Rye

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Secale cereale
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.mpi.govt.nz/
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/biosecuritynz
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
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.

The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.18, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Grain/seeds devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia
  • Secale cereale grain must be rendered non-viable prior to arrival in New Zealand, using one of the treatment options listed in Appendix 2 of the IHS
  • Following treatment, grain must be securely held to prevent contamination or re-infestation with regulated pests
  • Additional Declaration 1304 is required

Grain/seeds to be treated in New Zealand:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable at a transitional facility
  • For grains that are to be treated on arrival, the importer should, priot to import, ensure that the transitional facility can treat the consignment
  • No Additional Declaration is required

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 1304:

  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment.
  • Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.

Nil Endorsement:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable upon arrival in New Zealand (IHS section 2.18.2).
  • Treatments must be carried out in a MPI approved transitional facility.

If Endorsement 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:
  • 85 degrees Celsius for 15 hours at a minimum of 40% relative humidity.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


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

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Import Health Standard sighted 20 July 2022.

23/04/2025 - Updated treatment details.
26/07/2022 - Amended case based on revised Import Health Standards
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 23/04/2025