This Importing Country Requirement applies to:
- Apple (Malus domestica)
- Grapes (Vitis vinifera)
- Mandarin (Citrus reticulata)
- Orange (Citrus sinensis)
- Pomelo (Citrus maxima)
- Pears (Pyrus communis)
- Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Fruit to be free of leaves and branches.
All consignments of fruit are permitted entry only at the seaport of Colombo.
A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.
Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.
The fruit should be securely packaged in cardboard or plastic boxes.
If fruit is exported in wooden bins, the bins are to be ISPM15 compliant.
Consignments must be transported to Sri Lanka by sea freight under cold storage at a temperature of 0.0 degrees Celsius to 2.2 degrees Celsius.
Fruit produced and sourced from within areas free from the following fruit flies can be exported without treatment. The fruit flies of concern are:
- Anastrepha spp
- Ceratatis spp
- Rhagoletis spp
- Bactrocera jarvisi
- Bactrocera musae
- Bactrocera neohumeralis
- Bactrocera papayae
- Bactrocera philippinensis
- Bactrocera tryoni
Fruit flies of the genera are known not to occur in Australia:
- Anastrepha spp
- Rhagoletis spp
- Papaya fruit fly (Bactrocera papayae)
- Fruit fly (Bactrocera philippinensis)
Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)
The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):ANDExporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.
The above areas are also known to be free from Bactrocera jarvisi, Bactrocera musae, and Bactrocera neohumeralis.
Fruit produced or sourced from areas which are not a PFA, or from areas where there is an incursion of fruit flies (other than Bactrocera musae) may be imported into Sri Lanka subject to either on-shore cold treatment or in-transit cold treatment.
Treated fruit must be transferred to the ship in a manner which precludes fruit fly infestation.
Explanation of the endorsements:
Endorsement 1753:
Applies to fruit produced / sourced in fruit fly PFAs.
Endorsement 2336:
Applies to fruit produced / sourced in fruit fly PFAs where there is a Banana fruit fly (Bactrocera musae) incursion;
Endorsement 1418:
Applies to fruit produced / sourced in non-fruit fly PFAs and subject to in-transit cold treatment.
Endorsement 5797:
Applies to fruit produced / sourced in non-fruit fly PFAs and subject to onshore cold treatment.
