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IHS notes: revoked standards and guidance documents

During the transition to a new import health standard (IHS), the standards being revoked will be listed as related documents of the new IHS. You can search for any IHS using its short code, but if it's an IHS about to be revoked it will appear as a related document under the new IHS. Click on the '+' sign to see related documents (all document boxes expand to show more information).

If you can't find the IHS for your commodity, email info@mpi.govt.nz

MPI has produced guidance documents to help you meet the requirements of import health standards. While you do not have to comply with the guidance, MPI considers the guidance best practice. Where available, these are listed with the related standard. Each document box expands to reveal extra information, including links to related documents like guidance. Choose the '+' sign to expand a box.

IHS search: use the filter box to help you find a standard

The import health standards are listed alphabetically by commodity. Use the filter below to help your search.

Note, each document box expands to reveal extra information, including links to related documents like guidance. Choose the '+' sign (to the right of the document title) to expand a box.

Tips - try using:

  • one word for precise results - for example, alligator
  • multiple words for broader results. For example, alligator meat returns documents with either alligator or meat
  • quotation marks to search a specific term - for example, 'alligator meat' returns documents with the exact phrase 'alligator meat'
Published after date must be earlier than or the same as Published before date.
Published before date must be later than or the same as Published after date.
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Actinidia Plants for Planting 2025 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 457KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Plants, All Countries

MPI.IHS.ACTINIDIA.PFP

Published
Last updated
Air Containers from all countries 2018 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 508KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Border Clearance, Transitional & Containment Facilities, Consultations, News & Resources

keywords: 152-07-01i, Clearance, Airport, flight, quarantine, containers, air, freight

Published
Last updated
Alligator meat from the USA 1998 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 17KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Food, Meat, United States of America, Importing

keywords: meaallic.usa

Published
Last updated
Animal fibre 2014 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 203KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Fibre, Skins & Trophies, All Countries, Fibre & Feathers
Related

keywords: anifibre.all, alpaca, apparel, artifacts, boas, brushtail, camel, camelid, cashmere, cultural items, decorations, doona, dream catchers, dreamcatchers, duvets, feathers, fibers, fibres, fishing flies, fur, goat, handicrafts, hair, hats, head dresses, kangaroo, lamb, lambswool, macropod, mats, mohair, pelts, pillows, quilts, rabbit, sheep, shuttle cocks, skins, sleeping bags, sleeping-bags, sliver, tops, wallaby, wool, woolpack, yak, fibunpic.all, fibsucic.all, fibscoic.all, fibcmwic.prc, fibtopic.ger, fibwooic.prc, fibfleic.all, hidmacic.aus, fibposic.aus, fibrabic.all, fibsraic.all, fibminic.uk, feacfoic.all, fibwpkic.all, fibnzoic.all

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Last updated
Animal products that have undergone third country processing 2018 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 286KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
All Countries
Related

keywords: thirdcop.gen

7 March 2022: Guidance Document updated

Published
Last updated
Antarctic Fish 2010 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 56KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Live Animals, Aquatic Animals, Antarctica, Importing

keywords: antaquic.all, aquatic animals, live, Pagothenia borchgrevinki,Trematomus bernacchii, hansoni, centronotus, nicolai, newnsi, Dissostichus mawsoni, Gymnodraco acuticeps, Chionodraco hamatus, Cryodraco antarcticus

Published
Last updated
Aquatic Animal Products 2022 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 698KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Seafood, All Countries
Related

keywords: Aquatic animal imports, crustacea, prawn, fish, mollusc, aquaprod, aquaprod.gen, salmon, echinoderms, abalone, tunicate, fish oil, fishmeal, fish meal, jellyfish, cnidaria. tuna, seafood, bait; fish food

Published
Last updated
Avocado (Persea americana) from Australia - Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 2023 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 156KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Australia, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

keywords: avocado-au, avocados, avocadoes

Published
Last updated
Avocado (Persea americana) from Tonga - Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 1999 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 41KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Food, Tonga, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Importing, Plants

keywords: avocado-to, avocados, avocadoes

Published
Last updated
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan and Willow from all countries 2018 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 605KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Dried & Preserved Plant Products, Plants, Wood Products, Importing, All Countries, Forest Products

keywords: bamboo-rattan, wood products, withies, forestry, twig, tree

Published
Last updated
Bananas (Musa spp) from Australia - Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 2006 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 127KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Food, Australia, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Importing, Plants

keywords: banana-au

Published
Last updated
Bark from all countries 2018 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 745KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Wood Products, Importing, Forest Products, All Countries

keywords: bark, chips, Cork, Pine, Eucalyptus, tree

Published
Last updated
Biological Products 2022 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 464KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
All Countries, Biological Products
Related

keywords: bioprodic.all, samples, animal products, calf serum; albumin; invertebrates; foetal bovine serum; antiserum; faecal matter; parasite; nucleic acid; RNA; DNA; slides; animal tissue; culture media; specimens; specimen; bovine fetal serum; bovine foetal serum; Bovine serum; antibiotics; antibiotic; amino acid; Agricultural Compounds (AC); veterinary medicine; surgical; implants; test kits; sutures; suture; catgut; non-viable products; medicines; scientific research; sample; Agricultural Compounds; veterinary medicines; ACVM; biological; parasites; Biological products; biologic.all

Published
Last updated
Bovine Germplasm 2025 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 512KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Importing, Live Animals, Semen & Embryos
Related
Published
Last updated
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) from Fiji - Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 1999 - Import Health Standard
Download [PDF, 31KB]
Type
Import Health Standard (IHS)
Subjects
Fiji, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Importing, Plants, Food

keywords: breadfruit-fj

Published
Last updated

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