Cynodon dactylon seed
Country
Bangladesh (BD)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Extension, Plant Protection Wing (Plant Quarantine)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Yes |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | No |
| Protocol Market | No |
Bangladeshi import permits may be issued with varying additional declaration and treatment requirements. Exporters must refer to the import permit to verify requirements for their consignment.
Consignments requiring change of destination from India to Bangladesh
Exporters inspecting and packing consignments for India that may require a change of destination to Bangladesh should note the below species are on Bangladesh’s quarantine weed seed list but not on India's quarantine weed seed list:
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- Cardaria draba
- Tripleurospermum inodorum
- Parthenium. spp
- Papaver rhoeas
A change of destination request from India to Bangladesh will not be authorised unless the products were also inspected and tested for Bangladesh's quarantine weed seeds and recorded as such in the inspection record for that commodity.
Explanation of the endorsement
Endorsement 7947:
- 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 californicus) |
| 3 | Sea ambrosia (Ambrosia maritima) | 22 | Texas blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris) |
| 4 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | 23 | Blue heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) |
| 5 | Perennial ragweed (Ambrosia psilostrachya) | 24 | Cut grass (Leersia japonica) |
| 6 | Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) | 25 | Scentless chamomile (Tripleurospermum inodorum) |
| 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 | Russian shrubby thistle (Salsola vermiculata) |
| 13 | Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) | 32 | Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) |
| 14 | Dwarf chicory (Cichorium pumilum) | 33 | Horse nettle (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) |
If required by the import permit, the consignment must be treated with an appropriate fumigant at approved label rates.
If no treatment is required by the import permit, no treatment details are to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7947)
1) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds.
Import permit dated 24 May 2018 and 22 October 2024.
10/01/2025 - Updated general requirements for consignments requiring change of destination from India to Bangladesh.
05/11/2024 - Updated treatment details and new endorsement 7947 created.
05/11/2024 - Updated treatment details and new endorsement 7947 created.
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