07 June 2024
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders of changes to the Export Plan for Fresh Produce from Australia to New Zealand (Export Plan), due to new Import Health Standards by New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).
Summary of changes and key points
The revised changes to the Export Plan includes:
- removal of entire pineapple schedule as this commodity now only requires basic measures.
- Tahitian lime added to the citrus cold treatment table.
- removal of Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug) from citrus schedules.
- Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) removed from the sweetcorn schedule.
- separate accreditation and registration requirements for low dose methyl bromide treatment in the capsicum table.
Background
The Export Plan sets out the operational requirements for the export of horticultural commodities to New Zealand, including permitted commodities and treatments.
The revised Export Plan came into effect on 5 June 2024 and will be available in the Documents section of the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (Micor).
To access these documents, you must be a registered Micor Plant user. To register for Micor, go to the registration webpage, complete all fields and then click ‘Submit’. You will be provided with your login details by email.
Industry responsibilities
Familiarise yourself with the revised Export Plan to ensure that fresh fruit and vegetables intended for export to New Zealand comply with the updated requirements.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN, please email Horticulture Exports Program.
Gaylene Podhajski
Acting Assistant Secretary
Plant Export Operations Branch