• Pakistan's import permits may be issued with varying additional declarations and methyl bromide treatment requirements. Exporters must refer to the import permit to verify endorsements and methyl bromide treatment requirements for their consignment.
• Exporters must refer to their import permit and confirm the interpretation of the import permit requirements with their importer in Pakistan.
• Some permits require additional declarations and others require additional declarations as "This is to certify that the plants, plant products or other regulated articles described herein have been inspected and/or tested according to appropriate official procedures and are considered to be free from the quarantine pests specified by the importing contracting party and to conform with the current phytosanitary requirements of the importing contracting party, including those for regulated non-quarantine pests". This is covered under the static statement and a phytosanitary certificate with no additional declarations will be issued.
• When specified on the import permit, consignments containing viable chickpeas or other seeds must be treated as per the treatment section.
• When specified on the import permit, consignments with Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei) detected must be treated as per the treatment section.
• When specified on the import permit, consignments containing no viable chickpeas or other seeds may use Endorsements 632, 633, 5398, 6374 or a treatment endorsement as per the treatment section. Refer to the import permit.
• Import permits may or may not require additional declarations for heat treatment or methyl bromide fumigation at 80 grm/m3 or 32 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 21C or 24C treatment endorsement. Depending on the import permit, exporters may request both an additional declaration and a treatment endorsement for their consignment or treatment only when additional declaration is covered by the static statement as stated under dot point 3.
  

Endorsement 632:

• A pest free area certificate is required for Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei).
  
• The Authorised Officer must inspect and verify freedom from DPP regulated weed seeds.

Endorsement 633:

• A crop inspection certificate is required confirming freedom from Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei) in all crops from which the consignment was sourced.
  
• The Authorised Officer must inspect and verify freedom from DPP regulated weed seeds.

Endorsement 5398:

• A laboratory analysis certificate is required for Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei).
  
• The Authorised Officer must inspect and verify freedom from DPP regulated weed seeds.

Endorsement 6374:

• The import permit states that treatment is permitted in lieu of an additional declaration confirming freedom from Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei).
  
• The Authorised Officer must inspect and verify freedom from DPP regulated weed seeds.
  

​Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Contaminating material

• If specified on the import permit, consignment should be free from stored grain pests and other impurities including pest eaten damaged seed. Consignments are also to be absolutely free from soil, dirt and soil lumps.
• "Pest eaten damaged seeds" is a commercial matter and does not apply to phytosanitary certification. 
• The import permit requirement; "Should also be absolutely free from soil, dirt and soil lumps" is covered by the certifying statement on the phytosanitary certificate.
• If specified on the import permit, a laboratory analysis certificate is required stating that the percentage of weed seeds and foreign matters is not greater than 0.4%.
• If specified on the import permit, a Certificate as to Condition (GX46) stating that extraneous material does not exceed 0.4% may be issued.
  

Non-GMO certification

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the consignment has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) may be issued for the consignment if specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).

The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has advised the department that there has been no intentional release into the Australian environment of genetically modified product(s) listed on this certificate

OR

Consignments must be fumigated with methyl bromide at:

• ​32 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 21 degrees Celsius or above;
  

OR

• 40 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 16-20.9 degrees Celsius;
  

OR

• 48 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 11-15.9 degrees Celsius;
  

OR

• 56 grm/m3 for 72 hours at 10-10.9 degrees Celsius; 
  

Consignment must be moist heat treated at:

• 95 degrees Celsius at 50% relative humidity for 24 hours;

OR

• 85 degrees Celsius at 50% relative humidity for 48 hours.
  

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.