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Border clearance: aircraft, boats, arrival, and clearance facilities
Containers and cargo border clearance
Resources for container and cargo importing
Notices to import agents for importing cargo

Importing into NZ: how it works
Border clearance: aircraft, boats, arrival, and clearance facilities
Household goods and personal effects importing to NZ
Importing food and beverages
Importing timber and wood products
Importing biological products and organisms
Importing ACVM – Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines
Importing live animals
Importing animal food
Importing fibre, skins, and trophies
Importing plants, flowers, seeds, and plant-growing products
Importing inorganics and waste
Importing vehicles, machinery, and parts
Importing research samples (excluding animal samples)
Importing soil, organic fertilisers and growing media of plant origin

Last reviewed: 09.03.26

Notices to import agents for importing cargo

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March 2026

9 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
2 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

February 2026

23 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
18 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
2 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

January 2026

28 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
19 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

Updates from previous years

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2025

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December

15 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
1 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

November

24 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, new team leader email address, and changes to low-risk wood product profile
17 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
3 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

October

28 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
6 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

September

29 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
22 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
15 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB season and the Vehicles, Machinery and Parts IHS consultation
8 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
1 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

August

25 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
18 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 August: Target Evaluation: Notification of MPI System Outage 16 and 17 August
11 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
4 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

July

28 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
21 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
14 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
9 July: Target Evaluation: Notification of Auckland Port Hold issue
7 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

June

24 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
16 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
9 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
3 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

May

26 May: Target Evaluation: Changes to chapter 19 targeting and weekly update
19 May: Target Evaluation: Carships AF9 reminder and weekly update
12 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
5 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

April

28 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
7 April: Target Evaluation: Notification of new targeted tariff and weekly update

March

31 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
17 March: Target Evaluation: Notification of suspension of BMSB treatment providers and Weekly update
13 March: Target Evaluation: urgent notification
10 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
3 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

February

24 February: Target Evaluation: AF9 Number use for MPI New Approved systems, 19.05 tariff use, Port hold removal and weekly update
17 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 February: Target Evaluation: Importer update – Foot and mouth in Germany and weekly update
3 February: Target Evaluation: Importer update – Foot and mouth in Germany, grapes pre-inspected offshore, updating your TSW application for MPI and weekly update

January

29 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
20 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

2024

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December

2 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

November

25 November : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
18 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and notification of upcoming outage of electronic certificate portal
11 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
5 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Notification of updates to Biologic.all and Microic.all IHS

October

29 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
21 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
14 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
7 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

September

30 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
23 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Food Safety Notification
16 September : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Hold removal for containers being transhipped to another port
9 September : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Changes to the Movement and Destruction of Grain under a Grain Import System
3 September : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

August

26 August : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
19 August : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Updates to AF9 Master List and Low Risk Wood Products List, Heat treatment of goods on arrival in NZ
12 August : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
5 August : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

July

31 July : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
23 July : Target Evaluation: Updated guidance for Importing Seeds for Sowing and Weekly update
15 July : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 July : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
1 July : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

June

24 June : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
17 June : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 June : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
4 June : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and notification of change to requirements for offal products from Australia

May

27 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
20 May: Target Evaluation: Hold Removal for containers being shipped to another port and Weekly update
13 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
5 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

April

29 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Revised Importing Food Notice Published, Urgency requests to manifest inbox and Original documents
22 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and What to do if a Transitional Facility won’t accept your BACC
17 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and tips
9 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
3 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

March

28 March : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Outage reminder
25 March : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Outage notification
18 March : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Outage notification, IHS update and Notification of suspension of 3 BMSB Treatment providers
11 March : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Amendment to “Changeover to new MPI BACC format” messaging
4 March : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

February

26 February : Target Evaluation: Changeover to new MPI BACC Format – Friday 29 March, Weekly update
19 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Electronic certificate availability for some products and countries
12 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Facilities for inspection of Nursery stock

January

30 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
23 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
15 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

2023

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December

18 December : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Christmas Counter Hours and AF9 update
11 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
4 December : Target Evaluation: Weekly update

November

27 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
20 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
6 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

October

30 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
24 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
16 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
9 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
2 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

September

25 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Aquaprod IHS update
18 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
4 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB season reminder, Original documents reminder, Aquatic products IHS update

August

28 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB season reminder
21 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
14 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
7 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

July

31 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
24 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Update, Seed Importer Declaration Update
17 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Biennial QD Process Update, AF9 Master List Update, Food Safety update
3 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and FACC Pre-invoicing Notification

June

26 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Domestic Transhipment Request (DTR) for Sea Cargo
19 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Domestic Transhipment Request (DTR) for Sea Cargo
12 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Aquatic Animal Products IHS Update
6 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

May

29 May : Target Evaluation: Weekly update
22 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Covid dispensation update, Payments at MPI public counter update
15 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Payments at Target Evaluation Public Counter
8 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Covid dispensation update

April

24 April : Target Evaluation – Weekly update, BMSB stats and Low Risk Wood Products update
17 April : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
11 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
3 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

March

27 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
20 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
13 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
6 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

February

27 February : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
20 February : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
14 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Notice regarding Port Holds, Notification of additional category for third country pork under the import health standard (IHS) Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products from Australia, BMSB stats
7 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

January

31 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
23 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
16 January : Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Tip for avoiding Port hold issues, BMSB stats
10 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

2022

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December

19 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
14 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
6 December: Target Evaluation: Import industry advice

November

29 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
21 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats, Aquaprod IHS
14 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
8 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

October

31 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
25 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
20 October: BMSB and FMD border verification updates
18 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
10 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
4 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

September

28 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
20 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
12 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats and Original Documents Scheme update
5 September : Target Evaluation: Weekly update and AF9 Update

August

30 August: Target Evaluation: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Emailing Target Evaluation
17 August: Target Evaluation: Reminder: Consultation closing soon for changes to Food Notice
15 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and import requirements for biological products
8 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and update on Indonesian Container Inspections
1 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

July

19 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Notification of additional MPI Intervention for Indonesian Containers
12 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
6 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

June

27 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Consultation of the changes to the Food Notice: Importing Food
20 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Update for AF9 holders, Food Safety update
14 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Notification of changes in Food Safety Contact Phone number and Charges to accounts
8 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

May

30 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Notice for importers of pork, Notification of new IHS – Aquaprod.Gen
25 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Stats and Notice for importers of pork
16 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
9 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats, Imported Food Phone Line issue
5 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats

April

28 April: Target Evaluation: Notification – Phone system outage
27 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
20 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB stats
11 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and notification of outage
4 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

March

30 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, Hubbing update, New Import Health Standard – Rumnprod.gen and notification of outage
22 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Enquiry stats
7 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Enquiry stats
1 March: Target Evaluation: Urgent Update – phone outage

February

28 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Enquiry stats
21 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMSB Enquiry stats and Question regarding Australia adding China to emerging BSMB risk list
14 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 February:Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Notification of suspended BMSB treatment provider

January

25 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update, BMBS stats and notification of new IHS Biologic.all
17 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMBS stats
10 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMBS stats

2021

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December

20 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and availability over the Christmas period
13 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
6 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Important Notification from MPI Food Safety

November

29 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update
22 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update
15 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update
8 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update
1 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update

October

18 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB enquiries update
12 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and BMSB update
4 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

September

28 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
21 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
6 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

August

30 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
23 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
16 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
12 August: Target Evaluation: Import Health Standard: Vehicles, Machinery, and Parts has been released
9 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
2 August: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and Guide to MPI Biosecurity and Food Responses in TSW

July

26 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
13 July: Target Evalutaion: Weekly update
6 July: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

June

29 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and reminder for Sawn Timber consignments
22 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
18 June: Industry Update: Reminder: Importing Food, drinks and /or ingredients? Check you are registered to avoid delays before 30th June 2021
14 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
8 June: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

May

31 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
17 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and notification of closure of Christchurch treatment provider BioSSol
10 May: Industry Update: Importing food, drinks and/or ingredients? Check you are properly registered to avoid delays
5 May: Target Evaluation: BMSB Survey
3 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and VMP IHS Consultation information

April

27 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
20 April: Target Evaluation: Urgent update – Suspension of treatment provider Fumico Fumigations B.V (NL4004SB), The Netherlands
19 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update and clarification on process for empty sea containers
16 April: Target Evaluation: Urgent update – Movement of Air Freight
13 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

March

29 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
24 March: Industry Notification: MPI notice to inform importers about QTC's decision to stop treatment work
22 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
19 March: Industry Notification: Change in Declaration Requirements for Importers
16 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
1 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

February

23 February: Target Evalutaion: Weekly update
16 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
10 February: Industry Notification: Change in Declaration Requirements for Importers
10 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
4 Febraury: Industry Notification: Biennial Quarantine Declarations are now available

January

26 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update - Your questions asked
18 January: New Sea container QD – your questions answered
18 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update - Your questions asked
11 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update

2020

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December

23 December: Industry notification: Guidance on MPI work-around for CargoWise outage
21 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update
17 December: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme Treatment provider suspension: A.B.R.A.S. Srl (AEI: IT4001SB)
17 December: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme Treatment provider suspension: Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (AEI: IT4004SB)
16 December: Industry Update: Target Evaluation: Service hours throughout Christmas and New Year
14 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
7 December: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered

November

30 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
26 November: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme Treatment provider suspension: Fumigation Services and Supply Inc (Harrison) (AEI: US4034SB)
23 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
16 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
9 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
2 November: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered

October

27 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
21 October: Industry Notification: Guidance around MPI/DAWE BMSB requirement differences
19 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
12 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
8 October: Industry Notification : 2020/21 BMSB offshore treatment provider list including MPI’s separate list of treatment providers in Japan
6 October: Industry notification: Online MPI personal effects - supplementary declaration form is now available
5 October: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered

September

30 September: Target Evaluation: updated average turnaround for lodgements to MPI
30 September: Industry Notification: 4-month transition period ceases under the new import health standard SPECPROD.ALL
29 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update – Your questions answered
14 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update - Your questions answered
8 September: Industry notification: Industry notification: IHS requirements tool for vehicles, machinery and parts (VMP) is now live
7 September: Target Evaluation: Weekly update - Your questions answered
7 September: Industry notification: Clarification on resubmissions of lodgements for MPI
4 September: Industry notification: Effects of TSW outage 3 September on MPI lodgements
1 September: Industry notification: Finalised Import Health Standards Vehicles, Machinery and Parts and Sea Containers from All Countries

August

31 August 2020 Industry notification: Delays to Paperless Import Certificates from Australia
31 August 2020 Industry notification: Weekly Evaluation update
24 August: Industry notification : Paperless Import Certificates from Australia
20 August: Industry notification: Interim Approval for Treatment Providers Previously Registered in 2019-20 for New Zealand
17 August: Industry notification: Provisional release of Vehicles, Machinery and Parts (VMP) and sea containers (SEACO) import health standards
8 August: Industry notification: Charging advice around reconciliations by MPI for uncleared consignments.

July

9 July: Industry update: New Import Health Standard: Specified Animal Products
6 July: Industry notification: Acceptance of non-compliant quarantine declarations (QD) by target evaluation
3 July: Industry update: eBACCa tracking application is up and running again
2 July: Industry update: eBACCa tracking application outage information

June

25 June: Industry update: Outage confirmed Saturday 27 June, due to Risk and Intelligence functionality roll out
19 June: Industry update: Risk and Intelligence release notification

May

14 May: Industry update: Draft standards: Vehicle, Machinery and Parts (VMP),Sea containers from all countries (Seaco), released
11 May: "Have your say" survey for the 2019 -20 Brown marmorated stingkbug season, survey closes 24 May
11 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly Update
6 May: Target Evaluation: Revised Cleaning certificate (Vehicles, Machinery, Parts Standard) and ABTRT (Treatment Standard) for used outdoor or targeted machinery to manage African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV)
5 May: Industry Notification : Enforced restriction on importation, manufacture, supply and use of point of care (POC) test kits
4 May: Target Evaluation: Weekly Update

April

28 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly Update
20 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly Update
16 April: Target Evaluation: BMSB season end date for New Zealand
14 April: F12/20 Export and Import Certification during the Covid-19 Lockdown Period
14 April: Target Evaluation: Weekly Update
7 April: Amendments to urgency criteria to include Covid-19 test kits and related biologicals
6 April: Target Evaluation : Weekly Update

March

30 March: Target Evaluation : Weekly update: Your questions answered
27 March: Industry Update : Transitional Facilities – Safe Practices for Transitional Facilities
23 March: Target Evaluation : Important update: Original certification delays due to COVID-19
23 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
16 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
9 March: Target Evaluation: Low risk wood products update
9 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
2 March: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered

February

24 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
17 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
14 February: Delayed China GACC issued certification
10 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
10 February: Reinstatement of Italian offshore treatment provider: Centro Disinfestazione Livornese Srl (CDL) IT4004SB
3 February: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered

January

29 January: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme Treatment provider suspension: Yakutlar Liman Hizmetleri IIaclama Tas.San Ve Tic Ltd.Sti (AEI:TR4014SB) and Success Pest Control Sdn.Bhd. (MY0145MB)
29 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
21 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
13 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered
6 January: Target Evaluation: Weekly update: Your questions answered

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