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.
Import of food products into Bangladesh requires a Radioactivity Statement (GX46B) from the competent authority of the exporting country (Article 16 of the Import Policy Order 2012-2015, Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh). When requested by the exporter, a Radiation Statement may be issued.
Note:
Import permits may specify Rapeseed (Brassica sp.) as the commodity. If so, ensure that the correct product code is selected.
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 3954:
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from soil (as per normal tolerances).
- The exporter must provide a laboratory analysis certificate attesting to freedom from quarantine weed seeds and present to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection. Bangladesh's list of quarantine weed seeds can be found on p.144-145 of the Plant Quarantine Rules 2018.
- In Addition, visual inspection by the Authorised Officer must be undertaken as per instructional material for endorsing freedom from the following quarantine weed seeds.
No | Weed Seed | No | Weed |
Seed |
1 | Crow garlic/ Wild garlic (Allium vineale) | 20 | Florida snake cotton (Froelichia floridana) |
2 | Prostrate pigweed (Amaranthus blitoides) | 21 | California sunflower (Helianthus claifornicus) |
3 | Sea ambrosia (Ambrosia maritima) | 22 | Texas blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris) |
4 | Ambrosia artimisiifolia | 23 | Blue heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) |
5 | Perennial ragweed (Ambrosia psilostrachya) | 24 | Cut grass (Leersia japonica) |
6 | Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) | 25 | Scentless chamomile (Matricaria performate) |
7 | Loose silky bent grass (Apera-spica-venti) | 26 | Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) |
8 | Rye brome (Bromus secalinus) | 27 | Parthenium weeds (Parthenium sp) |
9 | Cardaria draba | 28 | Canary grass (Phalaris minor) |
10 | Cenchrus tribuloides | 29 | Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum |
11 | Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) | 30 | Devil's claw (Proboscidea louisianica) |
12 | Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) | 31 | Horse nettle (Solanum carolinense) |
13 | Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) | 32 | Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) |
14 | Dwarf chicory (Cichorium pumilum) | 33 | Solanum carolinense |
15 | Spiny chicory (Cichorium spinosum) | 34 | Witch weed (Striga hermonthica) |
16 | Black sage/Wild sage (Cordia curassavica) | 35 | Field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) |
17 | Australian dodder (Cuscuta australis ) | 36 | Austral toadflax (Thesium australe) |
18 | Hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) | 37 | Dwarf thesium (Thesium humiale) |
19 | Common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis) | 38 | Field pansy (Viola arvensis)
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Endorsement 5931:
- Only to be used if the import permit requires an additional declaration stating that the consignment is free from soil.
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from soil (as per normal tolerances).
If the import permit requires certification in relation to extraneous material, the exporter must provide evidence that the extraneous material is not above 1% through laboratory test results. Certification can be provided on a Certificate as to Condition (GX46) stating "The consignment is free from extraneous material" if requested. Freedom from extraneous material will not be endorsed as an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate.
The additional declaration is only to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate where the import permit specifically states this requirement. If the import permit does not require a specific additional declaration, the phytosanitary certificate is to be issued with nil additional declaration. Exporters are to refer to the import permit to determine the appropriate additional declaration for their consignment.