Raw cotton
No
Country:
India (IN)
Scientific Name:
Gossypium spp.
Group:
Processed plant products
End Use:
Processing
NPPO Details:
NPPO details
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
Relevant Web Addresses:
Web Address
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Export Criteria
| Criteria |
Criteria Required? |
| Import Permit |
No
|
| Phytosanitary Certificate |
Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement |
Yes |
| Protocol Market |
No |
General Requirements
General requirements
​Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Treatment
Treatment
Treatment of each consignment MAY BE undertaken in Australia or upon arrival in India.
If treated in Australia:
Each consignment is to be fumigated with Methyl bromide at 24grm/m3 for 24 hours at 21 degrees Celsius, or above, under NAP.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Details of treatment shall be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section when fumigation undertaken in Australia.
A phytosanitary certificate with no treatment may be issued when exporters opt to undertake fumigation on arrival.
Additional Declaration/Endorsements
Additional Declaration
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2095)
1) Cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), Thurberia weevil (Anthonomus peninsularis) and Peruvian boll weevil (Anthonomus vestitus) are not known to occur in Australia.
Reference
Reference Details
Plant Quarantine Regulation 2003 and Advice from the NPPO.
Initial Uploaded:
29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded:
15/09/2024
