Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand

The import health standard: Fresh Pineapple (Ananas comosus) for Human Consumption allows the importation of fresh pineapple fruit into New Zealand from recognised countries.The new commodity standard will replace the followings schedules in the standard 152.02.Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, Australia·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, Ecuador·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, Fiji·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, New Caledonia·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, Philippines·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, Thailand·       Pineapple, Ananas comosus, VanuatuThe new commodity standard will also replace the following standards:·       Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, Ananas comosus from Ecuador·       Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, Ananas comosus from Fiji·       Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, Ananas comosus from Thailand·       Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, Ananas comosus from VanuatuThe new commodity standard also includes new market access for fresh pineapple (Ananas comosus) from Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Panama, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, and Tonga.