Mung beans

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Vigna spp.
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sprouting
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 No
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.


These import conditions apply to mung beans for processing of seeds for sprouting (IHS section 2.23.3).

The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.23, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Processing of seeds for sprouting:

  • The transitional facility must be approved by MPI for holding and/or processing grain
  • No Additional Declaration is required
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 6403) and Seed Analysis Certificate is required, otherwise the grain will be analysed upon arrival in New Zealand
  • The Seed Analysis Certificate must be issued by an Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) or ISTA accredited seed testing station or an Australian laboratory capable of undertaking the analysis
Explanation of the Additional Statement

Additional Statement 6403:
  • If requested, Additional Statement 6403 may be included on the phytosanitary certificate to meet the Sampling Certificate requirement.
  • The exporter must present a Sampler's Certificate, Seed Analysis Certificate or Exporter's Declaration as evidence attesting to the sampling for analysis Additional Statement at the time of authorisation.
Additional Statement

Option 1 (Additional Statement 6403)
Declaration for seed sampling
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.

MPI Import Health Standard dated 29 July 2022.

10/08/2022 - Updated general requirements based on latest NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 06/09/2019
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026