Sweetcorn

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Zea mays
Group
Vegetables
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 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.

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

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 sweetcorn exported to New Zealand must have had in-field controls (at an accredited property) for Peronosclerospora maydia (Downy mildew) and Ustilago maydis (Corn smut)

Explanation of the endorsements:

Explanations of EXDOC endorsement(s), and documents required for each endorsement are detailed in the document 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.

Reconditioning

Reconditioning treatments with methyl bromide must be conducted in accordance with the 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.

Option 1 (EXDOC EndorsementNo 1650)
1) The sweetcorn in this consignment has 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 sweetcorn in this consignment has undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against Corn smut (Ustilago maydis) and Maize downy mildew (Peronosclerospora maydis).
Conditions adjusted to reflect NZ Export Plan as of 25 February 2021
12/06/2026 – Amended text for endorsement 1650.
22/01/2026 - Updated treatment details and amended endorsement 1650.
16/01/2026 - Update to general requirements - As per NZ Export Plan.
30/07/2021 - Added 'Reconditioning' information.
24/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - As per NZ Export Plan.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026