Soybeans

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Glycine max
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Consumption
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.


The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:

Soybean devitalised in Australia:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia.
  • 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 is required.

Soybean 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, priot to import, ensure that the transitional facility can treat the consignment.
  • No Additional Declaration is required.

Soybean for processing in New Zealand:

  • Applies to viable grain / seed for processing to render them non-viable at a transitional facility.
  • 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.
Soybean for processing in New Zealand (Endorsements 641, 936 and 6424):
  • 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 641:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section titled Grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand.
  • The grain/seed must be sourced from an area where Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica) is known not to occur.
  • An Area Freedom Certificate is required as supporting evidence.

Endorsement 936:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section titled Grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand.
  • The grain/seed was sourced from a crop that has been inspected during the growing season according to appropriate procedures and no Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica) was found.
  • A Crop Inspection Certitifcate is required as supporting evidence.

Endorsement 6424:

  • Consignments must meet the requirements listed in the section titled Grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand border.
  • The grain/seed must be representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5×) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies.
  • The samples must be tested at a NPPO-approved diagnostic laboratory and the test result was negative for Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica).
  • A Sampling and Laboratory Analysis Certificate is required as supporting evidence for both the sampling methodology and test results.
  • The sample rate for Soybean downy mildew testing is different to the sample rate for 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.

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 grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 641)
1) Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica) is known not to occur in the area of production.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 936)
1) The crop was inspected during growth season and found free from Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica).

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 6424)
1) The seeds were representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5x) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies. The samples were tested at a NPPO-approved diagnostic laboratory and the test result was negative for Soybean downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica).

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.
25/07/2022 - Amended case based on revised Import Health Standards.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/07/2026