Sorghum spp 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 | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
If required by the import permit, The import permit number and date may be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant Programs via email (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).
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 endorsements
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 7082
- A crop inspection report is required to endorse freedom from Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas andropogonis), Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas holcicola), Black helminthosporium (Helminthosporium spp.) and Fusarium spp.
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Fall army worm (Spodotera fugiperda) and Ergot (Claviceps spp)
- 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 stated by import permit consignments are to be fumigated with anappropriate fumigant at recommended manufacturer’s requirements.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2770)
1) The area of production is free from Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas andropogonis), Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas holcicola), Black helminthosporium (Helminthosporium spp.) and Fusarium spp.
1) The area of production is free from Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas andropogonis), Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas holcicola), Black helminthosporium (Helminthosporium spp.) and Fusarium spp.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7082)
1) Thecrop was inspected during active growth and foun dto be free of Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas andropogonis), Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas holcicola), Black helminthosporium (Helminthosporium spp.) and Fusarium spp.,
1) Thecrop was inspected during active growth and foun dto be free of Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas andropogonis), Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas holcicola), Black helminthosporium (Helminthosporium spp.) and Fusarium spp.,
2) The consignment was found free through official testing and inspection procedure of quarantine weed seeds, Fall army worm (Spodotera fugiperda) and Ergot (Claviceps spp).).
Import permit dated 1 July 2018 and 13 February 2022
10/01/2025 - Updated general requirements for consignments requiring change of destination from India to Bangladesh.
13/02/2024 - Amended text for endorsement 7082 and updated explanation of the endorsements.
15/02/2022 - Updated Micor case based on NPPO requirements
13/02/2024 - Amended text for endorsement 7082 and updated explanation of the endorsements.
15/02/2022 - Updated Micor case based on NPPO requirements
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