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Plants

Cherries

No

Country:

 Korea, Republic of (KR)

Scientific Name:

 Prunus avium

Group:

 Fruit

End Use:

 Fresh

NPPO Details:
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA)

Relevant Web Addresses:


www.qia.go.kr

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Export Criteria

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

General Requirements

Korea's Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management requires all foreign food establishments that produce, manufacture, process, treat and/or store food or plant products, including fresh fruit and vegetables for human consumption, intended for export to Korea to complete a web-based (http://impfood.mfds.go.kr/) registration process.

A foreign food facility as ​described in the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management for fresh fruits and vegetables includes growers, packaging and treatment facilities (registered export establishments), etc.

This is a protocol market, work plans and protocols are available through Micor Plants in the Documents section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.

Growers/orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities must be accredited for Korea. Only fruit sourced, packed and/or treated from an accredited property will be certified.

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

Pest Free Areas (PFA)

Korea recognises Tasmania as being free from both Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata).

Korea recognises all mainland states except Western Australia as being free from Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata).

Australian cherries sourced from Western Australia are prohibited for export to the Republic of Korea.

Sampling rates

All cherries for export to Korea are subject to a 600 unit sample inspection.​

All fruit in the consignment must be free of contaminants such as leaves, twigs and soil and must be packed in such a way to prevent re-infestation during storage and transportation.

Each carton or pallet must be marked with the registration number of the accredited farm and packhouse and labelled with the words "FOR KOREA". All packages must also be sealed with the specified tape or stickers. Refer to the relevant work plan for further detail.

The number of the accredited farm and packhouse must be included on the phytosanitary certificate.
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The orchard block number must be entered in the 'Lot Number' field with multiple blocks separated by a semi-colon (to be entered as ​ORCHARD NO: XXXXXX-XX; XXXXXX-XX).

The packhouse number must be entered in the 'Shipping Marks' field (to be entered as PACKHOUSE NO:XXXX). 

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 1671: ​
Applies to consignments that originate from Tasmania, exported under the Fruit Fly Pest Free Area (PFA) pathway.

Endorsement 6081:
Applies to consignments that originate from mainland Australia and have been fumigated.

Endorsement 7674:
Applies to consignments that originate from Tasmania and have been fumigated.

Treatment

Australian cherries sourced from mainland states (except Western Australia and any outbreak zones) must undergo Methyl Bromide fumigation. 
Cherries from Tasmania may be fumigated if elected - refer to the relevant work plan for further detail.​

Fumigation facilities must be registered establishments and be approved by Korea to fumigate cherries​.

The accepted methyl bromide fumigation rate is:
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  • 40 grm/m3 for 2 hours at a pulp temperature of 17 degrees Celsius or above, with an end point of at least 26 grm/m3.
To be written on the certificate as:
 FUMIGATION ​
 WITH METHYL BROMIDE AT 40 GRM/M3 FOR 2 HOURS AT 17 DEGREES CELSIUS

Fumigation rate compensation is not permitted for this market.
Treatment details (including date, fumigant, dosage, temperature and duration) must be provided in the treatment section of the phytosanitary certificate.

The name and number of the registered establishment where the fumigation treatment was conducted must be entered in the "Additional product description" field of the EXDOC request for permit (RFP) and be in the example format of:

FUMIGATION TREATMENT AT REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NAME / NUMBER.
 
For example, FUMIGATION TREATMENT AT ABC FREIGHT / 9999.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1671)
1) This consignment complies with the requirements agreed by the APQA and inspected and found to be free of Stigmina carpophila, Cydia pomonella, Epiphyas postvittana and Epiphyas xylodes.
2) This is to further certify that sweet cherry fruits from Tasmania covered by this certificate are free of Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni), and they have been grown and packed in designated export areas for Korea excluding regulated areas.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6081)
1) This consignment complies with the requirements agreed by APQA and inspected and found to be free of Stigmina carpophila, Epiphyas postvittana and E. xylodes and fumigated by Methyl Bromide.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsment 7674)
1) This consignment complies with the requirements agreed by APQA and inspected and found to be free of Stigmina carpophila, Cydia pomonella, Epiphyas postvittana and E. xylodes and fumigated by methyl bromide.​

Reference

New protocol January 2024

Latest updates

10/12/2025 - Update to treatment text to reflect requirements
19/01/2024 - New endorsement and new treatment option added - fumigation of cherries from Tasmania.
24/11/2023 - Updated general requirements to clarify fumigation facilities must be approved by Korea, and specified sealing tape must be used.
07/11/2022 - Update to general requirements removing of endorsement 6689 - eradicated fruit fly outbreak.
17/03/2021 - Updates to General Requirements, addition of endorsement - fruit fly outbreak.

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Reviewed Uploaded: 10/12/2025

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