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Import Health Standard  
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables  
Lychee , (Litchi chinensis ) from Taiwan  
 
  
 
Issued pursuant to section s 24A and 166A  of the Biosecurity Act 1993  
Date Issued:  Date  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Contents  
Commencement  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 3 
Revocation  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 3 
Issuing Authority ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 3 
Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 4 
Scope ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 4 
References  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 4 
Defini tions, abbreviations and acronyms  ................................ ................................ ............ 4 
Outline of requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....8 
New Zealand legislative requi rements and international obligations  ................................ ....8 
Import health standard: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables – Lychees ( Litchi chinensis ) from Taiwan .......9 
1 Official contact point (New Zeala nd nati onal plant protection organisation)  ............. 9 
1 General conditions for the importation of all plants and plant products ..................... 9 
2 Expla nation of pest categories  ................................ ................................ ................ 9 
3 Application of measures  ................................ ................................ ....................... 10 
4 General conditions for fresh fruit/vegetables for consumption ................................ 10 
5 Specific conditions for lychees (Commodity Sub -Class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables) 
from Taiwan. ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 11 
5.1 Pre-shipment requirements  ................................ ................................ .............. 11 
5.2 Transit requirements  ................................ ................................ ....................... 13 
5.3 Inspection on arrival in New Zealand  ................................ .............................. 13 
5.4 Biosecurity/quarantine directive  ................................ ................................ ......13 
5.5 Testing for regulated pests  ................................ ................................ .............. 13 
5.6 Actions undertak en on the interception/detec tion of  pests /contaminants ............ 13 
5.7 Biosecurity clearance  ................................ ................................ ...................... 14 
5.8 Audit of offshore measures  ................................ ................................ ............. 14 
5.9 Feedback on non -compliance  ................................ ................................ .......... 14 
Appendix 1  Regulated Pest List Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Litchi 
chinensis from Taiwan ................................ ................................ ................................ .....15 
Appendix 2  Pre-arrival phytosanitary measures for high impact fruit flies associated with 
lychees in Taiwan ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 17 
Appendix 3: Document history  ................................ ................................ ........................ 19 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Commencement  
 
This import health sta ndard comes into f orce on [date]  
 
Revocation  
 
This import health standard revokes and replaces all prior versions of and amendments to the 
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Ve getables Lychee , (Litchi chinensis) from Taiwan  
 
The docume nt history to this imp ort health standard  is set out in Appendix 3.  
 
Issuing Authority  
 
This import health standard is issues pursuant to sections 24A and 166A of the Biosecurity Act 
1993.  
 
 
 
 
Lisa Winthrop  
Manager, P lant He alth 
Ministry for Prima ry Industries  
 
(acting under delegated authority  of the Director -General ) 
 
 
Review and amendment  
 
New Zealand import health standards a re sub ject to period ic review and  amendment.   
New Zealand import health standards are up dated and republished as necessary with the  most  
recent v ersion publi shed on the Ministry for Primary Industries  (MPI)  website.  
 
Distribution  
 
Import health standard s are d istributed by MPI. They are  made avail able for public access on the 
MPI website: https://www.mpi .govt.nz/legal/compliance -requirements/ihs -import -health -
stand ards/ 
 
  
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 Introd uction 
 
Scope  
 
This import health standar d describes  the requirements to be met to enable biosecurity clearance 
to be given for  fresh lychee  fruit (Litchi chinensis ) imported into New Zealand from Taiwan . 
 
References  
 
Biose curity A ct 19 93 
Requirem ents for the establishment of pest free  areas  1996 . ISPM Publi cation No. 4, FAO, 
Rome . 
Requirements for the establishment of pest free places o f production an d pest free production 
sites 1999. ISPM Publication No. 10, FAO, Rome.  
Glossary of  phytosanit ary terms 2002 . ISPM Publication No. 5, FAO,  Rome . 
Risk analysis fo r quarantine pests  including analysis of environmental risk s 2003. ISPM 
Public ation  No. 11  (Rev . 1), FAO, Rome.  
New Revised Tex t of the International Plant Protection Con vention , Nove mber 1 997. FAO, 
Rome. 
MAF P lants Biosecurity Pest Risk Assess ment Standar d (26 September 2001).  
MPI Import H ealth  Standard 15 2.02: Importa tion and  Clea rance of Fre sh Fru it and Ve getables 
into New Zealand . 
 
Definitions , abbreviations and acrony ms 
 
biosecuri ty clearanc e A clear ance un der section 26 of the New Zeal and 
Biosecurity Act 1993 for the entry of goods into 
New Zealand 
 
Biosecurit y New  Zealand  The business un it of the Ministry for 
Primary Industries  (MPI) that has the lead 
role in preven ting the  importatio n of 
unwanted pests and diseases, and for 
controlling, managing or eradicating t hem 
should th ey arriv e 
 
certificate  An official d ocument, which attests to t he 
phytosanitary status of any consignment affected by 
phytosanit ary regulation s [FAO, 1 990] 
 
commodit y A type of plant, plant product, or other article being 
moved for trad e or other pur pose [FA O, 1990; ICPM 
Ame ndments, April  2001] 
  
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 consignment  A quant ity of  plants, plant products and/or other 
articles being moved from one coun try to anot her 
and covered,  when req uired, by a single 
phytosanitary certificate (a consignment m ay be 
composed of one o r more commoditie s or lots) 
[FAO, 1990; ICPM Amendments, Ap ril 20 01] 
 
establishment  Perpetuation, for the foreseeable fut ure, of a pes t 
within an area after entry  [FAO, 19 90; revised FAO, 
1995; IPPC, 1997 ] 
 
high-impact pest  High-impact pests are re gulated pests  that if 
introduced into New Zealand  would have a ma jor 
effect on the production (including a ccess to 
overseas markets ) of p lants an d plant produ cts and/or 
the envir onment.  
 
import health standard  A document issued un der sect ion 22 of the 
Biosecurity Act 1993 that specifies “… the 
requirements to be met fo r the effective management 
of risks assoc iated with th e importatio n of r isk good s 
before  those good s can  be impor ted, mo ved from a 
biosecurity control area o r a trans itional facility, or 
given a biosecuri ty clearance ” 
 
Infestation of a consignment  Presenc e in a  commodity of a living pest of the  plant 
or pla nt product c oncern ed. Infes tation i nclud es 
infectio n [CEPM, 1997; revised CEPM 1999]  
 
Inspect ion Official vis ual exam ination of plants , plant produc ts 
or other regulated articles to determine if pests a re 
present and/or to confirm complianc e with 
phytosa nitary regul ations  [FAO, 199 0; revis ed FA O, 
1995] 
 
International Plant Prot ection 
Conventio n Intern ational Plant Pro tection Conven tion, as 
deposited with FAO in Rome in 1951 and as 
subsequently amended [ FAO, 1 990] 
 
IPPC Acronym  for the Inter nation al Plant Protection 
Convention  
  
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 Internatio nal S tandar d for  
Phytosan itary M easures  An inter national  standard adopted  by the Confere nce 
of FAO, the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary 
Measures or the Commission o n Phyt osanitary 
Measures e stablished u nder t he IPPC [CEPM, 1996;  
revised CEPM, 1 999]  
 
introduction  The entry of a pest resulting in i ts estab lishment 
[FAO, 19 90; revised FAO,  1995; IPPC, 1997]  
 
ISPM  Abbreviation for International Standard for 
Phytosanita ry Mea sures 
 
lot The num ber of units  of a single commodity 
identi fiable by its homogene ity of comp osition, 
origin, etc., forming part  of a co nsignment. [FAO, 
1990]  
 
MPI Ministry for Primary Industries , the New Zealand 
national pl ant protection organisati on 
 
national plant protection 
organisation  
 Official se rvice est ablished  by government to 
discharg e the  function s specified by the IPPC. [FAO, 
1990 ]  
 
NPPO Abbreviation for national plant protection 
organisation  
 
official  Established, authori sed or performe d by a national 
plant protection organi sation [FAO, 1990]  
 
pest Any species , strain  or biotype  of plant, animal or 
pathogenic agent injur ious to plants or plant pr oducts 
[FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPP C, 1997]  
Note: For the purpose of this st andard  “pest” 
includes an  organism sometim es associated with the 
pathway, which poses a risk t o hum an or anima l or 
plant life or health (SPS Article  2). 
 
pest-free area  An area in w hich a specific pest does not occ ur as 
demonstrated by scientific evidence  and i n whic h, 
where appr opriate, this con dition is being officially  
maintained [FAO, 1995]   
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 pest-free pr oduct ion site  A defined portion of a plac e of production in which a  
specifi c pest does not occur as demonstr ated by 
scientific evidence and in which,  where approp riate, 
this cond ition is bein g officially maintained fo r a 
defined period and that  is managed  as a separate unit 
in the same way as a p est free place of producti on 
[ISPM  Pub. No. 10, 1999]  
 
phytosanita ry certificate  A certificate patterned af ter the  model  certificate s of 
the IPPC [FA O 1990]  
 
phytosanitary c ertification  Use of phytosan itary proce dures  leading to the issue 
of a phytosani tary certificate [FAO, 199 0] 
 
phytosanitary measure  Any legislati on, regulation or official procedure 
having the p urpose to prevent  the introduction  and/or 
spread of pests, o r to limit the econom ic impac t of 
regula ted n on-quaran tine pe sts [FAO, 1995; rev ised 
IPPC, 1997; ISC, 2001 ] 
 
quarantine pest  A pest of potential e conomic importance to the area 
endangered  thereby  and no t yet pres ent there, or 
present but not widely distri buted and (is) being 
official ly co ntroll ed [FAO, 1990;  revise d FAO, 
1995; IPPC 1 997] . 
 
regulated pest  A quarantin e pest or a regulated non -quarant ine pest 
[IPPC, 1997]  
A pest of potential  economi c impor tance to 
New Zealand and no t yet present there, or pr esent 
but either not widely d istributed and b eing officially 
controlled, or a re gulated non -quarantine pes t, or 
having the potential to vector anot her regulated pest 
into New Zealand  
 
treatment  Official ly author ised procedure fo r the killing or 
removal o f pests or rendering p ests inf ertile or f or 
devitalisation [FA O, 1990, revised F AO, 1995; 
ISPM  No. 15, 200 2; ISPM No. 18, 2003]  
 
viable  Capable o f maintaining life, or able to live in a 
particula r enviro nment and  able to procreat e 
  
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 Outline of requirem ents 
 
This import health  standar d out lines the requiremen ts that must be met prio r to shipment, in -
transit  and on arrival in New Zealand for fres h lychee  fruit imported from Taiwan . 
 
This standard is replic ated at the following Int ernet address:  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1874   
 
Generic requirements for the importation of all fresh f ruit an d vegetables  into Ne w Zealand are 
described in the MPI Impor t Health  Standard 152.02 : Impor tation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit 
and Veget ables into New Z ealand .  
 
New Zealand legislative requirements and international obligations  
 
All New Zealand import he alth stan dards are based up on risk analyse s, whic h may assess  either a 
commodit y or a pest/p athway  combin ation. New Zealand’s leg islative  requiremen ts and 
international obligations are taken int o account when conducting risk analyses and applying the 
findi ngs in the developm ent of import health st andards . The principal document for a ll 
New  Zealan d impo rt health standards relating to  plants and plant p roduc ts is t he Biosecurity Act 
1993 , whilst th e international obligations derive principally from the guid elines on risk anal ysis 
developed  under the auspice s of t he Interim Commission on  Phyto sanitar y Meas ures operating 
within the frame work of the Interna tiona l Plant  Protection Convention, and the Wo rld Trade 
Organi zation Agreement on the Application of Sani tary and Phytosanita ry Measu res.  
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 Import healt h stand ard: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables – Lychee s (Litchi chinensis) 
from Taiwan  
 
This sched ule of s pecial entr y con ditions  for fresh Litchi chinensis  (lyche e) from Taiwan has 
been temporarily suspended and is not cu rren tly eligible for  import into N ew Zealand via 
the vapou r heat treatment pathway .  
 
Questions  related to this suspension should be  directe d to plant imports@mpi.govt.nz . 
 
The cold disinfesta tion pathway for fresh Litchi chinens is (lych ee) from Taiwan i s still open 
for tr ade. 
 
1 Official  contact point (N ew Zealand national plant protection 
organisa tion) 
 
The offic ial contact point in New Zealand for ov erseas NPPOs is MPI. All comm unication 
pertai ning to thi s import health st andard should be addressed to:  
 
Animal and Pl ant He alth 
Biosecurity N ew Zea land 
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)  
PO Box 25 26 
Wellington 61 40 
 
Email: plantimports@mpi.govt.n z 
 
1 Genera l cond itions for the importation of all plants and pl ant prod ucts 
 
Plants  and plant product s are not per mitted entry into New Zealand unless an impor t healt h 
standar d has been issued in acco rdance with section 2 4A of the Biosec urity Act 1 993. Should  
plants or plant pro ducts, for which no import health s tanda rd exist s, be interc epted by MPI 
New  Zealan d, the i mporter will be offered the option of  reshipm ent or destructi on of the 
consignment (at  their expense).  
 
The NPPO of the exp orting coun try is requ ested to  inform MPI of any change of address.  
 
The NPPO of the expor ting c ountry  is require d to in form MPI of any newly recorded pests whic h 
may inf est/infe ct any com modity  approved for export to  New  Zealand.  
 
2 Explana tion of pes t catego ries 
 
MPI categorises pests associated w ith plants and p lant products into regu lated and  non-regulat ed 
pests. Measures  to prevent t he establishm ent of regul ated pests i n New Ze aland are deve loped in 
accordance wit h the approp riate FAO I SPMs and  other  relevant international standards.  
  
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 Regulated pests are those pests for which actions wou ld be  under taken if they were 
intercepted /detect ed. As well as quarantine  pests  these  include  pests tha t may pose a risk to 
human or animal he alth or to the envi ronmen t, vectors of associated quarantine pests, and  
virulent strain s (not present in New Zeala nd) o f non -regula ted pests and cont aminan ts. Non-
regulated pests are thos e pests for which ac tions woul d not be unde rtaken if they  were 
interc epted/detec ted. 
 
Pests (including weeds) associated with each commodity  will appear on a separate pest list which 
will be att ached to each import hea lth st andard as an Appendix. 
 
3 Applic ation of measu res 
 
A number of d ifferent me asures may be applied to p ests based on the o utcome  of pest risk 
analyses.  Required measures may in clude: 
 
- Surveill ance for pest freedom  
- Testing pr ior to  expor t for regulated pe sts wh ich can not be readily detected  by inspection  
(e.g. v iruses on propag ating material)  
- Specific pre -shipment pes t contro l activ ities to be undertaken by the supply country’s 
contracting party  
- The application of a pr e-shipme nt tre atment  
- Inspection of the  expor t consi gnment  
- Issuan ce of a ph ytosanitary ce rtificat e which at tests to the phytosanita ry status of  a 
consignm ent 
- Treatment o n arrival in New Zealand  
 
4 General conditions for  fresh fruit/veg etables for consumpti on 
 
Only cl ean, i nert/synthetic material may be  used f or the protection, p ackaging and ship ping of 
fresh fru it/vege tables . 
 
Consig nments conta minated wit h soil, or other potential carriers of regulated pests ( e.g. leaf 
litter) will not  be permitted entry i f the level  of co ntamin ation is above the  accep table t olerance 
(see sectio n 7.4 in t he MPI impor t health standard Importation and  cleara nce of fresh  fruit and 
vegetables into New Zealand .) 
 
A complet ed phytosanitary ce rtificat e issued by the expor ting country’s  NPPO must accompan y 
all consignments of fresh fruit a nd vege tables expo rted to  New Ze aland.  
 
MPI will inspec t all consignments of fresh fruit and vegetables to ve rify that New  Zealand’s 
phytosa nitary requirements  have be en m et. 
 
Where it has been determi ned thr ough p est risk assessment that high impact pests  are a ssociated 
with a pa rticula r commod ity more specif ic phytosanitary measures must be met. In most 
circums tances these phytosanita ry meas ures will need to b e met pr ior to arrival of the commodity 
in New Ze aland.  
  
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 5 Specific conditions for lychee s (Commo dity Sub-Class: Fresh 
Fruit /Vegeta bles) fr om Taiwan . 
 
5.1 Pre-shipment requirements  
 
5.1.1 Inspection of th e consignment  
 
MPI require s that the Taiwan NPPO sample  and visually inspect the consignment according to 
officia l procedures for all the reg ulated p ests specifi ed by MPI and ensure that  it con forms wi th 
the New Zeal and’s current import requi rements. A phytosanitary ce rtificate sh ould not  be issued  
if live regulated pest(s)  are detected, unless the consignment is tre ated in order to eliminate these. 
If pests are f ound wh ich are  not listed  in the  import health  standard , the Taiwan  NPPO must 
establish their  regulatory sta tus. This in formatio n is avail able in MPI’s “Official Ne w Zealand 
Pest Register ” https://onzpr.mpi.govt.nz/ . 
 
If a pest is  not list ed in this register, the Taiwan  NPPO must cont act MPI (see Sec tion 1 of this 
IHS) to establ ish the regulatory statu s of the pest.  
 
5.1.2 Testing of the consign ment 
 
Testin g of the consignm ent pri or to export to Ne w Zeala nd for regulated p ests w hich are not 
visually de tectable ( viz. fungi and bacteria)  is not require d for fresh lychees from Taiwa n.  
 
5.1.3 Phytosanitary  measures for high impact pests  
 
MPI requires additional  manda tory pre-export m easures  (treatment or equ ivalent ) for h igh impact 
pests. Two high-impact pests a re asso ciated wi th lychee  in Taiwan : two fru it flies (Bactrocera 
dorsalis  and Zeugoda cus cucurbitae  (syn. Bactrocera cucurbitae ).  
 
MPI and the  Taiwan NPPO hav e agreed to the u se of a vapour heat t reatment  or cold 
disinfestati on trea tment  as a phy tosanitar y measure for the high impact  fruit fly speci es associated 
with lyc hees. Refer to App endix 2 for deta ils of these  agreed phytosanitary measure s. 
 
MPI req uires specifi c pre-expo rt phyt osanitary measures  for Conogethes punctifer alis. MPI 
curre ntly approves t he use of appropriate pest control activities for Conogethes punctiferalis  on 
fresh lychee from Taiwan . 
 
All lyc hee fru it for export to New Zealand must be sou rced from orc hards that produce 
commercial lychee under standard cultivati on, pest -control, har vesting and packing activiti es. 
During harvest  cracked , infest ed fruit  or damaged fruit  must be discarde d prior to  treatm ent. MPI 
recognis e that vapo ur hea t trea tment  or cold d isinfes tation treatm ent and pre-export inspection 
will a lso mitigat e the risk of  potential entr y of other pests considered to be a risk hazard . 
 
NOTE: “appropriate pest control activit ies” is a broad term tha t is inclu sive of a r ange o f 
phytosani tary measu res. Ex amples of the se meas ures ar e pest free areas, phy sical exclu sion ( such 
as bagging of fru it), chemical treatments etc.  
  
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 5.1.4 Documentation  
 
Bilateral quarantine arrangement/Wor kplan: Requ ired for frui t flies.  
 
Lychee fru it may only b e imported into New Z ealand fr om Taiwan  under the terms  of the 
Bilater al Quarant ine Arr angement /Workp lan.  
 
Phytosanitary certificate: Required.  
 
Import permit/Authorisation to import:  Exempt under Gazette Not ice: No. AG12 , 13 Ju ly 
1995.  
 
5.1.5 Phytosanitary c ertifica tion 
 
A complet ed phytos anitary cer tificate issue d by the Taiwan  NPPO must  accompa ny all lychee  
consignme nts exported to New Zealand . 
 
Before  a phytosanitary certificate is issued, the Taiwan  NPPO mus t be sati sfied t hat the followi ng 
activities req uired by  MPI New Zealan d have be en undertak en. 
 
The lyche es have:  
 
(i) been visually i nspected  in accordanc e with appropriate official procedure s and fou nd 
to be free from any regulated pests  
 
AND  
 
(ii) undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective  against Conogethes 
punctifera lis 
 
AND 
 
(iii) undergone a n agreed tre atment that is effective against Bactrocera dorsalis  and 
Zeugo dacus  cucurbitae  
 
Note: pest control activ ities are to comp ly with relevant healt h and safety requirements and food 
standards.  
 
5.1.6 Additiona l declarations to  the ph ytosanita ry certificate  
 
If satisfied that the pre-shipmen t acti vities have been undertaken, the Taiwan  NPPO must 
confirm this by providing the fol lowing additional decl aration to the phytosanitary certif icate:  
 
(i) This is t o certify t hat the lychees  in this consignme nt have undergon e effect ive 
treatment  against tho se reg ulate d pests specified b y MPI. 
  
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 NOTE: full details of the fruit fly tre atment must be include d in the “Disinfestation 
and/or Dis infection Treatment” area of the phytosa nitary certificat e. Deta ils of the 
treatment d uration and  temperature must be reco rded. 
 
5.2 Transit requirements  
 
The NPPO  must ensure that t he consignment (p rior to export) is hel d in a manner to ensure that 
infest ation/reinfestation does not occu r following  phytosanitary ce rtific ation.  
Where a consign ment is spl it or h as its packaging c hanged whi le in another country (or c ountries) 
en route  to New Zealand, a  “Re-export Certificat e” is required. Where a consignment  is held 
under bond as a result o f the need to change conveya nces a nd is kep t in the origi nal shippin g 
conta iner, a “Re-export  Certifica te” is not required.  
 
5.3 Inspe ction on arrival in New Zealand  
 
MPI will check the accompanying documentatio n on arrival to confirm that it is correct and 
reconciles with the actual con signmen t. 
 
MPI requires, with  95% confidence, t hat not more tha n 0.5% of th e uni ts in a con signment ar e 
infes ted with visuall y dete ctable, regulated pests. To achieve this, MPI will sample and inspect 
600 units with an acc eptan ce level of zero infested uni ts (or equivale nt), from the (homogeneou s) 
lot. 
 
 
5.4 Biosecurity/quarantine di recti ve 
 
The consi gnment  may be directed  to an MPI approved facil ity for further treatm ent if required.  
 
 
5.5 Testing for regulated pests  
 
MPI may, on the sp ecific requ est of the Chief Technic al Offic er, test the c onsignment for 
regulated pests. 
 
 
5.6 Actions unde rtake n on the interception/ detection of pests /contaminants  
 
If regulated pests, extraneous p lant material or tr ash are intercepted/detected with the comm odity, 
or associate d packagi ng, the  followi ng actions will be undert aken as appropriate (depe nding on 
the pe st identified): 
– Re-sorting (specific c onditions  apply) of the consignment  
– Reshipmen t of the consignmen t 
– Destruction of the consignment  
– Treatment for  those pest s where an effica cious t reatment  is available   
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 – The suspens ion of trade on the detec tion of high impact pests for which specific pre-arriv al 
phytosanitary measures  are required . Suspension of tra de will continue until the cause of 
the non -complian ce has been identified and c orrecti ve actio ns have been i mplemented to 
the satisfaction of MPI New Ze aland 
 
If an organism is inte rcept ed/detected that is not on the pest li st (appended to this document),  the 
consignment will be held (or equivalent) until an assessment is undertaken to dete rmine th e 
organism’s r egulatory status and appropriate mea sures de veloped if required.  Consignm ents that 
are contaminated with extraneous plant material and/or trash in the 600 -unit sample will result in 
the consignment b eing held until an assessmen t has b een made  in comparison  with the risk of 
importing the part (s) of t he plant species concerned.  
 
 
5.7 Biosecurity clearance  
 
If regulated pe sts are not detected  or are su ccessfully treated following interception/detection 
biosecurity clea rance will be giv en. 
 
 
5.8 Audit of  offshore measu res 
 
MPI New Zeal and reserves the ri ght to audit all processes that are unde rtaken offshore , includ ing 
phytosanitary measures  for high impact pests.  
 
 
5.9 Feedback on non -compliance  
 
The Taiwan  NPPO wil l be informe d by an MPI Chief  Techni cal O fficer of the inte rception (and 
treatment ) of any regulated pes ts, “unlisted ” pests, or n on-compliance with measures specified in 
this import he alth standard.  
  
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 Appendix 1  Regulated Pest List Commodity Sub-class: Fre sh 
Fruit/Veg etables Litchi chinensis from Taiwa n 
 
Scientif ic name Organism 
type Common name  Measures to  
preve nt 
introduction  Actions on 
interception  
Adoxophyes  orana  ins Summer fruit tortix moth  1a & 1b  & 3 1 &/or 2  
Aphis gossypii  ins Cotton/melon aphid  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2 
Zeugod acus cucurbitae ins Melon fly  # 1a & 1b & 3 3 
Bactroc era dorsalis  ins Oriental fruit fly  # 1a & 1 b & 3 3 
Brevipalpus phoenicis  mite False spider mite  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus  ins Horned wax scale  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2 
Ceroplastes  rubens ins Pink wax scale  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Chaetanaphothrips  orchidii  ins Anthurium thrip s 1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Conogethes punctiferalis  ins Yellow peach moth  1a & 1b & 2a 2a 
Cryptophlebia ombrodelta  ins Macadamia nut borer  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Ferrisia virgata ins Guava mealy bug 1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2 
Homon a coffearia ins Tea flushwor m 1a & 1 b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Ischnaspis longirostris  ins Black thread s cale 1a & 1 b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Kerria lacca  ins Lac insect  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
Lymantri a spp . ins Gypsy moth  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Oligonychus litchi mite Litchi spider mite 1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2 
Orthotydeus kochi  mite Tydeid mite  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
Planococcus lilac inus ins Coffee mealybug  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
Pseudaonidia trilob itiform is ins Trilobite  scale  1a & 1b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Pseudococcus jackbea rdsleyi ins Jack Beards leyi sca le 1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2 
Pulvina ria psidii ins Guava mealy scale  1a & 1 b & 3 1 &/or 2  
Selenaspidus articulatus  ins Rufous scale  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
Selenothr ips rubrocinctus  ins Red banded thr ips 1a & 1b  & 3 1 &/or 2 
Stathero tis discana  ins Litchi leaf  roller 1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2 
Tessarato ma papillosa  ins Litchi stin kbug  1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2 
Thysanofiorinia leei  ins Scale 1a & 1b &  3 1 &/or 2  
 
# Denotes a high impact pest  
              
Measures to pr event entry & 
establ ishment  . No mea sures as pes t non regulated        
 1a Visual inspect ion of produce and associa ted packaging      
 1b Consignment must be free from extraneous plant material – pests are 
associated with othe r plant parts (e.g. , leaves, s tems, flowers)  
 2a Underg one appro priate pest control activities       
 2b Pest-free ar ea (based on official dete ction survey)     
 3 Agreed offshore fruit fly treatment  
 4 Approved generic treatmen t  
 
 
 
 
 
        
               
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 Actions on interc eption NA No actions as pest is  non-regul ated       
 0 No action due to low -risk pathway        
 1 Removal of trash – pests are associated with ot her plant parts  
(e.g., leaves, stems, flowers)  
 2 Treat, re ship or destroy          
 2a Treat, reship or de stroy. Suspend pathway      
 3 Reship or  destro y. Suspend pathway         
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 Appen dix 2 Pre-arrival phytosanitary measures for  high impact fruit flies  
associated with lychees  in Taiwan  
 
1. Scope  
 
New Zealand , as a coun try free from ha rmful s pecies of fruit fly (Di ptera: Tephritidae), 
requires export ing cou ntries to implement official ph ytosanitary me asures for those species of 
fruit flies identified as p otentially having a major effect on the production (includin g acces s to 
overseas ma rkets) of plants and pl ant products and/or the enviro nmen t, should  they b e 
introduced to New  Zealand.  
 
Lychees are a h ost of the high impact fruit f lies Bactrocera dorsalis  and Zeugodacus  
cucurbitae  in Taiwan , and accordingly, approp riate p hytosanitary mea sures m ust be 
implement ed to mitigate the risk of these species  being int rodu ced into New Zealand in 
association with this commodity.  
 
MPI and the Taiwan  NPPO have agreed t hat either  an offshore heat treat ment (vapour he at 
treatment ) or cold disinfest ation treat ment  can be used a s a suitable pre-arrival phytosa nitary 
measure for this purpose .  
 
2. Treatment  specif ication  
 
One of the follo wing treatments must be performe d prior to the arrival of lychees  in 
New  Zealand.  Treatments will  be und ertaken in a ccordance w ith agreed procedu res. 
 
2.1 Vapour  heat treatment  
 
This schedule of specia l entry con ditions for f resh Litchi c hinensi s (lychee) from Taiwan 
has been temporarily susp ended and is not currently eligible for import into 
New  Zeal and via  the vapour heat treatm ent pathwa y.  
 
Question s related to this suspensio n should  be dir ected to plantimports@mpi. govt.nz . 
 
The cold disinfes tation pathway fo r fresh Litchi chinensis  (lych ee) from Taiw an is s till 
open for tr ade. 
 
Prior to export, th e lyc hees will be heated by mean s of va pour he at from am bient temp erature 
to a tempera ture of  at least 47ºC. The lychees  must be  held at 46.5ºC or g reater for a min imum 
of 20 minutes.  
  
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 2.2 Cold  disinfestati on treatm ent 
 
Prior to ar rival i n New  Zealand, the  core temperature of the fruit m ust be  held continuously  at 
one of  the two tempe rature/time c ombinat ions listed in the table below : 
 
Fruit pulp temp erature  Exposure period  
(consecutive days)  
1.0 °C or below  17 
1.38 °C or below  20 
 
NOTE : full details of  the fruit fly treatment must b e included in the “Disinfe station and/or 
Disinfectio n Trea tmen t” area of the phytosanitary certi ficate. Details of the t reatment duration 
and temperature must be recorded.  
 
3. Treatment  monitoring  
 
All treatm ents shall be mo nitored  in accordance with Appe ndix 2 or Ap pendix 3 of the  
Bilateral Quarantine Arra ngemen t between New Zealand Commerce and In dustry Office 
(Taipei) an d the Taipei Econ omic and Cultural Office (Wellington ). All carto ns of lychee  fruit 
shall be traceable t o a unique treatment batch.  The original  or a cert ified co py of the treatment 
record  must acco mpany the consignment.  All cart ons selected for inspection  shall be check ed 
to ensure that the batch number on each carton matches with the  treatm ent record(s).  
 
4. Product security  
 
Followi ng treatment, the sec urity of  all treatme nt batches mus t be m aintained in accordance 
with agreed  procedures . 
  
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 Appendi x 3: Document history  
 
This document history lists amendments si nce 2023.  
 
Version Date  Sectio n Changed  Change Description  
5 Oc tober 2007  All Standard issued  
[DATE p ublished]  Part 5  and Appendi x 1 Amended measures for Conogethes punctiferalis