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Last Updated: 17 July 2025
- Wood/ Timber - Sawn
- Wood/ Timber - Chips
- Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer
- Wood Products - Manufactured
- Wood Products - Packaging
- Quarantine Pests
Wood/ Timber - Sawn
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Prohibited Importations | |||||||||||||||||||
Bark | Free of bark. | ||||||||||||||||||
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. | ||||||||||||||||||
Soil | Free of soil. | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection is required. | ||||||||||||||||||
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | See conditions stated on the import permit. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fumigation |
See conditions stated on the import permit. |
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Antisapstain treatments | |||||||||||||||||||
Insecticide treatments | |||||||||||||||||||
Heat treatments | Import permit may specify heat treatment carried out no earlier than 21 days before shipment or containerisation:
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Preservative treatments | Import permit may specify preservative treatment that achieves full sapwood penetration in all pieces, and that is permanently effective against insects and fungi:
Sawn timber shipped in a green or moist condition should be pre-dipped in an effective fungicidal/insecticidal solution and/or shipped filleted to allow free air movement. |
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Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
General | No further information. |
Wood/ Timber - Chips
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit required. |
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | Free of bark. |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | Free of soil. |
Other | |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | See conditions stated on the import permit. |
Fumigation | |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | |
Preservative treatments | |
Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
General |
Wood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ Veneer
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit required for plywood and blockboard only. |
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | Prohibited |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | |
Other | |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | |
Fumigation | |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | |
Preservative treatments | |
Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
General |
Wood Products - Manufactured
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit required |
Certification Requirements | Phytosanitary certificate required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | Free of bark. |
Insects | Free of quarantine pests. |
Fungi | Free of quarantine pests. |
Soil | Free of soil. |
Other | |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | See conditions stated on the import permit. |
Fumigation | |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | |
Preservative treatments | |
Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
General |
Wood Products - Packaging
Import Permits or Declarations | Import permit NOT required. |
Certification Requirements | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be marked in accordance with ISPM 15. Phytosanitary certificate NOT required. |
Prohibited Importations | |
Bark | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be made of debarked wood in accordance with ISPM 15. |
Insects | |
Fungi | |
Soil | |
Other | |
Pre-Shipment Inspections | Verification inspection not required. |
Approved Pre-Shipment Treatments | Fumigation or heat treatment. |
Fumigation | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be treated in accordance with ISPM 15. |
Antisapstain treatments | |
Insecticide treatments | |
Heat treatments | Wood packaging material and dunnage must be treated in accordance with ISPM 15. |
Preservative treatments | |
Concessional Release | None specified for New Zealand. |
General |
Quarantine Pests
See Appendix 1 of the Fiji plant ICPR [PDF, 332 KB]