Sorghum
Country
China (CN)
Scientific Name
Sorghum spp.
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Yes |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
Establishment registration requirements:
- It is the inspection and packing registered establishment's responsibility to ensure they are registered with the GACC prior to preparing or exporting sorghum to China. This registration is separate to the department's registration of export registered establishments.
- If a registered establishment is inspecting and packing sorghum to China for the first time then contact must be made with the Grain and Seed Export Program (Grain.Export@aff.gov.au) so that the name and location of your business can be provided to GACC. GACC registered establishments are published on the GACC website.
Import permit requirements:
Chinese import permits may specify the purpose as processing. However, if the below terms are on the import permit then the Sorghum for stockfeed case must be used:
- Sorghum is referred to as "forage Sorghum"
- The quarantine requirements state "The entry approval is granted to the product which is listed in this permit for feed processing, or processing for stockfeed"
If there is any confusion surrounding the end use of an import permit, the Grain & Seed Exports Program must be contacted before an inspection is completed. If this Micor case is used for an inspection and a request to amend the Supplementary code is made a re-inspection of the goods will need to take place. If a re-inspection cannot take place because the goods have left Australia then a new import permit with the end use of processing for human consumption will need to be obtained to be able to issue a Phytosanitary certificate.
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 7578:
- Greater grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) are not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests can be endorsed without any supporting evidence.
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is required for endorsing freedom from Sorghum midge (Contarinia sorghicola).
- Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer is required for endorsing freedom from Columbus grass (Sorghum almum), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) and Datura (Datura spp) based on the Minimising weed seeds of quarantine concern to China.
- If mentioned on the import permit, laboratory testing of a representative sample is required for endorsing freedom from Root rot of sorghum (Periconia circinata) on a phytosanitary certificate.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7578)
1) This consignment complies with the relevant inspection and quarantine requirements of the People’s Republic of China.
Amend requirements per request from GEP and tocomply with current agreement with AQSIQ - 4 May 2015 and NPPO requirements verified via Ag Counsellor 23 August 2023.
01/07/2026 - Updated link to GACC website.
29/09/2023 - Updated general requirements to clarify Endorsement 7578 is required for all consignments.
29/08/2023 - Updated case based on NPPO requirements.
16/05/2023 - Updated general requirements to include information around import permit requirements
22/06/2022 - Updated general requirements for clarity around stock feed cases.
14/01/2022 - Added China food registration information to general requirements.
29/09/2023 - Updated general requirements to clarify Endorsement 7578 is required for all consignments.
29/08/2023 - Updated case based on NPPO requirements.
16/05/2023 - Updated general requirements to include information around import permit requirements
22/06/2022 - Updated general requirements for clarity around stock feed cases.
14/01/2022 - Added China food registration information to general requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026