Allium cepa seed
Country
India (IN)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | No |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
Explanation of the endorsement
Endorsement 1603:
- Onion maggot (Hylemia antiqua) is not known to occur in Australia. Freedom from these pests may be endorsed without citing supporting evidence.
- A combination of laboratory analysis certificate, crop inspection report or area freedom certificate, may be provided as evidence to endorse freedom from:
- Slippery skin (Burkholderia cepacia)
- Skin blotch (Embellisia allii)
- Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci)
- Pod and stem blight (Phompsis longicolla)
- Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae)
- Marginal necrosis (Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis)
- All consignments must be free from India's quarantine weed seeds as per Schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003. Exporter must provide a laboratory analysis certificate attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.
- In Addition, visual inspection by the Authorised Officer must be undertaken as per instructional material for endorsing freedom from the following quarantine weed seeds.
- Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from soil (as per normal tolerances).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1603)
1) Onion maggot (Hylemia antiqua) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment is free from Slippery skin (Burkholderia cepacia syn. Pseudomonas cepacia), Skin blotch (Embellisia allii), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Pod and stem blight (Phompsis longicolla), Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae) and Marginal necrosis (Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis),
3) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
4) The consignment is free from soil.
1) Onion maggot (Hylemia antiqua) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment is free from Slippery skin (Burkholderia cepacia syn. Pseudomonas cepacia), Skin blotch (Embellisia allii), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Pod and stem blight (Phompsis longicolla), Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae) and Marginal necrosis (Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis),
3) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
4) The consignment is free from soil.
Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Tenth Amendment) Order, 2019.
02/04/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 1603 text updated.
06/09/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 1603.
06/09/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 1603.
Initial Uploaded: 12/10/2017
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026