G/SPS/N/NZL/651  
 
22 July 2021  
(21-5748) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh fruit and vegetables; stored plant products; animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard: Personal Consignments of 
Products for Human Consumption and Personal Effects (Draft) . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_4760_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Import Health Standard manages the biosecurity risk of 
personal consignments of products human consumption and personal effects across all 
import pathways (accompanied and unaccompanied, air, sea, mail). The Standard 
manages personal consignments of f resh produce (fruit and vegetables), stored plant 
products, and personal effects (bags, clothing, tents, shoes, sports equipment, furnishings 
sent to N ew Zealand ). 
Personal consignments of products for human consumption will be defined by an overall 
total combined weight of 40kg, and individual plant product limit of 2kg. All personal 
consignments will be required to be free from regulated pests and biosecurity 
contamination, and personal effects will need to be "cleaned" prior to arrival.  
7. Objective and  rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conventi on (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS /N/NZL/651  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Import Health Standard: Importation of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand  
− Import Health Standard: Stored Plant Products for Human Consumption  
− Risk Management Proposal: Personal  Consignments  of Products for Human 
Consumption and Personal Effects HIS:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_4760_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Treatments and Inanimate Pathways Group  
Plant and Pathways Directorate  
Biosecurity New Zealand  
Ministry for Primary Industries  
PO Box 2526 Wellington  
New Zealand  E-mail: standards@mpi.govt.nz  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin (Jennings), Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand; Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E --mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/