Lemongrass

Country

New Zealand (NZ)

Scientific Name

Cymbopogon citratus

Group

Vegetables

End use

Fresh

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	No
Phytosanitary Certificate	Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement	Yes
Protocol Market	No

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

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

All stem nodes below the leaf bases must be removed prior to export.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1615)
1) The lemon grass in this consignment has 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 of Agriculture and Forestry.

NPPO regulations

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014

Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026

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