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New ZealandIn force, according to its latest notice

Grapes; fresh or dried – New Zealand

Official title

Ministry for Primary Industries, Import Health Standard: Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption (GRAPE-IHS.FP)

New Zealand issued an addendum on 18 March 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/NZL/788. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 29 October 2025. The comment period closed on 19 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Fresh table grapes for human consumption

HS codes
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 080610 Fresh grapes
Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
In force, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/NZL/788Latest notice: G/SPS/N/NZL/788/Add.1
Keywords
Territory protection, Plant health, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 19 January 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/NZL/788/Add.1⁩, 18 March 2026)

The latest notice says the measure has entered into force.

Issuance of import health standards for Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption

Adoption date of regulation: 16 March 2026. This addendum concerns the issuance and entry into force of the previously notified import health standard Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption, previously notified in G/SPS/N/NZL/788 dated 29 October 2025. As of 16 March 2026, the import health standard has been published, adopted and entered into force.

The import health standard: Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption allows the importation of fresh table grapes into New Zealand from recognised countries. This standard revokes and replaces the following schedules in the standard Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand: Grape; Vitis vinifera; Australia; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Chile; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Italy; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Mexico; Grape; Vitis vinifera; United States of America (State of California); Table grape; Vitis vinifera; Peru; Table grape; Vitis vinifera; China; Table grape; Vitis vinifera L., Vitis labrusca L. and Vitis labruscana L. Republic of Korea. The proposed standard will replace the seven current standards: Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Grape (Vitis vinifera) from Australia; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from Italy; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from Mexico; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from China; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from the United States of America – State of California; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) from Peru; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/NZL/788/Add.1

    Issuance of import health standards for Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption

    Adoption date of regulation: 16 March 2026. This addendum concerns the issuance and entry into force of the previously notified import health standard Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption, previously notified in G/SPS/N/NZL/788 dated 29 October 2025. As of 16 March 2026, the import health standard has been published, adopted and entered into force.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/NZL/788

    Comment deadline: Closed on 19 January 2026

    Ministry for Primary Industries, Import Health Standard: Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption (GRAPE-IHS.FP)

    The import health standard: Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption allows the importation of fresh table grapes into New Zealand from recognised countries. This standard revokes and replaces the following schedules in the standard Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand: Grape; Vitis vinifera; Australia; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Chile; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Italy; Grape; Vitis vinifera; Mexico; Grape; Vitis vinifera; United States of America (State of California); Table grape; Vitis vinifera; Peru; Table grape; Vitis vinifera; China; Table grape; Vitis vinifera L., Vitis labrusca L. and Vitis labruscana L. Republic of Korea. The proposed standard will replace the seven current standards: Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Grape (Vitis vinifera) from Australia; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from Italy; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from Mexico; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from China; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera) from the United States of America – State of California; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) from Peru; Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

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