GUIDANCE DOCUMENT  
FOR  
ANIMAL PRODUCTS  
THAT HAVE UNDERGONE  
THIRD COUNTRY PROCES SING  
ANIPROIC.ALL  
 
Ministry for Primary Industries  
P.O Box 2526 
Wellington  6140 
New Zealand  Guidance Document for Animal Products That Have Undergone 
Third Country Processin g 
 
PART A. INTRODUCTION 
 
Foreword  
This guidance document has been issued to accompany the MPI Import Health Standard 
for Animal Products That Have Undergone Third Country Processing . It is not a legally 
binding document and, although it can be read independently of the standard, it should 
be read in conjunction with it to ensure that all matters relating to meeting the requirements of the standard are fully understood.  
 
Review and amendment   
This guidance document is subject to review and amendment at any time to ensure that it  
continues to meet its purpose.  
 
All stakeholders are responsible for ensuring that the most recent version of the guidance 
document is used.  
 
Importer responsibilities  
The costs to MPI in performing functions relating to the importat ion of animal products that 
have undergone third country processing must be recovered in accordance with the 
Biosecurity Act and any regulations made under that Act. All costs involved with documentation, transport, storage and obtaining a biosecurity clearance must be covered by 
the importer or agent.  
 Permit to import  
Where required by the standard or this guidance document, an importer may apply to MPI for 
a permit to import . Application forms can be found on our website at 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.n z/regs/imports/animals/forms  
Completed applications should be submitted to the contact details below.  
 
Contact details  
For all matters relating to the standard and this g uidance document, please contact:  
Animal Imports Team  
Ministry for Primary Industrie s 
PO Box 2526  
WELLINGTON 6 140 
Email: animalimports@m pi.govt.nz  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 PART B: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS  
 
Submitting documentation for an Official Assurance Programme  
Risk management for the third country processed animal product must meet measures 
described in the import standard for direct importation of the animal product to New Zealand. 
To achieve this outcome, an Official Assurance Programme (OAP) must be agreed to between the competent authorities of the third country where processing occurs and N ew 
Zealand. Information presented to support the OAP can be sent to the contact details in this 
guidance document, and must demonstrate the following can be met:  
 
• Quality management systems for processing and packaging the product;  
• Quarantine integrity/prevention of substitution of the product;  
• Traceability of the product from the source country through processing and packaging in 
the third country until exportation to New Zealand.  
 
 
 
PART C: AGREED SANITARY  CERTIFICATES  
 
Below are links to the agreed sanit ary certificates for specified third country process ed 
animal products and the corresponding countries . 
 
 
Health Certificate for Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Salmonid Products Processed in Thailand 
Destin ed For New Zealand  (issued  13 March 2013)  
  
Health Certificate for the Export to New Zealand of Approved Source Country Salmonid 
Products Processed in the Philippines  (issued 04 November 2013)  
  
Health Certificate for canned New Zealand beef for human consumption processed in 
Thailand  (issued 01 June 2014)  
 
Health Certificate for Imports of H oney and Other Apiculture Products Intended for Human 
Consumption from Canada  (issued 24 November 2014)  
  
Zoosanitary Certificate for Products for Human Consumption Containing Poultry Meat of New 
Zealand Origin from Australia (issued 30 May 2017)  
• Australian establishments with an approved OAP:  
o Vesco Foods Pty Ltd, Est. 853