Truffles

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Tuber spp.
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Inoculant
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No

These importing country requirements are for truffles for propagation only and the following species may be exported.

Tuber aestivum (Burgundy truffle) (synonym T. uncinatum)
Tuber borchii (Bianchetto truffle) (synonym T. albidum)
Tuber melanosporum (Prigord black truffle)

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

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

All consignments must be packed in clear, clean and new material and shipped in a secure manner to prevent contamination by regulated pests.

Fresh truffles must be washed and excess moisture removed prior to export. 

Truffles must be kept frozen.

All consignments of fresh truffles must be clearly identified with the scientific name (genus and species). Where more than one species are exported in the same consignment, each species must be separately packaged and labelled.

Each consignment of fresh truffles must be accompanied by a morphological report from the exporter, specifying the identity of the species in the consignment. Examination must be undertaken by persons competent to identify species by visual and aroma characteristics.

The report must be issued on company letterhead by a person authorised to act on behalf of the company. The report must include the following information;

  • authorised person's name, signature, job, title and date of issue
  • truffle species and genus
  • MPI import permit number, and
  • the following statement

"Each truffle has been identified as a species eligible for import under the import health standard: Fresh Truffles for Consumption: IHS.FP.Truffles."


Import permit dated 19 Sep 2022

04/10/2022 - New Micor case created as per import permit
Initial Uploaded: 04/10/2022
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026