Sorghum
No
Country:
China (CN)
Scientific Name:
Sorghum spp.
Group:
Grains / Seeds
End Use:
Consumption
NPPO Details:
NPPO details
General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC)
Relevant Web Addresses:
Web Address
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Export Criteria
Criteria |
Criteria Required? |
Import Permit |
Yes
|
Phytosanitary Certificate |
Yes |
Additional Declaration/Endorsement |
Yes |
Protocol Market |
No |
General Requirements
General requirements
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.Establishment registration requirements:
- It is the inspection and packing registered establishment's responsibility to ensure they are registered with the GACC prior to preparing or exporting sorghum to China. This registration is separate to the department's registration of export registered establishments.
- If a registered establishment is inspecting and packing sorghum to China for the first time then contact must be made with the Grain and Seed Export Program (Grain.Export@aff.gov.au) so that the name and location of your business can be provided to GACC. GACC registered establishments are published on the GACC website.
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 7578:
- Greater grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests can be endorsed without any supporting evidence.
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is required for endorsing freedom from Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is required for endorsing freedom from Columbus grass (Sorghum almum), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) and Datura (Datura spp) based on the Minimising weed seeds of quarantine concern to China.
- If mentioned on the import permit, laboratory testing of a representative sample is required for endorsing freedom from Root rot of sorghum (Periconia circinata) on a phytosanitary certificate.
Treatment
Additional Declaration/Endorsements
Additional Declaration
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7578)
1) This consignment complies with the relevant inspection and quarantine requirements of the People’s Republic of China.
Reference
Reference Details
Amend requirements per request from GEP and to
comply with current agreement with AQSIQ - 4 May 2015, import permit dated 8 July 2022 and and NPPO requirements verified via Ag Counsellor 23 August 2023.
Latest updates
29/09/2023 - Updated general requirements to clarify Endorsement 7578 is required for all consignments.
29/08/2023 - Updated case based on NPPO requirements.
30/05/2023 - Updated general requirements to reflect correct NPPO details.
14/09/2022 - Removed consignee details instruction as covered by instructional material for supporting documents for plant exports.
07/09/2022 - Update to general requirements to state that consignee details should be ‘TO ORDER’.
19/07/2022 - Added option for no address in import permit as per NPPO requirements.
14/01/2022 - Added China food registration information to general requirements.
Initial Uploaded:
29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded:
29/09/2023