Loropetalum chinense

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Ministry of Primary Industries
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.

Plants must be bare rooted

Copy of the Import permit must be presented to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at the time of making the appointment.

Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Department of Agriculture  Authorised Officer at 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 consignment must be dipped prior to export in Milbemectin at the rate of 0.012grm a.i. per litre of water.
Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and to present to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at time of inspection
Details of treatment are to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Exporters have the choice of certifying to the media requirements as per endorsement #2569; 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.

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)

Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and to present to the Department of Agriculture  Authorised Officer at time of inspection
Details of treatment must be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

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 2247)
1) Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum) is not known to occur in Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2569)
1) Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The plants were raised from seed/cuttings in soil-less rooting media in containers maintained out of contact with the soil.

NPPO notification (IHS dated 12 July 2023).
04/08/2023 - Treatment details updated
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 05/08/2023