 0.7grm a.i. per litre of water.

Exporters have the choice of certifying to the media requirements as per EXDOC endorsement 3487

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. EXDOC endorsement 3488 must be used.

All plants must be treated for insects and mites as Section 2.2.1.06 (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 Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

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

If any required treatment is not completed within the prescribed period prior to export, these measures must be completed in New Zealand where such services are available, and by prior arrangement with MPI.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3487)
1) The plants have only been grown in, and exported from, the country of origin, Australia, which is free from Xylella fastidiosa.
2) The plants have been sourced from a "Pest free area", free from Phytophthora ramorum.
3) The plants have been dipped prior to export in dicofol at the rate of 0.7g ai per litre of water.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 3488)
1) The plants have only been grown in, and exported from, the country of origin, Australia, which is free from Xylella fastidiosa.
2) The plants have been sourced from a "Pest free area", free from Phytophthora ramorum.
3) The plants have been dipped prior to export in dicofol at the rate of 0.7g ai per litre of water.
4) The plants were raised from seed/cuttings in soil-less rooting media in containers maintained out of contact with the soil.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 5805)
1) The plants have only been grown in, and exported from, the country of origin, Australia, which is free from Xylella fastidiosa.
2) The plants have been sourced from a "Pest free area", free from Phytophthora ramorum.
3) The plants are to be dipped on arrival with Spiromesifen or dicofol as stated in the Import Health Standard 155.02.06.

NPPO notification dated 5 November 2018

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