As you may be aware, the current import health standard that applies to used vehicles from any country was issued in December 1997 in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 1993. Please find below a copy of the revised 'Draft Import Health Standard for Used Cars, Vans and Utility Vehicles From Any Country', dated 07 Frebruary 2001.
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Should prohibited risk goods be intercepted by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the importer will be offered the option of reshipment or destruction of the consignment. The national plant protection organisation of the exporting country is requested to inform the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of any change in its address. These would include new organisms that could not establish in New Zealand. Examples of contamination that would not, in themselves, prevent biosecurity clearance being given include bird droppings, or the film of dust that may have settled on a vehicle during shipment. A clearance under section 26 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the entry of goods into New Zealand.