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.
Explanation of the endorsement
Endorsement 8316:
This endorsement only applies if required by the import permit.
The below pest is not present in Australia, no evidence needs to be cited to endorse freedom:
- Faba bean necrotic yellows virus
The below are not known to occur on the seed export pathway, no evidence needs to be cited to endorse freedom:
- Soybean dwarf virus
- Rhizobium rhizogenes
- Beet western yellow virus
Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from:
- Rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae)
- Yellow mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor)
- Bean weevil (Bruchus lentis)
- Weevil (Bruchus ervi)
Laboratory analysis report is to be presented as evidence to endorse freedom from the below:
- Ascochyta blight (Didymella lentis)
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
If the import permit does not state that an additional declaration for specific pests is required, a phytosanitary certificate with nil endorsement is to be issued.
Nepal's National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) notified that import permits issued by the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control do not comply with the phytosanitary procedures for importing plant and plant products into Nepal. Import permits must be obtained from the Plant Protection Directorate that contains phytosanitary import requirements. Note that import permits may use a QR code instead of a signature - this can still be accepted for authorisation.
