Pears

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Pyrus communis
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
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 Yes
Protocol Market Yes
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Consignments must meet the requirements of the Export Plan for fresh produce from Australia to New Zealand. The Export Plan is available through Micor Plants in the 'Documents' section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.

Exporters may choose to use the following contaminant tolerances during phytosanitary inspection as referred to in the Import Health Standard 152.02. The permitted tolerances are for a 600-unit sample.

  • 25g of soil
  • 12 leaves  
  • 8 regulated weed seeds
All pears exported to New Zealand must have had a measure applied for fruit flies of either:

  • pest free area (Riverland, TAS);

OR

  • irradiation at a minimum dose of 150 Gy;

OR

Cold treatment (onshore or in-transit) at:

  • 0oC or below for 13 days;

OR

  • 1oC +/- 0.6oC or below for 16 days


Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)

The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):

  • Tasmania

AND

AND

  • the Ord River Irrigation area of Western Australia. Note: this is not a pest free area for Bactrocera spp. except B. tryoni.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Western Australia PFA must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection.


Explanation of endorsements:

Explanations of EXDOC endorsement(s), and documents required for each endorsement are detailed in the 'Documents' section of Micor.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
 or industry inspector (NZ only) at the time of inspection.  

All treatments shall be carried out in accordance with the Export Plan.

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

 

Onshore cold treatment prior to export at:

  • 0°C or below for 13 days,

OR

  • 1°C (+/- 0.6°C) or below for 16 days

 Onshore cold treatment is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:

  • COLD TREATED AT 0 DEGREES CELSIUS OR BELOW FOR 13 DAYS;

OR

  • COLD TREATED AT 1 DEGREE CELSIUS (+/- 0.6 DEGREES CELSIUS) FOR 16 DAYS.

OR

 

In-transit cold treatment completed before the consignment arrives in New Zealand:

  • 0°C or below for 13 days,

OR

  • 1°C (+/- 0.6°C) or below for 16 days

The proposed in-transit treatment schedule is to be shown on the Phytosanitary certificate as:

  • SUBJECT TO IN-TRANSIT COLD DISINFESTATION TREATMENT AT 0 DEGREES CELSIUS OR BELOW FOR 13 DAYS;

OR

  • SUBJECT TO IN-TRANSIT COLD DISINFESTATION TREATMENT AT 1 DEGREE CELSIUS (+/- 0.6 DEGREES CELSIUS) FOR 16 DAYS

On the RFP, select the treatment code 'INTRAN' and insert the selected treatment schedule as above in the details section. The date in which the container has been sealed is to be entered into the Start and End Date fields (same date into both fields).

Important: If the fruit temperature sensors have been calibrated to zero, an ITCT calibration certificate is not required

If the fruit temperature sensors have not been calibrated to zero, the exporter is responsible for obtaining an ITCT calibration certificate from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to provide to New Zealand MPI.


 Irradiation

  • Irradiation at a minimum of 150 Gy
  • Irradiation at a minimum of 289 Gy if treating for Conogethes punctiferalis (Yellow peach moth)

For irradiated product, the treatment is to be shown on the phytosanitary certificate as:

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 150 GRAY;

OR

  • IRRADIATION AT MINIMUM 289 GRAY;

For irradiated consignments – the treatment certificate is to accompany the consignment to New Zealand.


Reconditioning

Acceptance of offshore methyl bromide fumigation treatments, found in the documents section of Micor.

For reconditioning fumigation treatments to be recognised by New Zealand, they must be listed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section using the EXDOC treatment code RE-CON.

It is at the exporter's discretion on whether or not to put a reconditioning treatment on the phytosanitary certificate.

See the New Zealand Export Plan for further details on reconditioning.

Option1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1575)
1) The pears in this consignment have been inspected in accordance withappropriate official procedures and found to be free from any visuallydetectable quarantine pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for PrimaryIndustries,
2) The pears in this consignment have been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the agreed bilateral arrangement,
3) The pears in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix2 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industriesand the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of hostmaterial of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand fromAustralia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1578)
1) The pears in this consignment have been inspected in accordance withappropriate official procedures and found to be free from any visuallydetectable quarantine pests, specified by the New Zealand Ministry for PrimaryIndustries,
2) The pears in this consignment have been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the agreed bilateral arrangement,
3) The pears in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix5 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of hostmaterial of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand fromAustralia.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7841)
1) The pears in this consignment have 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 for Primary Industries,
2) The pears in this consignment have  been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the agreed bilateral arrangement,
3) The pears in this consignment have been treated in accordance with Appendix 12 of the Arrangement between the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries and the Australian Department of Agriculture concerning the access of host material of fruit fly species of economic significance into New Zealand from Australia.
Conditions adjusted to reflect the New Zealand Import Health Standards 152.02, 24July 2023. 
04/07/2024 - New endorsement 7841 created.
17/08/2023 - Amended text for endorsements 1575 and 1578.
30/07/2021 - Added 'Reconditioning' information.
06/05/2021 - Updated formatting.
24/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - As per NZ Export Plan.
25/01/2021 - Update to import requirements - update to text related to fruit fly outbreak.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026