Paulownia spp
Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
| 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.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests (refer to Import Health Standard 155.02.06 section 2.2.2.2).
Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported.
The container must be pest-proof, rigid and either clear plastic or glass. Culture must not contain any antibiotics or fungicides.
The number of flasks/tubs/tubes in the consignment are to be declared on the phytosanitary certificate at all times.
LABELLING:
All flasks/tubs/tubes of cultures in the consignment must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).
Explanation of the endorsements:
Endorsement 8503 - applies to plantlets recently removed from in-vitro tissue culture.
Endorsement 8504 - applies to plants imported in growing media.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 8503)
1) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.
2) The tissue cultures in this consignment, and the plants they were derived from, have only been grown in the country of origin, Australia which is free from Xylella fastidiosa.
3) The cultures have been derived from parent stock tested and found free of Witches broom phytoplasma.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 8504)
1) The tissue cultures in this consignment, and the plants they were derived from, have only been grown in the country of origin, Australia which is free from Xylella fastidiosa.
2) The cultures have been derived from parent stock tested and found free of Witches broom phytoplasma.
New Zealand's Import Health Standard - Plants for Planting 155.02.06 published 05 November 2025
11/09/2026 - Case created as per NPPO requirements.
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