MAF REGULATORY AUTHORITY - Biosecurity New Zealand

MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES NEW 

ZEALAND 

IMPORTING COUNTRIES PHYTOSANITARY 

REQUIREMENTS 

Status: Approved 

Date: 20 June 2003 

ISRAEL 

Amendment Record 

Amendment No. Date: Nature of Amendment: 

Approved 

by: 

1. 20 June 2003 Issue of ICPR WJH 

2. 1 February 2005 

Amendment of MPI contact details 

Section 1.1 and 1.2. Minor 

reformatting of document. 

3. 23 March 2007 Amendment of MPI contact details 

Section 1.1 

4. 31 July 2007 Amendment of prohibitions. Section 

2.1 

5. 22 October 2009 New regulations for the import of 

plants, plant products, pests and 

regulated articles. Israel 

Regulations Concerning Plant 

Protection (Import of Plants, Plant 

Products, Pests and Regulated 

Articles) – 2009. 

6. 07 May 2012 Section 2.4 – Amendments made to 

the Quarantine Pest List. Section 

2.5 MPL of seed for sowing added. 

Section 4.1.1 – Phytosanitary import 

requirements added for kiwifruit 

(Actinidia chinensis and A. 

deliciosa) 

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DISCLAIMER 

The information in this standard is provided on the following basis. The 

phytosanitary requirements found in this standard may be used as the basis of 

export certification. However, requirements may be changed by importing countries 

at any time at short notice or with no notice to New Zealand. This information is 

provided strictly on the basis that the Crown, the Ministry for Primary Industries, its 

statutory officers, employees, agents and all other persons responsible for or 

associated with the compilation, writing, editing, approval or publication of the 

information: 

1. disclaim any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, lateness, 

or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency or flaw in, or in relation to, the 

information; and 

2. without limiting (1) above, fully exclude any and all liability of any kind on the 

part of all of them, to any person or entity that chooses to rely on this information 

Compliance with this standard is not to be taken as a guarantee that any 

particular goods will be granted access to any overseas market. 

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Table of Contents 

1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 5 

1.1 For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Group: ........................ 5 

1.2 Scope ............................................................................................................................. 5 

1.3 Phytosanitary Legislation ............................................................................................ 5 

1.4 Definitions ..................................................................................................................... 6 

2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................ 8 

2.1 Prohibitions ................................................................................................................... 8 

2.2 Phytosanitary Import Permits ................................................................................... 10 

2.3 Phytosanitary Certificates ......................................................................................... 12 

2.4 Quarantine Pests ........................................................................................................ 14 

2.5 Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs).................................................................................... 20 

2.6 Inspection on Arrival .................................................................................................. 21 

2.7 Sampling Rates (on arrival) ....................................................................................... 22 

2.8 Ports of Entry .............................................................................................................. 22 

2.9 Transit Requirements ................................................................................................ 22 

3 COMMODITY CLASS REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 23 

3.1 Fruit and Vegetables .................................................................................................. 23 

3.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables .......................................................................................... 23 

3.1.2 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables ........................................................................................ 23 

3.1.3 Dried Fruit and Vegetables .......................................................................................... 23 

3.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage ............................................................................................ 23 

3.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage .................................................................................... 23 

3.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage..................................................................................... 24 

3.3 Nursery Stock ............................................................................................................. 24 

3.3.1 Whole Plants ................................................................................................................ 24 

3.3.2 Budwood and Cuttings ................................................................................................. 24 

3.3.3 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers (for propagation) .................................................. 24 

3.3.4 Tissue culture ............................................................................................................... 24 

3.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts ............................................................................................. 24 

3.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing ............................................................................. 24 

3.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption ................................................................... 27 

3.4.3 Nuts with Shell for Processing ..................................................................................... 27 

3.4.4 Shelled Nuts for Processing ......................................................................................... 27 

3.5 Growing Media ............................................................................................................ 27 

3.6 Packing Material ......................................................................................................... 27 

3.7 Micro-organisms, Microbiological and Laboratory Specimens ............................ 28 

4 COMMODITY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 28 

4.1 Fruit and Vegetables .................................................................................................. 28 

4.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables .......................................................................................... 28 

4.1.2 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables ........................................................................................ 30 

4.1.3 Dried Fruit and Vegetables .......................................................................................... 30 

4.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage ............................................................................................ 30 

4.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage .................................................................................... 30 

4.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage..................................................................................... 30 

4.3 Nursery Stock ............................................................................................................. 30 

4.3.1 Whole Plants ................................................................................................................ 30 

4.3.2 Budwood and Cuttings ................................................................................................. 31 

4.3.3 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers (for propagation) .................................................. 31 

4.3.4 Tissue Culture .............................................................................................................. 31 


4.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts ............................................................................................. 31 

4.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing ............................................................................. 31 

4.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption ................................................................... 46 

4.4.3 Seeds, Grains and Nuts with Shells for Processing ..................................................... 46 

4.4.4 Seeds, Grains and Shelled Nuts for Processing .......................................................... 47 

4.5 Growing Media ............................................................................................................ 47 

4.6 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................. 47 


1 General Information 

1.1 For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Group: 

PlantExports@MPI.govt.nz 

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of 

your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. 

ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details. 

For urgent enquiries phone, fax or email the Plant Exports Group 

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4) Fax : 64 4 

894 0733; or 

Email: PlantExports 

1.2 Scope 

This standard specifies Israel's phytosanitary requirements for the stated 

commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity or commodity group is 

not identified within Section 3 or Section 4 exporters should contact: 

Israel directly to ascertain requirements refer Section 2.2.4 

or 

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), New Zealand (Plant Exports) 

Please note the determination and provision of phytosanitary requirements for a 

commodity not identified within an ICPR, is undertaken on a cost recovery 

basis. A link to the list of Plant Exports Fees and Charges is available on 

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/exports/plants/fees 

You may contact the country you wish to export to directly or 

contact the Plant Exports Team. 

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for 

the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements. 

1.3 Phytosanitary Legislation 

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into 

Israel: 

Plant Import Regulations 1970 (revoked) 


Regulations Concerning Plant Protection (Import of Plant Products, Pests and 

Regulated Articles) 2009 (PPIS) 

1.4 Definitions 

Area – Country, part of a country or all parts of several countries; 

Pest free area – An area in which a specific pest doesnot occur or is being officially 

controlled; 

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) –A convention on Plant 

Protection published in 1997 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and 

deposited for public view in the library of the Plant Protection and Inspection Services 

of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (hereafter, the Ministry of 

Agriculture); 

Country – A state, and in respect to a union of states any of the states forming part of 

the union; 

Country of exit - The country from which the consignment was sent to Israel; 

Country of origin – The country where the plants, plant products or regulated articles 

were grown or produced; 

Director – The director of the Plant Protection and Inspection Services of the Ministry 

of Agriculture and Rural Development or a person appointed for the purpose of these 

regulations; 

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) – 

International Agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures 

published in 1994 by the World Trade Organization (WTO); 

Post Entry Quarantine – Quarantine applied to a consignment after entry, according 

to regulations; 

Propagation Material – seedlings, cuttings, plantlets, budwood, tissue cultures, roots, 

bulbs, tubers, seeds, mushroom spores, or any other part of a plant imported for 

propagation and cultivation; 

Treatment – Action taken in accordance with the methods described in the 

regulations, with the purpose of preventing introduction of pests into Israel; 

Re-Export – A consignment imported to Israel and later exported, without being 

exposed to contamination by pests; 

Plant Product – As defined by the Law and excluding those products of plant origin 

that underwent a process of freezing at a temperature below -18°C or roasting at a 

temperature above 185°C for a period of at least 15 minutes; 

Package - A packing unit for the import of a consignment; 

Official Laboratory – A laboratory recognized by the Plant Protection Organization of 

the Country of Origin or the Country of Exit, as applicable; should a laboratory test be 

required after arrival of the consignment to Israel, it will be done by the laboratory of 

the Ministry of Agriculture or by another laboratory approved by the Director; 

Inspector – Any person appointed under section 10 of the Israel Law; 

Growing Medium – Any material in which plants are sown, rooted or grown, excluding 

soil, sand compost and organic waste; 

Consignment - Plants, plant products, pests, or any other regulated articles moved 

from one country to another; 


Consignment in Transit – A consignment imported to Israel for the purpose of being 

passed to another country as is; 

Pest – Any species, strain, or biotype of plant or animal, including bacteria, viruses, 

fungi or weeds, injurious to plants; 

Quarantine Pest - Any pest listed in Annex 2 (Quarantine Pests)or any other pest not 

present in Israel or not established therein; 

Latent Pest – A pest existing in a plant without showing symptoms; 

Port of Entry – The sea ports of Ashdod, Haifa and Eilat, Ben-Gurion airport, or any 

other entry point authorized by the Director; 

Treatment Manual – A manual describing the treatments of a consignment, amended 

periodically by the Director, and deposited for public view in the library of the Ministry 

of Agriculture; 

Genetically Modified Plant – A plant modified by means of Genetic Engineering; 

Official Quarantine Station – A place officially held and managed by the Government 

for the purpose of inspection and growing of a consignment of plants according to 

regulation 10(C); 

Phytosanitary Certificate – Certificate of Plant Health patterned according to the 

IPPC; 

Certificate of Origin – A certificate issued in the Country of Origin by an authority 

recognized by the Director for the purpose of identifying the origin of the consignment. 


2 General Requirements 

2.1 Prohibitions 

The following commodities and/or items are prohibited entry from New Zealand: 

Scientific Name Common Name Plant Part Prohibited 

Aquatic plants; 

Sagittaria sagittifolia 

Ipomoea aquatica 

Cyperus difformis 

Cyperus esculentus 

Eichhornia crassipes 

Monochoria spp. 

Salvinia auriculata 

Solanum dulcamara 

Gossypium 

Morus 

Ficus carica 

Cannabis 

All genera & species 

(other than those 

mentioned in other 

sections or permitted by 

an import permit) 

Gramineae (Poaceae) 


Lauraceae 

Cultures of 

fungi, bacteria 

and viruses 

Lilium spp. Lily Bulbs 


Loranthaceae 

Miscellaneous 

Vegetative propagation material 

(excluding seeds), cut flowers 

and branches 

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All 



and branches 



and branches 



and branches 



and branches 

(1) Soil and compost; sand, 

organic manure, compost (except 

peat) 

(2) Waste from airplanes, ships, 

or any other transport vehicles;



Musaceae 


(other than roses) 

Rosaceae 

Feijoa 

Psidium 

Olea 

Fraxinus 

Syringa 

Phoenix spp. (other than 

tissue culture plantlets) 

Mangifera 

Pistacia 

Annona 

Berberis 

Carica 

Diospyros 

Arbutus 

Vaccinium 

Fagus 

Quercus 

Castanea 

Rhamnus 

Ziziphus 

Noxious weeds 

(3) Live invertebrate animals, of 

any developmental stage, 

including insects, snails, worms, 

mites and fungal cultures (but not 

including those for mushrooms 

for human consumption), bacteria 

and viruses, or any other 

organisms considered pests; 

(4) Packaging material of 

unprocessed plant origin, 

excluding; dried moss, peat, 

ground cork and 

rock wool or those permitted by 

an import permit. 



and branches 

All 



and branches 



and branches 



All genus & species 

Pinaceae 


Rutaceae 


Sapotaceae 


Sapindaceae 


Vitaceae 

Tropical and 

subtropical fruit 

trees and shrubs 



and branches 



and branches 



and branches 



and branches 

All parts including fresh fruits; 

excluding dried fruits, almond 

nuts, copra, commercially 

packaged cured dates 



and branches 

Note: No person shall import articles listed above, however Israel may grant an 

import permit for these articles if the importation is needed for purposes of 

research or the development of agriculture in Israel. 

If an import permit is granted the consignment will be held in an Official 

Quarantine Station or in another place authorized by the Director with the 

consent and at the expense of the importer, and will not be released until 

inspected by an inspector and found free from pests. 

2.2 Phytosanitary Import Permits 

2.2.1 Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation. 

No person shall import plants, plant products, pests or regulated articles without 

a written import permit unless specified in the specific commodity requirements. 

A person importing articles listed in Annex 3 (see below) or goods identified in 

the specific commodity section as being exempt from import permits but 

requiring phytosanitary certificates, excluding Genetically Modified Plants or 

Plant products and excluding articles for re-export and articles imported in hand 

baggage, will be exempt from the need of an import permit provided that; 

1) The importer of an article listed in Annex 3 (see below) will attach to the 

consignment a Certificate of Origin; 


2) The importer of an article identified in the specific commodity section as not 

requiring an import permit will attach to the consignment a phytosanitary 

certificate, and in the case of propagation material, a certificate from a relevant 

authority in the country of origin, recognized by the Director, stating that the 

plant is not Genetically Modified; 

3) The importer of plants listed in Annex 3 (see below) and specific 

commodities listed not requiring an import permit will not use the plants for 

propagation, unless they were imported for this stated purpose. 

Annex 3: Goods exempt from the requirement for an import permit and 

phytosanitary certificate but requiring a certificate of origin 

(1) Dried fruit, dried vegetables and dried herbs; 

(2) Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions; 

(3) Dried grains for human consumption, animal feed or oil extraction, excluding 

cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum); 

(4) Wood products and railway sleepers, excluding wood logs, wood bark and 

wood chips; 

(5) Nuts, for human consumption, without shells, excluding peanuts (Arachis 

hypogaea) and pecans (Carya illinoinensis); 

(6) One Etrog (Citrus medica) for personal use for religious purposes; 

(7) Cut flowers and branches 

(a) Dried, having undergone a chemical or fumigation treatment prior to 

shipment, in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Treatment 

Manual, and accompanied by an official Treatment Certificate issued by the 

Plant Protection Organization or of the country of origin or the country of export, 

as appropriate; 

(8) Packing material 

2.2.2 Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of the following 

commodity classes from New Zealand: 

fresh fruit and vegetables where specified 

fresh and dried cut flowers and foliage 

all nursery stock (unless specified) 

seeds, grains and nuts for sowing 

nuts with shell for processing 

growing media 

scientific samples 

genetically modified plants 

2.2.3 Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from: 

The Director 

Plant Protection and Inspection Services 

Plant Quarantine Services 

P.O.B 78, Bet-Dagan 50250 


Tel. 03-9681550/1/2 Fax. 03-9681507/71 

Mail: PPIS@moag.gov.il 

Website: www.gov.il 

2.3 Phytosanitary Certificates 

2.3.1 An importer of a consignment, unless containing a commodity listed in Annex 3 

(Phytosanitary Import Permit section), must attach to the consignment a 

phytosanitary certificate, in the original, of the Country of Origin, and present it 

to an Inspector at the Port of Entry. 

A consignment coming from a Country of Exit different from the Country of 

Origin will be accompanied in addition to a phytosanitary certificate of the 

Country of Origin with a phytosanitary certificate of the Country of Exit and will 

bear the stamp and signature of an authorized person by the NPPO of the 

Country of Exit. 

A phytosanitary certificate will not be valid unless the consignment was 

inspected by an authorized person in the Country of Origin- 

(1) Within 14 days prior to dispatch of the consignment if it contains vegetative 

propagation material, fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers or pot plants; 

(2) Within 30 days prior to dispatch of the consignment if it contains articles not 

listed in paragraph (1). 

Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany the following commodity 

classes from New Zealand: 

fresh fruit and vegetables 

fresh and dried cut flowers and foliage 

all nursery stock 

seeds, grains and nuts for sowing 

nuts with shell 

growing media 

2.3.2 Phytosanitary certificates are not required to accompany the following commodity 

classes from New Zealand: 

frozen fruit and vegetables 

Annex 3: Goods exempt from the requirement for an import permit and 

phytosanitary certificate but requiring a certificate of origin 

(1) Dried fruit, dried vegetables and dried herbs; 

(2) Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions; 

(3) Dried grains for human consumption, animal feed or oil extraction, excluding 

cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum); 


(4) Wood products and railway sleepers, excluding wood logs, wood bark and 

wood chips; 

(5) Nuts, for human consumption, without shells, excluding peanuts (Arachis 

hypogaea) and pecans (Carya illinoinensis); 

(6) One Etrog (Citrus medica) for personal use for religious purposes; 

(7) Cut flowers and branches 

(a) Dried, having undergone a chemical or fumigation treatment prior to 

shipment, in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Treatment 

Manual, and accompanied by an official Treatment Certificate issued by the 

Plant Protection Organization or of the country of origin or the country of export, 

as appropriate; 

(8) Packing material 


2.4 Quarantine Pests 

Annex 2 (Regulations 2009) 

List of quarantine pests 

Insects 

Coleoptera 

Anthonomus spp. 

Aridius bifasciatus 

Blitopertha orientalis syn.: Anomala 

orientalis 

Catoptes binodis 

Conotrachelus nenuphar 

Conotrachelus perseae 

Cortinicara hirtalis 

Cosmopolites sordidus 

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi 

Dendroctonus spp. 

Dryocoetes confusus 

Epilachna varivestis 

Epitrix tuberis 

Gnathotrichus sulcatus 

Gonipterus gibberus 

Gonipterus scutellatus 

Ips spp. 

Leptinotarsa decemlineata 

Listronotus bonariensis 

Melolontha hippocastani 

Micrambina rutila 

Mitrastethus baridiodes 

Oreda notata 

Otiorhynchus sulcatus 

Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis 

Pissodes spp. 

Popillia japonica 

Premnotrypes spp. 

Pristonychus complanatus 

Prostephanus truncatus 

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus 

Rhynchophorus phoenicis 

Sharpius brouni 

Sternochetus frigidus 

Stethorus bifidus 

Xylosandrus compactus 

Diptera 

Anastrepha spp 

Atherigona oryzae 

Bactrocera spp. 

Ceratitis quinaria 

Ceratitis rosa 

Contarinia sorghicola 

Dacus ciliatus 

Delia floralis 

Epochra canadensis 

Euphranta japonica 

Merodon equestris 

Nemorimyza maculosa syn.: Amauromyza 

maculosa 

Rhagoletis spp. 

Scatapse notata 

Hemiptera 

Nipaecoccus aurilanatus 

Scolypopa australis 

Zygina spp. 

Heteroptera 

Bagrada hilaris 

Fabrictilis australis syn. Leptoglossus 

australis 

Helopeltis schoutedeni 

Lygus oblineatus 

Nysius huttoni 

Homoptera 

Aleurocanthus spiniferus 

Aleurocanthus woglumi 

Aleurodicus dispersus 

Aonidiella citrina 

Aspidiotus destructor 

Aulacorthum circumflexum 

Cacopsylla mali 

Cacopsylla pyri 

Cerataphis lataniae 

Cerataphis orchidearum 

Ceroplastes destructor 

Ceroplastes rubens 

Diaphorina citri 

Ferrisia virgata 

Hysteroneura setariae 

Laodelphax striatella 

Lopholeucaspis japonica 

Maconellicoccus hirsutus 

Myzus cerasi 

Myzus ornatus 

Nipaecoccus nipae 

Parthenolecanium corni 

Pineus pini 

Planococcus lilacinus 

Pseudococcus calceolariae 


Pseudococcus comstocki 

Pulvinaria psidii 

Quadraspidiotus perniciosus 

Rhopalosiphum enigmae 

Rhopalosiphum musae 

Scaphoideus titanus 

Sinomegoura citricola 

Toxoptera citricidus 

Toxoptera odinae 

Trioza erytreae 

Unaspis citri 

Unaspis yanonensis 

Hymenoptera 

Gilpinia hercyniae 

Lepidoptera 

Acrobasis spp. 

Acrolepiopsis assectella 

Adoxophyes orana: 

Alabama argillacea 

Blastobasis tarda 

Carposina niponensis 

Chilo partellus 

Chilo suppressalis 

Cleora scriptaria 

Cnephasia jactatana 

Cryptophlebia leucotreta 

Cryptophlebia ombrodelta 

Ctenopseustis obliquana 

Ctenopseustis herana 

Cydia funebrana 

Cydia inopinata 

Cydia molesta 

Cydia packardi 

Cydia prunivora 

Epichoristodes acerbella 

Epiphyas postvittana 

Erechthias sp. 

Eupoecilia ambiguella 

Graphania mutans 

Graphania ustistriga 

Helicoverpa zea 

Heliothis virescens 

Hyphantria cunea 

Lymantria dispar 

Lymantria monacha 

Marasmia trapezalis 

Operophtera brumata 

Opogona sacchari 

Ostrinia furnacalis 

Parasa vivida 

Planotortrix excessana 

Planotortrix notophaea 

Planotortrix octo 

Polychrosis viteana 

Prygotis plagiatana 

Pyroderces aellotricha 

Sesamia inferens 

Spodoptera eridania 

Spodoptera exempta 

Spodoptera frugiperda 

Spodoptera litura 

Stathmopoda horticola 

Stathmopoda plumbiflua 

Stathmopoda skelloni 

Neuroptera 

Micromus tasmaniae 

Orthoptera 

Caedicia simplex 

Poduromorpha 

Hypogastrura spp. 

Thysanoptera 

Apterygothrips collyerae 

Ceratothrips frici 

Frankliniella insularis 

Frankliniella musaesperda 

Frankliniella parvula 

Hercinothrips bicinctus 

Merothrips brunneus 

Merothrips floridensis 

Nesothrips propinques 

Nesothrips rangi 

Scirtothrips aurantii 

Scirtothrips dorsalis 

Thrips florum 

Thrips hawaiiensis 

Thrips obscuratus 

Thrips nigropilosus 

Thrips palmi Karny 

Prostigmata (Mites) 

Bryobia eharai 

Bryobia rubrioculus 

Clavazetes sp. 

Cryptognathus woodii 

Cunaxa sp. nr. setirostri 

Cyta latirostris 


Eotetranychus lewisi 

Eotetranychus mandensis 

Eotetranychus pallidus 

Eotetranychus sexmaculatus 

Eutetranychus africanus 

Galumna rugosa 

Haptonchus takhtajami 

Hylaster ater 

Hylurgus ligniperda 

Liodes nigricans 

Mecognathe hirsuta 

Neocunaxoides andrei 

Oligonychus bicolor 

Oligonychus perditus 

Oligonychus punicae 

Oligonychus yothersi 

Panonychus elongatus 

Petrobia apicalis 

Petrobia latens 

Pseudostigmaeus collyerae 

Ramsayellus grandis 

Setobates minor 

Steneotarsonemus pallidus 

Tarsonemus confusus 

Tarsonemus waitei 

Tetranychus canadensis 

Tetranychus fijiensis 

Tetranychus horridus 

Tetranychus mcdanieli 

Tetranychus pacificus 

Tetranychus viennensis 

Tuckerella flabellifera 

Typhlodromus tropicus 

Zetzellia longisea 

Fungi 

Aecidium mori 

Alternaria gossypii 

Alternaria passiflorae 

Apiognomonia erythrostoma 

syn.:Gnomonia erythrostoma 

Apiosporina morbosa 

Armillaria mellea 

Armillaria novae zelandiae 

Ascochyta gossypii 

Ascochyta sorghi 

Asperisporium caricae 

Atropellis spp. 

Botryosphaeria berengeriana f. sp. piricola 

syn.: Guignardia piricola 

Botryosphaeria dothidea 

Botryosphaeria laricina syn.: Guignardia 

laricina 

Botryosphaeria parva 

Botryosphaeria stevensii 

Botryosphaeria zeae 

Ceratocystis fagacearum 

Ceratocystis fimbriata 

Ceratocystis virescens 

Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli 

Ciborinia camelliae 

Cladosporium musae 

Claviceps sorghi 

Cochliobolus carbonum 

Colletotrichum acutatum 

Colletotrichum gossypii teleomorph: 

Glomerella gossypii 

Colletotrichum graminicola 

Colletotrichum lagenarium syn.: 

Colletotrichum orbiculare, Glomerella 

lagenaria 

Cronartium spp. 

Cryphonectria parasitica 

Cryptosporiopsis sp. 

Cytospora sacculus teleomorph: Valsa 

ceratosperma 

Diaporthe actinidae 

Diaporthe perniciosa 

Diaporthe phaseolorum 

Diaporthe phaseolorum 

Diaporthe sp. 

Diaporthe vaccinii 

Didymella asphodeli 

Dipodascus geotrichum 

Dothistroma septospora syn.: Scirrhia pini 

teleomorph: Mycosphaerella pini var. 

septospora 

Drepanopeziza ribis 

Elsinoe australis 

Elsinoe batatas 

Elsinoe fawcettii 

Elsinoe veneta 

Endocronartium harknessii 

Eutypa lata 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum 

Fusicoccum luteum 

Gibberella baccata 

Glomerella gossypii anamorph: 

Colletotrichum gossypii 

Gnomonia fragariae 


Gremmeniella abietina 

Guignardia bidwellii 

Guignardia citricarpa 

Gymnosporangium spp. 

Hamaspora longissima 

Hypoxylon mammatum 

Kabatiella zeae 

Kabatina juniperi 

Kabatina thujae 

Melampsora farlowii 

Melampsora medusae 

Monilinia fructicola 

Monilinia fructicola 

Mycosphaerella caricae 

Mycosphaerella citri 

Mycosphaerella convallariae 

Mycosphaerella fijiensis 

Mycosphaerella musicola 

Mycosphaerella pini var septospora 

Mycosphaerella populorum 

Mycosphaerella zeae-maydis 

Nectria cinnabarina 

Nectria galligena 

Ophiostoma wageneri 

Peronophythora litchii 

Peronosclerospora maydis 

Peronospora euphorbiae 

Peronospora ficariae 

Peronospora hyoscyami syn.: Peronospora 

hyoscyami f. sp. tabacina 

Peronospora oerteliana 

Peronospora rubi 

Peronospora tabacina 

Phacidiopycnis malorum teleomorph: 

Potebniamyces pyri 

Phaeoisariopsis griseola syn.: Cercospora 

griseola 

Phaeoramularia angolensis syn.: 

Cercospora angolensis 

Phellinus weirii 

Phialophora cinerescens syn.: Verticillium 

cinerescens 

Phoma andigena 

Phoma exigua var. foveata 

Phoma macrostoma 

Phomopsis elaeidis 

Phomopsis juniperovora 

Phomopsis mangiferae 

Phomopsis sclerotioides 

Phomopsis tersa 

Phyllosticta solitaria 

Phymatotrichopsis omnivora syn.: 

Phymatotrichum omnivorum 

Physopella ampelopsidis 

Phytophthora cinnamomi 

Phytophthora fragariae 

Phytophthora megasperma 

Phytophthora ramorum 

Polyscytalum pustulans 

Potebniamyces pyri anamorph: 

Phacidiopycnis malorum 

Puccinia arachidis 

Puccinia cacabata 

Puccinia horiana 

Puccinia pittieriana 

Septoria helianthi 

Septoria lycopersici var. malagutii 

Sphaceloma arachidis 

Stagonospora meliloti 

Stenocarpella macrospora 

Stenocarpella maydis syn.: Diplodia zeae 

Stromatinia cepivorum syn.: Sclerotium 

cepivorum 

syn.: Scirrhia pini anamorph: Dothistroma 

septospora 

Synchytrium endobioticum 

Taphrina maculans 

Thecaphora solani 

Tilletia ayresii 

Tilletia controversa 

Tilletia indica 

Tilletia lolii 

Urocystis cepulae 

Urocystis gladiolicola 

Uromyces musae 

Valsa ceratosperma syn.: Valsa mali 

anamorph: Cytospora sacculus 

Venturia nashicola 

Verticillium albo-atrum 

Bacteria 

Acidovorax avenae 

Burkholderia andropogonis 

Burkholderia caryophylli syn.:Pseudomonas 

caryophylli 

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. 

insidiosus 


michiganensis 


nebraskensis 



sepedonicus 

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. 

flaccumfaciens 

Erwinia chrysanthemi 

Erwinia cypripedii 

Erwinia tracheiphilla 

Liberobacter africanum (Citrus greening 

bacterium, heat-sensitive form) 

Liberobacter asiaticum (Citrus greening 

bacterium, heat-tolerant form) 

Pantoea stewartii pv. stewartii .syn.: 

Erwinia stewartii 

Pseudomonas amygdali 

Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidae 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. passiflorae 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi 

Ralstonia solanacearum .syn 

Pseudomonas solanacearum 

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina 

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. begoniae 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 

malvacearum Xanthomonas axonopodis 

pv. phaseoli Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 

vitians Xanthomonas fragariae 

Xanthomonas hortorun pv. carotae 

Xanthomonas hyacinthi 

Xanthomonas populi 

Xanthomonas translucens pv. graminis 

Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease) 

Xylophilus ampelinus syn.: Xanthomonas 

ampelina 

Phytoplasma 

Apple chat fruit phytoplasma 

Apple proliferation phytoplasma 

Apple rubbery wood phytoplasma 

Apricot chlorotic leafroll phytoplasma 

Aster yellows complex phytoplasma syn.: 

Lettuce yellows phytoplasma 

Citrus witches’ broom phytoplasma 

Elm phloem necrosis phytoplasma 

Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma 

Palm lethal yellowing phytoplasma 

Peach rosette phytoplasma 

Peach X phytoplasma 

Peach yellows phytoplasma 

Pear decline phytoplasma 

Potato purple top wilt phytoplasma 

Potato marginal flavescence phytoplasma 

syn.: Potato marginal flavescence 

bacterium 

Potato phyllody phytoplasma 

Potato stolbur phytoplasma 

Potato witches’ broom phytoplasma 

Strawberry witches’ broom phytoplasma 

Viruses and viroids 

Apple dimple fruit apscaviroid 

Apple mosaic ilarvirus 

Apple scar skin apscaviroid syn.: Apple 

dapple apple apscaviroid 

Arabis mosaic nepovirus 

Arracacha B nepovirus (oca strain) 

Banana bract mosaic potyvirus 

Banana bunchy top nanovirus 

Banana streak badnavirus 

Barley stripe mosaic hordeivirus 

Beet curly top curtovirus 

Beet leaf curl rhabdovirus 

Beet necrotic yellow vein benyvirus 

Black currant reversion nepovirus 

Blueberry leaf mottle nepovirus 

Carnation Italian ringspot tombusvirus syn.: 

Tomato bushy stunt tombusvuirus carnation 

strain 

Carnation latent carlavirus 

Carnation vein mottle potyvirus 

Cherry A capillovirus 

Cherry leaf roll nepovirus 

Cherry little cherry closterovirus 

Cherry necrotic rusty mottle foveavirus 

Cherry rasp leaf nepovirus 

Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle avoviroid 

Chrysanthemum stunt pospiviroid 

Citrus leprosis rhabdovirus 

Citrus ringspot virus syn.: Citrus psorosis B 

ophiovirus 

Citrus tatter leaf capillovirus 

Coconut cadang-cadang cocaviroid 

Cucumber green mottle mosaic 

tobamovirus 

Gooseberry vein banding badnavirus 

Groundnut rosette umbravirus 

Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus 

Lettuce necrotic yellows cytorhabdovirus 

Lisianthus necrosis necrovirus 


Melon necrotic spot carmovirus 

Narcissus tip necrosis carmovirus 

Peach latent mosaic avoviroid 

Peach rosette mosaic nepovirus 

Peach stem pitting virus 

Plum American line pattern ilarvirus 

Plum pox potyvirus (Sharka disease) 

Potato Andean latent tymovirus 

Potato Andean mottle comovirus 

Potato black ringspot nepovirus 

Potato spindle tuber pospiviroid 

Potato T trichovirus 

Potato Y potyvirus (Yc, Yn, Yntn & Yo 

strains) 

Potato yellow dwarf nucleorhabdovirus 

Raspberry leaf curl luteovirus 

Graft transmissible pathogens of 

undetermined etiology 

Apple green crinkle disease agent 

Apple leaf pucker disease agent 

Cherry stem pitting disease agent 

Nematodes 

Anguina tritici 

Aphelenchoides besseyi 

Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi 

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus 

Ditylenchus destructor 

Globodera pallida 

Globodera rostochiensis 

Heterodera fici 

Heterodera glycines 

Meloidogyne chitwoodi 

Nacobbus aberrans 

Radopholus citrophilus 

Radopholus similis 

Xiphinema americanum 

Noxious weeds 

Acroptilon repens (syn.: Centaurea picris., 

C. repens.): 

Alectra spp. 

Ambrosia spp. 

Arceuthobium spp. 

Chrysopogon aciculatus 

Cirsium arvense 

Commelina benghalensis 

Cuscuta spp. 

Cyperus alopecuroides 

Raspberry ringspot nepovirus 

Satsuma dwarf nepovirus 

Sour cherry green ring mottle carlavirus 

Strawberry crinkle cytorhabdovirus 

Strawberry latent C rhabdovirus 

Strawberry latent ringspot nepovirus 

Strawberry mild yellow edge luteovirus 

Strawberry vein banding caulimovirus 

Tobacco etch potyvirus 

Tobacco rattle tobravirus 

Tobacco ringspot nepovirus 

Tobacco streak ilarvirus 

Tomato black ring nepovirus 

Tomato ringspot nepovirus 

Tomato bushy stunt tombusvirus 

Cyperus amabilis 

Cyperus articulatus 

Cyperus brevifolius 

Cyperus halpan 

Cyperus iria 

Cyperus rotundus 

Elymus repens syn.: Agropyron repens 

Elytrigia repens 

Emex australis 

Euphorbia spp. (all weedy species): 

Helianthus ciliaris 


Ipomoea hederacea 

Ipomoea triloba 

Ipomoea turbinata 

Leptochloa chinensis 

Orobanche spp. 

Paspalum scrobiculatum syn.: Paspalum 

commersonii ) 

Polygonum argyrocoleon: 

Polygonum convolvulus syn.: Fallopia 

convolvulus 

Polygonum pennsylvanicum 

Gastropoda 

Achatina fulica 

Limicolaria aurora 

Limicolaria kambeul 

Deroceras panoramitanum 

Deroceras reticulatum 

Arion spp. 

Bradibaena similaris 

Cantareus apertus 

Capea nemoralis 

Otala lactea 

Otala punctata 

Cerneulla neglecta 

Cerneulla virgata 

Cochlicella conoidea 

Helicella itala 

Monacha spp. 

Milax gagates 

Tandonia budapestensis 

Lamellaxis clavulinus 

Veronicella moreleti 

2.5 Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs) 

Rhus radicans L. (syn. Toxicodendron 

radicans 

Rhus toxicodendron 

Rorippa spp. 

Rottboellia exaltata 

Setaria pallide-fusca 

Sida spinosa 

Solanum carolinense 

Solanum sarrachoides 

Solanum torvum 

Sonchus arvensis 

Striga spp. 

Viscum album 

For all commodities exported to Israel requiring phytosanitary certificates, the 

MPL's are: 

Quarantine pests* specified by Israel 0.5% 

Soil (excluding seed for sowing) 25g/600units 

Soil (seed for sowing) 0.1% by weight 

*Quarantine pests for Israel include organisms identified within: 

Additional declarations 

Phytosanitary import permit 


Note: Where an importing country does not specify any quarantine pests, the 

MPL of 5% is to be applied for all injurious pests. Refer Section 4.14.4 of 

PEO.OAR – refer url below: 

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/stds/peo-oar.pdf 

2.6 Inspection on Arrival 

• All consignments of imported plant material are subject to inspection on 

arrival. 

• The importer shall submit to the inspector all original documentation relating 

to the consignment and present the consignment for inspection in such 

manner as the inspector may require. 

• An inspector may inspect the consignment outside the port of entry; the 

importer shall move the consignment to the place of inspection at his/her 

expense and on his/her responsibility. 

• As long as an inspector has not allowed the introduction into Israel of a 

consignment, or allowed its entry for the purpose of inspection it shall not 

be transferred from its storage place, its packing shall not be opened and it 

shall not be dealt with in any manner except in accordance with the 

instructions of the inspector. 

NOTE: If an inspector finds that a consignment does not comply with the 

regulations, or that the consignment is not free from pests, or it appears that the 

consignment contains latent pests, they may instruct the importer to take one or 

more of the following measures: 

(1) Destroy the consignment or part thereof in such time and such manner as 

designated by the inspector; 

(2) Disinfest the consignment or part thereof in such time and such manner as 

designated by the inspector; 

(3) Test the consignment in an official laboratory; 

(4) Remove the consignment to a post-entry quarantine facility and hold or grow 

it in such a place for such a time and in such manner as designated by the 

inspector; 

(5) Remove it out of Israel within such time and in such manner as designated; 

if the importer fails in doing so, the inspector may take action at the expense of 

the importer. 

If an inspector finds a quarantine pest listed in Annex 2 (Quarantine pests) or a 

quarantine pest notified by the Director in a consignment, the importer shall be 

instructed to destroy the consignment or remove it out of Israel, within such 

time and in such manner as designated. If the importer fails in doing so, the 

inspector may take action at the expense of the importer. 


The Director may allow, upon a request by the importer, entry of the 

consignment, in accordance with the treatment and conditions designated by 

him, provided that the consignment is not propagation material or pot plants. 

The inspector will not order the destruction of a consignment, in accordance 

with this regulation, unless, there is a reasonable pest risk; or, in the event that 

the exporter fails to remove the consignment from Israel within such time and in 

such manner as instructed by the inspector. 

2.7 Sampling Rates (on arrival) 

For the following commodity classes, 100% of the consignment will be inspected 

on arrival: 

propagation material 

fresh produce 

growing media 

For all other commodity classes a percentage of consignments will be sampled. 

Israel has not specified this percentage. 

2.8 Ports of Entry 

No restrictions on the port of entry for plant and plant products 

Principal Airports 

Natbag 

Ben Gurion 

Principal Sea Ports 

Haifa 

Ashdod 

Elat 

2.9 Transit Requirements 

For all produce transitting Israel en-route to a third country, packaging must not 

be opened or released from customs. Shipments in transit shall be packed and 

sealed in such a manner as to prevent scattering 

2.10 Treatments 


In every case where a treatment is required, from the treatments listed below, 

the treatment will be carried out in accordance with the instructions given in the 

Treatment Manual or according to inspector’s instructions. 

Link to Treatment Manual: 

http://www.ppiseng.moag.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/90BED4A9-EB14-41BD-99DD- 

10EF0C3C1B57/0/TreatmentRegulationsPPISImport2009.pdf 

(1) Fumigation treatments: 

(a) Methyl bromide fumigation; 

(b) Phosphine fumigation; 

(2) Hot water treatment; 

(3) Cold treatment: 

(a) Cold rooms 

(b) In-transit cold treatment 

(4) Chemical treatments for: Insects, Mites, Fungi and Bacteria; 

(5) Irradiation treatment. 

3 Commodity Class Requirements 

Every consignment shall be free from soil, sand, compost and organic waste. 

3.1 Fruit and Vegetables 

3.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required and phytosanitary certificate required 

if specified in the commodity specific requirements. 

3.1.2 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate not 

required. 

3.1.3 Dried Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 


required. 

3.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage 

3.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage 

Conditions: 

Not provided by the importing country. Refer to General Information 

regarding advice on determining the import conditions. 


3.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage 

3.3 Nursery Stock 

Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions 

Conditions: 


required. Certificate of origin required. 

3.3.1 Whole Plants 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. 

(unless specified) 

3.3.2 Budwood and Cuttings 

Conditions: 



3.3.3 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers (for propagation) 

Conditions: 



3.3.4 Tissue culture 

Conditions: 



3.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts 

3.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing 

Conditions: 


Seed cultivars without specific requirements 

Acanthus 

Hypoestes 

Thunbergia 

Actinidia 

Agave 

Cordyline 

Dasylirion 

Dracaena 

Nolina 

Phormium 

Sansevieria 

Yucca 

Bergeranthus 

Delosperma 

Dorotheanthus 

Mesembryanthemum 

Tetragonia 

Amaranthus 

Celosia 

Leucojum 

Alstroemeria 

Bloomeria 

Clivia 

Crinum 

Hippeastrum 

Narcissus 

Pancratium 

Adenium 

Plumeria 

Rauvolfia 


Vinca 

Acorus 

Alocasia 

Alocasia 

Arisaema 

Colocasia 

Homalomena 

Dracunculus 

Monstera 

Philodendron 

Xanthosoma 

Aralia 

Cussonia 

Fatsia 

Schefflera 

Aristolochia 

Asclepias 

Hoodia 

Stephanotis 

Impatiens 

Begonia 

Bignonia 

Incarvillea 

Pandorea 

Adansonia 

Anchusa 

Echium 

Heliotropium 

Aechmea 

Billbergia 

Cryptanthus 

Dyckia 

Guzmania 

Neoregelia 

Nidularium 

Tillandsia 

Vriesea 

Cassia 

Adenophora 

Campanula 

Codonopsis 

Jasione 

Platycodon 

Trachelium 

Cleome 

Lonicera 

Kochia 

Spinacia 

Helianthemum 

Combretum 

Terminalia sericea 

Rhoeo 

Achillea 

Acroclinium 

Ageratum 

Anacyclus 

Anaphalis 

Anthemis 

Arctotis 

Arnica 

Artemisia 

Brachyscome 

Buphthalum 

Carlina 

Catananche 

Coreopsis 

Cotula 

Craspedia 

Cynara 

Dimorphotheca 

Echinops 

Echinacea 

Felicia 

Gazania 

Gerbera 

Helichrysum 

Helipterum 

Layia 

Leuzea 

Liatris 

Ligularia 

Lonas 

Othonna 

Ratibida 

Rudbeckia 

Santolina 

Solidago 

Tanacetum 

Ursinia 

Xeranthemum 

Convolvulus 

Dichondra 

Crassula 

Echeveria 

Kalanchoe 

Villadia 

Alyssum 

Dithyrea 

Erysimum 

Lavisticum officinalis 

Aubrieta 

Trichosanthes 

Hippophae 

Croton 

Euphorbia 

Kiggelaria africana 

Eustoma (Lisianthus) 

Exacum 

Gentiana 

Orphium 

Erodium 

Sarcocaulon 

Achimenes 

Gesneria 

Gloxinia 

Streptocarpus 

Liquidambar 

Phacelia 

Hypericum 

Hypoxis 

Rhodohypoxis 

Aristea 

Babiana 

Belamcanda 

Crocosmia 

Dierama C 

Dietes 

Ferraria 

Iris 

Moraea 

Sisyrinchium 

Tritonia 

Watsonia 

Isotoma 

Agastache 

Ajuga 

Coleus 

Dracocephalum 


Hyssopus 

Lavandula 

Leonotis 

Leonurus 

Majorana 

Marrubium 

Melissa 

Mentha 

Moluccella 

Monarda 

Nepeta 

Ocimum 

Origanum 

Phlomis 

Physostegia 

Plectranthus 

Prunella 

Rosmarinus 

Salvia 

Satureja 

Scutellaria 

Thymus 

Acrocarpus 

Bauhinia 

Chorizema 

Petalostemon 

Piliostigma 

Strongylodon 

Pinguicula 

Agapanthus 

Hemerocallis 

Aloe 

Blandfordia 

Bulbine 

Bulbinella 

Camassia 

Colchicum 

Eremurus 

Eucomis 

Galtonia 

Gasteria 

Gloriosa 

Haworthia 

Kniphofia 

Ornithogalum 

Polygonatum 

Sandersonia 

Scilla 

Zephyranthes 

Limnanthes 

Laurentia 

Lobelia 

Cuphea 

Lythrum 

Magnolia 

Lagunaria 

Calathea 

Melianthus 

Acacia 

Mimosa 

Feijoa 

Leptospermum 

Melaleuca 

Myrtus 

Verticordia 

Mirabilis 

Nymphaea 

Anthriscus 

Fuchsia 

Gaura 

Godetia 

Paeonia 

Eschscholzia 

Bolusanthus 

Canavalia 

Eryhtrina 

Genista 

Hardenbergia 

Passiflora 

Peperomia 

Piper 

Billardiera 

Pittosporum 

Platanus 

Cobaea 

Collomia 

Gilia 

Polemonium 

Polygala 

Antigonon 

Anacapseros 

Calanderinia 

Lewisia 

Androsace 

Dodecatheon 

Lysimachia 

Nigella 

Aconitum 

Hovenia 

Rhamnus 

Eriobotrya 

Geum 

Sanguisorba minor 

Asperula 

Gardenia 

Pentas 

Rothmannia globosa 

Sanguinaria 

Dodonaea 

Astilbe 

Bergenia 

Heuchera 

Alonsoa 

Asarina 

Calceolaria 

Collinsia 

Erinus 

Linaria 

Mimulus 

Nemesia 

Penstemon 

Rhodochiton 

Torenia 

Verbascum 

Kirkia acuminata 

Dombeya 

Brachychiton 

Sterculia murex 

Camellia 

Dais 

Daphne 

Grewia 

Sparmannia 

Tilia 

Actinotus 

Angelica 

Astrantia 

Bupleurum 


Cuminum 

Eryngium 

Pimpinella 

Trachymene 

Centranthus 

Patrinia 

Valeriana 

Lippia 

Verbena _ 

3.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption 

Conditions: 


required. 

3.4.3 Nuts with Shell for Processing 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and 

treatment required. 

Treatment 

Treatment with methyl bromide – as per treatment manual (see general 

information) 

3.4.4 Shelled Nuts for Processing 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit not generally required. Phytosanitary 

certificate not generally required. Exporters should confirm requirements 

prior to shipping. 

3.5 Growing Media 

Conditions: 


Growing media shall be free from pests. Growing media shall be packed in 

such a manner as to prevent scattering during shipment. 

The packaging of growing media must list the name of the producer, country 

of origin and the ingredients of the media. 

Peat 

Conditions: 


3.6 Packing Material 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate not required. 

Packaging must be new and clean and free from pests. 

Every container or package containing propagation material must be marked in 

such a manner as to enable the identification of the content and quantity. In 

addition to that mentioned above, a consignment containing Genetically 

Modified Plants shall be marked with the phrase: “Genetically Modified 

Organism” 


No materials of plant origin can be utilised for packing a consignment, except 

dried moss, peat, ground cork and rock wool, unless granted an import permit. 

No previously used packing materials are to be utilised unless they are treated 

in a manner approved by Israel, and the treatment is recorded on the 

phytosanitary certificate. 

All wooden packing material must be marked according to standard ISPM 15 of 

the IPPC; wood packing material includes pallets and supporting beams. 

3.7 Micro-organisms, Microbiological and Laboratory Specimens 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate not required. 

4 Commodity Specific Requirements 

4.1 Fruit and Vegetables 

4.1.1 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 

Refer Section 3.1.1 

Actinidia deliciosa Green Kiwifruit 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional 

declarations required. Consignment must be free from leaves and plant 

residues. 

Additional declaration: 

“The consignment is in accord with the draft revision of the bilateral quarantine 

arrangement on Kiwifruit between New Zealand to Israel of April 2012” 

And 

“The fruit originates from orchards which have performed industry 

recommended prophlactic insecticide sprays for leafrollers within 5 weeks of 

fruit set for green kiwifruit” 

Actinidia chinensis Gold Kiwifruit 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional 

declarations required. Consignment must be free from leaves and plant 

residues. 


“The consignment is in accord with the draft revision of the bilateral quarantine 

arrangement on Kiwifruit between New Zealand to Israel of April 2012” 

And 

“The fruit originates from orchards which have performed industry 


ecommended prophlactic insecticide sprays for leafrollers within 7 weeks of 

fruit set for gold kiwifruit” 

Agaricus spp. Mushroom 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate required. 


“The fungi has been grown in closed greenhouses” 

And 

“The consignment is free from growing media and underground parts” 

Citrus spp. Citrus 

Conditions: 


Cocos Coconut 

Conditions: 

Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate required 

Treatment: 

The outer casing must be removed and the fruit have undergone an appropriate 

Methyl Bromide treatment as listed in the Treatment Manual. 

Cyphomandra betacea Tree Tomato/Tamarillo 

Conditions: 



“The fruit originates in an area free from the fruit fly species (specified in the 

quarantine pest list Annex 2, Part 1, as relevant to the plant species)” 

And 

“The consignment is free from leaves and plant residues” 

And 

“The consignment has been inspected prior to shipment and found free from: 

Colletotrichum acutatum; Diaporthe phaseolorum” 

Lentinus spp. Shitake Mushroom 

Conditions: 


Additional Declaration: 

“The fungi has been grown in closed greenhouses” 

And 

“The consignment is free from growing media and underground parts” 

Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear 

Conditions: 






And 

“The consignment is free from plant residues” 

Solanum muricatum Pepino 

Conditions: 





And 

“The consignment is free from leaves and plant residues” 

And 

“The consignment has been inspected prior to shipment and found free from: 

Colletotrichum acutatum; Diaporthe phaseolorum” 

4.1.2 Frozen Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 


4.1.3 Dried Fruit and Vegetables 

Conditions: 


4.2 Cut Flowers and Foliage 

4.2.1 Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage 

Conditions: 


4.2.2 Dried Cut Flowers and Foliage 

Conditions: 


4.3 Nursery Stock 

4.3.1 Whole Plants 

Conditions: 


Araucaria 

Conditions: 



“Propagation material originates in New Zealand” 


And 

“Seedlings have been grown in new growing media, or media that has 

undergone a disinfection process” 

And 

“Packaging materials is new” (Each package must be marked with the botanical 

name and the quantity) 

“The seedlings were inspected during the active growing season and found 

free from: 

Cryptosporella araucariae; 

Dothiorella spp.; 

Phoma araucariae; 

Phyllosticta araucariae; 

Physalospora rhodina; 

Phytophthora cinnamomi; 

Servazziella longispora (syn: Cryptospora longispora)” 

4.3.2 Budwood and Cuttings 

Conditions: 


4.3.3 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers (for propagation) 

Conditions: 


Lilium spp. Lily 

Conditions: 

PROHIBITED 

4.3.4 Tissue Culture 

Conditions: 


4.4 Seeds, Grains and Nuts 

4.4.1 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing 

Conditions: 


Allium 

Conditions: 



“Seeds originate from a field inspected during the active growing season and found 

free from: 

Ditylenchus dipsaci; 

Sclerotium cepivorum; 

Urocystis cepulae; 


Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from; 


Sclerotium cepivorum; 

Urocystis cepulae” 

Anethum graveolens 

Conditions: 



“Seeds originate from plants that were inspected during the active growing season 

and found free from: 

Phymatotrichopsis (Phymatotrichum) omnivora 

Artichoke yellow ringspot nepovirus” 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from 


Artichoke yellow ringspot nepovirus” 

Apium graveloens 

Conditions: 





Phyllosticta apii; 

Phytophthora cryptogea; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. apii 

Strawberry latent ringspot nepovirus” 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Phyllosticta apii; 

Phytophthora cryptogea; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. apii 


And 

“Seeds are free from noxious weed seeds of Cirsium arvense; 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Cirsium 

arvense” 

Atriplex 

Conditions: 



“The seeds originate from plants that were inspected during the active growing season 

and found free from: Microsphaeropsis olivacea” 


Beta vulgaris 

Conditions: 






Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. betae 

Beet 1 alphacryptovirus; 

Beet 2 hybricryptovirus” 

Brassica juncea 

Brassica oleracea (all variants) 

Brassica rapa 

Conditions: 





Leptosphaeria maculans anamorph Phoma lingam 

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris” 

Or 


Leptosphaeria maculans. anamorph Phoma lingam 

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris” 

And 

“Seeds have undergone a hot water treatment as specified in the treatment manual” 

Brassica napus 

Conditions: 






Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris 

Or 



Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris 

And 

“Seeds have undergone a hot water treatment as specified in the treatment manual” 

Carthamus tinctorius 

Conditions: 






Cercospora carthami; 

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthami 

Puccinia carthami; 

Verticillium albo-atrum; 

Safflower mosaic virus” 

Or 


Cercospora carthami; 

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthami 

Puccinia carthami; 


Safflower mosaic virus” 

Chaenomeles 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are from an area of production inspected during the active growing season 

and found free from: Gymnosporangium spp.; Apple scar skin apscaviroid” 

And 

“Seeds are from an area known to be free from: Erwinia amylovora” 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Erwinia 

amylovora” 

Chichorium 

Conditions: 





Alternaria chichorii; 

Fusarium avenaceum; 

Gibberella avenacea” 

Or 


Alternaria chichorii; 

Fusarium avenaceum; 

Gibberella avenacea” 

Cicer 

Conditions: 





free from: 

Ascochyta rabiei; 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris; 

Broad bean mottle bromovirus; 

Pea mosaic potyvirus; 

And 


Ascochyta rabiei; 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris; 

Broad bean mottle bromovirus; 

Pea mosaic potyvirus” 

Citrullus lanatus 

Conditions: 



“Seeds originate from an area known to be free from: Acidovorax avenae subsp. 

citrulli” 

And 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from: Acidovorax 

avenae subsp. citrulli” 

And 



Didymella bryoniae; 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum; 

Glomerella lagenaria anamorph.Colletotrichum orbiculare 

Cucumber green mottle mosaic tobamovirus; 

Squash mosaic comovirus; 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from; Didymella 

bryoniae; 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum; 

Glomerella lagenaria anamorph.Colletotrichum orbiculare 


Squash mosaic comovirus” 

Coriandrum 

Conditions: 






Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum 

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae” 

Or 


Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum 

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae” 

Cotoneaster 

Conditions: 





Gymnosporangium spp.; 


Apple scar skin apscaviroid” 

And 


Or 


amylovora” 

Crataegus 

Conditions: 





And 


Or 


amylovora” 

Cucumis melo 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are from an area known to be free from: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from this pest (based 

on a sample of 10,000 seeds)” 

And 



Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis 


Glomerella lagenaria anamorph Colletotrichum orbiculare 

Melon necrotic spot carmovirus; 

Melon rugose mosaic tymovirus; 


Tobacco ringspot nepovirus; 

Or – “Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from; 

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis 


Melon necrotic spot carmovirus; 

Melon rugose mosaic tymovirus; 


Tobacco ringspot nepovirus” 

Cucumis sativus 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are from an area known to be free from: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli “ 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from this pest” 

And 



Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum; 


Pseudomonas syringae (all pathovars pathogenic to cucumber); 

Xanthomonas cucurbitae 


Cucumber leaf spot carmovirus; 

Or 


Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum; 


Pseudomonas syringae (all pathovars pathogenic to cucumber); 

Xanthomonas cucurbitae 


Cucumber leaf spot carmovirus;” 

Cucurbita 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are from an area known to be free from: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Acidovorax 

avenae subsp. citrulli” 


And 



Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis; 


Or – “Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Fusarium 

oxysporum f. sp. melonis; Glomerella lagenaria anamorph Colletotrichum orbiculare” 

Cydonia 

Conditions: 





And 


Or 


amylovora” 

Daucus carota 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are free from noxious weed seeds of Cirsium arvense” 

Foeniculum 

Conditions: 





Phomopsis phoenicola; 

Phymatotrichopsis (Phymatotrichum) omnivore” 

Or 


Phomopsis phoenicola; 

Phymatotrichopsis (Phymatotrichum) omnivore” 

Helianthus annuus 

Conditions: 



“Seeds originate from plants grown in a country known to be free from: 

Alternaria helianthi 

Alternaria zinniae; 


Diaphorthe helianthi.; 

Leptosphaeria linquistii; 

Septoria helianthi 


Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis 

Sunflower mosaic virus; 

Orobanche spp.” 

Or 


and found free from; 





Septoria helianthi; 





Or 






Septoria helianthi; 





And 

“Seeds have undergone a phosphine vapour treatment as specified in the treatment 

manual” 

Lactuca sativa 

Conditions: 



“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from: 

Verticillium albo-atrum ; 

Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians; 

Lettuce mosaic potyvirus (seed sample of 10,000)” 

Malus. 

Conditions: 






And 


Or 


amylovora” 

Petroselinum 

Conditions: 






Phytophthora cryptogea 

Pythium debaryanum; 


Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from 


Phytophthora cryptogea 

Pythium debaryanum; 


And 

“Seeds are free from noxious weed seeds of Cirsium arvense; 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Cirsium arvense. 

Phaseolus 

Conditions: 




free from: 


Colletotrichum lindemuthianum 

Colletotrichum truncatum; 

Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae; 

Phoma exigua; 

Phyllosticta phaseolina; 

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli 

Bean common mosaic potyvirus; 


Tobacco streak ilarvirus; 

And 



Colletotrichum lindemuthianum 


Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae; 

Phoma exigua; 

Phyllosticta phaseolina; 

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli; 

Bean common mosaic potyvirus; 

Tobacco streak ilarvirus” 

Pisum 

Conditions: 




free from: 

Ascochyta pinodes; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi; 

Pea enation mosaic enamovirus; 

Pea seed-borne mosaic potyvirus” 

And 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Pseudomonas 

syringae pv. pisi” 

Treatment: 

Seeds have undergone a phosphine vapour treatment and an appropriate chemical 

treatment as specified in the treatment manual” 

Prunus dulcis 

Prunus armeniaca 

Prunus persica 

Prunus domestica 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are from an orchard inspected during the active growing season and found 

free from: 


Plum pox potyvirus; 

Prune dwarf ilarvirus; 

Prunus necrotic ringspot ilarvirus” 

And 


“Seeds will be tested upon arrival in an official laboratory (200 seeds per 50Kg.) for 

freedom from the following pests: 




Treatment: 

Seeds have undergone a phosphine vapour treatment as specified in the treatment 

manual 

Prunus avium 

Conditions: 








And 

“Seeds are from an orchard inspected during the active growing season and found 

free from: Phytophthora cinnamomi” 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Phytophthora 

cinnamomi” 

And 

“Seeds will be tested upon arrival in an official laboratory (200 seeds per 50Kg.) for 

freedom from the following pests: 




Treatment: 


manual. 

Pyracantha 

Conditions: 








And 

“Seeds are from an area known to be free from Erwinia amylovora” 

Or 



amylovora” 

Pyrus 

Conditions: 








And 


Or 


amylovora” 

Salpiglossis 

Conditions: 




and found free from: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis” 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Clavibacter 

michiganensis subsp.michiganensis” 

Sesamum indicum 

Conditions: 




free from: 

Alternaria sesami; 

Cercospora sesami; 

Corynespora cassiicola; 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum; 

Helminthosporium sesami; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. sesami; 

Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesame” 

Or 


Alternaria sesami; 

Cercospora sesami; 

Corynespora cassiicola; 


Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum; 

Helminthosporium sesami; 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. sesami; 

Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesame” 

Trifolium 

Conditions: 



“Seeds are certified” 

And 


free from: 


Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus 

Phoma medicaginis; 

Sclerotinia spermophila; 

Sclerotinia trifoliorum; 


Subterranean clover mottle sobemovirus; 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from; Ditylenchus 

dipsaci; 

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus 

Phoma medicaginis; 

Sclerotinia spermophila; 

Sclerotinia trifoliorum; 


Subterranean clover mottle sobemovirus” 

Treatment: 

Seeds have undergone an appropriate chemical treatment as specified in the 

treatment manual. 

Trigonella 

Conditions: 




free from: Cercospora traversiana” 

And 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from Cercospora 

traversiana” 

Vicia faba 

Conditions: 





free from: 


Ascochyta fabae; 

Botrytis fabae; 

Artichoke yellow ringspot nepovirus; 

Broad been stain comovirus; 

Pea seed-borne mosaic potyvirus; 

Pea early browning tobravirus; 

Or 

“Seeds have been tested in an official laboratory and found free from; Ditylenchus 

dipsaci; 

Ascochyta fabae; 

Botrytis fabae; 

Artichoke yellow ringspot nepovirus; 

Broad been stain comovirus; 

Pea seed-borne mosaic potyvirus; 

Pea early browning tobravirus” 

Treatment: 


manual 

Vicia sativa 

Conditions: 




free from: 




Or 





Vigna sinensis 

Conditions: 




free from: 


Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola” 


Or 



Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola” 

4.4.2 Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption 

Conditions: 


Anacardium occidentale Cashew nut 

Pistacia vera Pistachio 

Crylus Hazelnut 

Castanea sativa Chestnut 

Juglans regia Walnut 

Prunus dulcis Almond 

In shell seeds or nuts for consumption 

Conditions: 


Treatment: 

The consignment has undergone a vapour treatment with methyl bromide in 

accordance with the requirements detailed in the treatment manual. 

Dried grains (for human consumption, animal feed or oil extraction, excluding 

cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum) 

Conditions: 


Certificate of origin required. 

Helianthus annuus Sunflower 

In shell seeds for consumption 

Conditions: 


Treatment: 

The consignment has undergone a vapour treatment, with either phosphine or methyl 

bromide, in accordance with the requirements detailed in the treatment manual. 

Nuts (for human consumption, without shells), excluding peanuts (Arachis 

hypogaea) and pecans (Carya illinoinensis) 

Conditions: 



4.4.3 Seeds, Grains and Nuts with Shells for Processing 

Conditions: 



4.4.4 Seeds, Grains and Shelled Nuts for Processing 

Conditions: 


4.5 Growing Media 

Conditions: 

Refer Section 3.5 

4.6 Miscellaneous 

Bamboo, straw and rattan products 

Conditions: 


Treatment: 



Broomcorn 

Conditions: 


The consignment must be free from weed seeds; 

Treatment: 

The consignment has undergone a methyl bromide treatment in accordance 

with the requirements detailed in the treatment manual. 

Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions 

Conditions: 



Mycelium and spores for the production of edible mushrooms 

Conditions: 


Treatment: 

The mycelium and spores must be sterile and hermetically packaged. The 

consignment has undergone a vapour treatment with methyl bromide in 


Wood bark 

Conditions: 


Treatment:

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