Platycerium spp

Country
Hong Kong (HK)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department Kowloon
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/index.html
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure the consignment is exported within 14 days of inspection and the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.
 
Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.

Consignment must be labelled with the correct botanical name (genus and species).

Plants must be bare rooted or be in growing medium (e.g. peat/peat moss) that has never been used for planting purpose and is free from plant parasitic organisms.

Plants may be imported using sphagnum moss as the growing medium.

Import permit dated 26 March 2025 and NPPO correspondence dated 17 April 2025.
Cap. 207 Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance  sighted 12 October 2023.
Import permit dated 19 July 2023 and NPPO notification dated 07 August 2023.

06/05/2025 - Updated general requirements to include sphagnum moss as a growing medium.
14/02/2024 - Updated as per NPPO requirements.
09/08/2023 - Updated general requirements to include growing media details.
01/08/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 01/08/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 07/05/2025