Zingiber officinale

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
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 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.

Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.

Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests.
Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported. The container must be pest-proof, rigid and either clear plastic or glass. 
 
The culture must not contain any antibiotics or fungicides (see wording 2.2.2.2). 
Refer to NZ - Import Health Standards  of tissue culture requirements (point 2.2.2) prior to export.
The number of flasks / tubs / tubes in the consignment are to be declared on the phytosanitary certificate at all times.

Labelling:
All flasks / tubs / tubes of cultures in the consignment must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 2487:
Applies to consignments exported:
  • while in growing media.
Endorsement 2546:
Applies to consignments exported:
  • without the growing media (plantlets removed from the growing media prior to export).

Measures for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum

NZ MPI has added new measures for management of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum. These are;

  • Inspection, Testing and Treatment for Zingiber officinale at PEQ level 2 quarantine facility on arrival.
  • The measures in place are PCR testing, wastewater treatment and growing season inspection in Level 2 post-entry quarantine.
  • For more information refer to Nursery-Stock-Import-Health-Standard of Zingiber.

Note: The tissue cultures are subject to PEQ for a minimum of 3 months on arrival in NZ.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement No 2487)
1) The cultures have been derived from parent stock tested and found free of virus diseases.
 
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement No 2546)
1) The cultures have been derived from parent stock tested and found free of virus diseases,
2) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Notification of emergency measures, dated 07 February 2024
Import Health Standards (IHS) dated 03 December 2020.
16/02/2024 - Updated general requirements to state measures for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.
26/07/2021 - Change to Import Permit requirement.
01/03/2021 - Case created based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 01/03/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026