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New ZealandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Trees and other plants – New Zealand

Official title

Plants for Planting 155.02.06

New Zealand notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 October 2025. The comment period closed on 2 December 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Plant species eligible for import under the import health standard: Plants for Planting (155.02.06) (formally Importation of Nursery Stock)

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 9 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or New Zealand for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/NZL/787
Keywords
Plant health, Pests

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 2 December 2025
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 2 December 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/NZL/787; it can take them up with New Zealand.

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What the notification says

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is proposing amendments to the Plants for Planting Import Health Standard (155.02.06). The proposed amendments will add 28 pests to the pest lists on 24 host plant genera. To manage the risk these pests pose to New Zealand, MPI is proposing to add phytosanitary requirements for each affected host genera. These updates include options for: Testing requirements in post entry quarantine; Extended duration of post entry quarantine; Requirements for pest free declarations on phytosanitary certificates. These amendments are intended to address the risks associated with specific pest-host associations and to revise the relevant requirements, thereby enabling the continued safe trade of these plants. See the risk management proposal for details on the justification for the proposed amendments.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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