Import Health Standard: Vehicles, Machinery and Parts

MPI is proposing changes to the Import Health Standard: Vehicles, Machinery and PartsThe Import Health Standard: Vehicles, Machinery and Parts (VMP.IHS) specifies the minimum requirements that must be met when importing vehicles, machinery and parts into New Zealand. Key changes to the import health standard include:Adding Uzbekistan to the list of countries that must treat goods for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) during the risk season, as BMSB is now present there;Requiring treatment for used watercraft with water ballast systems, which have been identified as a pathway for invasive aquatic species;Allowing manufacturer declarations for new, non-fully enclosed trailers to exempt them from BMSB treatment requirements;Improving treatment requirements for used parts to strengthen biosecurity and reduce unnecessary fumigant use;Aligning requirements for used parts with those for used machinery;Updating definitions;Reformatting and restructuring the standard to make it easier to understand and use.These changes will strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity while maintaining current trade on the pathway.The Risk Management Proposal: Review of the Vehicles, Machinery and Parts Import Health Standard explains how MPI assessed the options for managing risk organisms and discusses why changes to the VMP.IHS occurred.