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Plants

Lentils

No

Country:

 United States of America (US)

Scientific Name:

 Lens culinaris

Group:

 Grains / Seeds

End Use:

 Consumption

NPPO Details:
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Relevant Web Addresses:

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate No
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No

General Requirements

​Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

ICR applies to commercial consignments of whole lentil seeds.

Permitted entry without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate.

Lentils (whole or split) are a prescribed grain and still require an Authorised Officer inspection and the issuance of an export permit.

Treatment

​Lens spp seed (lentils) requires treatment with methyl bromide in accordance with Treatment Schedule T101-e-1 of the USDA Treatment Manual upon entry into the United States.

If the seeds are treated in Australia, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment prior to export and present to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

If requested by the exporter, a phytosanitary certificate may be issued and details of treatment applied prior to export can be endorsed in the treatment section of the phytosanitary certificate.

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Reference

​NPPO Regulation (USDA Seeds Not for Planting Manual) verified on 5 November 2019.

Latest updates

13/03/2025 - Updated treatment details.

Initial Uploaded: 05/11/2019
Reviewed Uploaded: 13/03/2025

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