Macadamia nuts

Country
Samoa (WS)
Scientific Name
Macadamia spp.
Group
Nuts
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Quarantine Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.samoaquarantine.gov.ws/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

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


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


For consignments which are treated, no additional declaration will be certified on the phytosanitary certificate.

Explanation of the endorsement:

Endorsement 4957:
Consignment may be treated with an appropriate treatment which is effective against the listed pests and diseases:


  • Amblyoelta lutescens
  • Amblypelta nitida
  • Cryptophlebia ombrodelta
  • Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis
  • Icerya purchasi
  • Monolepta australis
  • Pseudococcus longispinus
  • Xyleborus perforans
  • Botryosphaeria ribis
  • Ganoderma lucidium
  • Phytophthora cimmamomi

OR

  • Consignment to be fungicide treated with Captan.
OR
  • Thiram at 2g a.i per kg.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4957)
1) Bark beetle (Xyleborus volvulus) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) Banana spotting bug (Amblyoelta lutescens), Fruitspotting bug (Amblypelta nitida), Macadamia nut borer (Cryptophlebia ombrodelta), Black tea thrips (Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis), Cottony cushion scale (Icerya purchasi), Leaf beetle red shouldered (Monolepta australis), Long-tailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus), Island pinhole borer (Xyleborus perforans), Canker: apple (Botryosphaeria ribis), Basal stem rot:Hevea spp (Ganoderma lucidium), Stripe canker (of cinnamon) (Phytophthora cimmamomi) are known not to occur in the area of production.

Import permit dated 25 June 2013.

02/04/2025 - Updated treatment details.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/07/2026