Fresh table grapes for human consumption

Ministry for Primary Industries, Import Health Standard: Fresh Table Grapes (Vitis spp.) for Human Consumption (GRAPE-IHS.FP). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 20

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 Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera L., Vitis labrusca L. and Vitis labruscana L.) from the Republic of Korea.

We are proposing several key changes to the pest list and associated measures, along with assessing new market access for Egypt and India.