(Morristown, N.J.)…The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has updated their guidelines and instructions covering mandatory pre-shipment fumigation requirements to protect against brown marmorated stink bugs over the 2019 – 2020 high risk season.
These measures will come into effect on September 1st, 2019 (date of shipment from origin port) and run through April 30th, 2020, covering imports to New Zealand.
Please visit https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/importing/vehicles-and-machinery/requirements-documents-for-importing-vehicles-machinery-or-equipment/brown-marmorated-stink-bug-requirements/ for further detailed information. You will note the following on accessing this website:
We would encourage all of our clients moving ‘target high risk’ goods to familiarize themselves with the MPI guidelines, and to ensure their suppliers comply with any offshore mandatory treatment conditions before the September 1st deadline.
Please contact your Hamburg Süd representative with any questions that you may have.