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Plants

Sorghum

No

Country:

 Kenya (KE)

Scientific Name:

 Sorghum bicolor

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Consumption

NPPO Details:
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

Relevant Web Addresses:


​https://www.kephis.org/

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

General Requirements

​Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
​Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

 Packaging - The following material must not be used as packaging:
Banana leaves, Maize straw, Rice straw, Sorghum straw, Palm straw, Wheat straw and Leaf mould.

If any other plant residue is used as packaging material, the consignment must be accompanied by a certificate stating:
All seed, pathogens and insects have been killed before use of the material either by heating to 83 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes or by chemical treatment. The heat treatment details are to be endorsed on a Phytosanitary Certificate.

Exporter to provide attesting to the treatment if applied to the packaging material.

Treatment

When specified on the import permit, consignments are to be fumigated with an appropriate fumigant at recommended manufacturers requirements before export.

​Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

OR

In-transit fumigation:

In-transit phosphine fumigation details may be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section as follows:

The phosphine fumigation of [commodity] onboard [enter vessel name] was conducted in-transit by a licensed fumigator at (g/m3) for (days) at (℃).

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

For treatment, which is not undertaken onshore, prior to departure, the licensed fumigator/exporter is to provide the Grain and Seed Export Program Grain.Export@agriculture.gov.au with:

  • Permit issued by the APVMA allowing use of fumigant in-transit
  • Fumigation plan including re-circulation method and monitoring lines and their locations
  • Method of sealing holds during fumigation
  • Method of clearing the fumigant from the consignment
  • Method used to provide gas free certification
A treatment certificate from the licensed fumigator must be presented prior to the issuance of any government certificates and must contain:

  • Dosage (grm/m3), temperature (℃), and duration of treatment (days) in accordance with NPPO import conditions
  • Vessel name, destination and holds loaded
  • Commodity and quantity
  • Signed by a licensed fumigator with contact details provided
Note:
  • In-transit phosphine fumigation may only be undertaken when approved by the destination country.
  • If treatment is to be undertaken in-transit, consignment must be found free of live insects during phytosanitary inspection.
  • Fumigator must submit the Fumigation Plan to the Grain and Seed Exports Program (Grain.Export@agriculture.gov.au) for approval before undertaking in-transit phosphine fumigation to meet importing country's quarantine requirement.


The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6438)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found to be free of saw-toothed beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) and Indian meal moth (Plodia interpuntella),
2) A representative sample was tested and found to be free of Grain mould of sorghum (Curvularia lunata).

Reference

​Import permit dated 7 April 2021.

Latest updates

10/03/2022 - Updated in-transit phosphine requirements.
17/05/2021 - Updated treatment details.

Initial Uploaded: 09/10/2020
Reviewed Uploaded: 20/04/2023

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