Safflower

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Carthamus tinctorius
End use
Stockfeed
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
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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.

The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.4, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

 Safflower devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia.
  • Hordeum spp. 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.
  • Additional Declaration 1304 or 793 are required.

 Safflower to be treated in New Zealand:

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

 Importation of grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival at the New Zealand border:

  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) 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 endorsement 

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.
Endorsement 793:
  • Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by irradiation.
  • Grains/seeds must be irradiated as per the Treatment section.
Importation of grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival at the New Zealand border (Endorsement 2973, 2974 and 6425):
  • A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191) 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.

Endorsement 2973:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival.
  • A Pest Free Area Certificate must be presented to the Austhorised Oficer at the time of inspection.

Endorsement 2974:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival.
  • A Crop Inspection Certificate must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

 Endorsement 6425:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section above titled Importation of viable grain/seeds for biosecurity clearance on arrival.
  • A Laboratory Analysis Certificate for Alternaria leaf spot of Safflower (Alternaria carthami) and Leaf spot of Safflower (Cercospora carthami) must be presented at the time of inspection.
  • A Sampler's Certificate, Laboratory Analysis Certificate or Exporter's Declaration must be presented as evidence that the Diplodia leaf spot testing sample was drawn size of five times ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies.
  • The sample rate required for the Alternaria leaf spot of Safflower (Alternaria carthami) and Leaf spot of Safflower (Cercospora carthami) testing is different to the sample rate required for the seed analysis.
Explanation of Additional Statement 8191:

This Additional Statement replaces EXDOC extra certificate GL13.

This is applicable when all the below apply:
• The consignment is being imported for further processing.
• Pre-export sampling is an option for this product—check the relevant entry in the GCFP.IHS: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing 2024 - Import Health Standard.
• The consignment is NOT being analysed in New Zealand as per 1.6 of the GCFP.IHS.

If endorsements 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:

  • 85 degrees Celsius for 15 hours at  a minimum 40% relative humidity.

If endorsement 793 is applied, then the consignment must be irradiated at a dose of 25 kGy.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

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

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 793)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment were irradiated at 25 kGy and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 2973)
 1) Alternaria leaf spot of Safflower (Alternaria carthami) and Leaf spot of Safflower (Cercospora carthami) are known not to occur in the area of production.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 2974)
1) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Alternaria leaf spot of Safflower (Alternaria carthami) and Leaf spot of Safflower (Cercospora carthami).

Option 5 (EXDOC Endorsement 6425)
 1) The consignment was representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5x) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies and tested in an NPPO approved diagnostic laboratory and found free from Alternaria leaf spot of Safflower (Alternaria carthami) and Leaf spot of Safflower (Cercospora carthami).

Additional Statement:
Option 1 (Additional Statement 8191)
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.

Import Health Standard sighted 19 July 2022 and 14 October 2025, notification from NPPO dated 19 July 2022

17/10/2025 - New additional statement 8191 created.
23/04/2025 - Updated treatment details.
25/07/2022 - Amended case based on revised Import Health Standards.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 17/10/2025