Capsicum annuum seed (re-export)

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

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

This ICR applies to Capsicum annuum seed being re-exported using a re-export phytosanitary certificate (EX25). For imported Capsicum annuum seed that have been repackaged, or for which the original phytosanitary certificate is no longer available, this Micor case cannot be used.

Endorsement number 6536 is to be listed in the coded statement field of the RFP.

The phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, or a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, listing additional declarations for freedom from Pepper chat fruit viroid, Potato spindle tuber viroid, and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), or a combination of phytosanitary certificates from the country of origin and/or country or countries of re-export which combined certify freedom from these three pests, must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection. The Authorised Officer must ensure the phytosanitary certificate(s) meets all requirements indicated on the import permit.

Each lot must be labelled including kind, variety, origin, lot designation and treatment if any.

Consignment will be inspected on arrival for noxious weed seeds and pests.

Exporters are to ensure the consignment is exported within 15 days of issuance of the phytosanitary certificate.

Some seeds are prohibited to be imported into the USA from a number of countries including Australia. For details refer to: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/

A typed or legibly printed list/invoice must accompany each shipment and must contain the name of collector/shipper, the botanical name (genus and species) as well as country of origin and the country of export.

When commercially importing, exporting or re-exporting CITES regulated plant material you must obtain a USDA Protected Plant Permit in addition to an import permit.

Packaging and shipping requirements

A typed or legibly printed list/invoice must accompany each shipment and must contain the name of the collector/shipper, the botanical names (genus and species) listed alphabetically, as well as the country of origin and the country of export for each taxon.

Consignments being shipped by mail or courier must be labelled as below:
  • Correctly and plainly addressed and mailed to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Program at one of the Approved Ports of Entry to receive plants for planting for import;
  • Accompanied by a separate sheet of paper within the package, plainly and correctly bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the intended recipient
  • Plainly and correctly on the outer container, have the following information:
    • General nature and quantity of the contents;
    • Country and locality where grown;
    • Name and address of shipper, owner, or person shipping or forwarding the plants for planting; and
    • Number of the written permit authorizing the importation, if one (written permit) is required under 7 CFR ยง 319.37-5.
Consignments being shipped by mail must bear a green and yellow shipping label (PPQ Form 508).

Consignments being shipped by other means (e.g. full containers) must be labelled on the outer container with the below:
  • General nature and quantity of the contents;
  • Country and locality where grown;
  • Name and address of shipper, owner, or person shipping or forwarding the plants for planting;
  • Name and address of consignee;
  • Identifying shipper's mark and number; and
  • Number of written permit authorizing the importation, if applicable.

Shipments that are deemed to prevent adequate on-arrival inspection or treatment (i.e. wrapped, coated, dipped or sprayed, or otherwise packaged in impermeable material) may be refused entry.

Small lots of seed permit conditions

If stated on the import permit (small lots of seed permit), small lots of seed may be imported without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate, provided that the following conditions outlined in the USDA Plants for Planting Manual in the Small lots of Seeds Permit section are met in addition to the packaging and shipping requirements outlined above.


If small lots of seeds are exported without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate as per the import permit conditions, no Authorised Officer inspection and issuance of an export permit is required for the consignment.




Import permit no P37-15-00545 dated 12 October 2016. NPPO import requirements https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/ cited 10 May 2024 and 15 April 2025, and exporter request for re-export Micor case.

13/05/2025 - Created re-export case based on NPPO requirements and exporter request for re-export Micor case.
Initial Uploaded: 07/05/2025
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026