Solanum melongena seed

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
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 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.


Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 6412:
  • An area freedom certificate issued by the state/territory government or a place of production freedom declaration from the state/territory government, grower or a third party crop monitor must be presented as evidence to endorse area or place of production freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.
Endorsement 3050:
  • A laboratory analysis certificate must be presented as evidence that a representative sample of the seeds has been tested and found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.
  • For seed lots with less than 15,000 seeds, a composite sample of a minimum of 3,000 seeds must be officially drawn across all seed lots of the same seed species in a consignment, which must have been prodcued at the same place of prodcut or production site. Further sampling information can be found in the Seeds for Sowing IHS.
  • For seed lots with 15,000 or more seeds, a representative sample of a minimum of 3,000 seeds, officially drawn according to ISTA or AOSA methodology, is required from each seed lot.
Endorsement 7326:
  • Can only be used for consignments with less than 15,000 seeds.
  • A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.
No endorsement: 

A phytosanitary certificate with no endorsement may be issued for seeds that will be tested on arrival in New Zealand by an MPI-approved testing laboratory.

A phytosanitary certificate with no endorsement may also be issued for seeds of non-Australian origin which have been repacked in Australia, subject to the following:
  • The phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin must endorse freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.
  • Another endorsement must be used if no phytosanitary certificate meeting the above requirements is available.
  • "Origin of <country>" must be stated in the additional product description. Contact EXDOC Plant Programs (EXDOCPlantPrograms@agriculture.gov.au) to have the field enabled.
  • The original phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, or a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, indicating freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid, must be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6412)
1) The consignment has been sourced from a pest free area or a pest free place of production free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 3050)
1) A representative sample was officially tested using appropriate methods and found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7326)
1) The crop was inspected during active growth and found to be free from Potato spindle tuber viroid.

MPI Import Health Standard: Seeds for Sowing 155.02.05 sighted 2 December 2022, correspondence from NPPO dated 26 July 2021.

05/12/2022 - New endorsement 7326 created.
27/08/2021 - Removed requirement to contact NZ NPPO for nil endorsement option as per correspondence from NPPO.
28/07/2021 - Added second option for nil declaration as per NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026