Daucus carota seed

Country
India (IN)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
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.


All consignments must befree from India's Quarantine weed seeds as per Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Tenth Amendment) Order, 2019.
 
Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsements 3052 and 6760:
  • An area freedom certificate or a laboratory analysis certificate or a crop inspection report may be used to endorse freedom from Bacterial blight of carrot (Xanthomonas hortorum pv carotae).
  • A crop inspection report must be presented to endorse freedom from Carrot viruses including Carrot mottle dwarf virus, Carrot red leaf virus and Carrot yellow leaf virus.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate must be presented to endorse freedom from Indian Quarantine weed seeds.
  • Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer may be used to endorse freedom from soil.
Endorsement 7480:
  • Only for consignments that will be re-exported from India.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3052)
1) The consignment is free from Bacterial blight of carrot (Xanthomonas hortorum pv carotae),
2) The consignment is free from Carrot viruses (mottle dwarf, red leaf and yellow leaf),
3) Crop was inspected during active growth and found to be free of carrot viruses, 
4) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds,
5) The consignment is free from soil.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6760)
1)The seed productions were checked during active growth and seeds in this consignment are free from Bacterial blight of carrot (Xanthomonas horttorum pv. carotae), Carrot Mottle Dwarf Virus, Carrot Red Leaf Virus, Carrot Yellow Leaf Virus, 
2) The seeds in this consignment are free from quarantine weed seeds,
3) The consignment is free from soil.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7480)
1) The consignment is free from Bacterial blight of carrot (Xanthomonas hortorum pv carotae) and Leaf blight (Alternaria carotiincultae).
2) The consignment is free from Carrot viruses (mottle dwarf, red leaf, and yellow leaf),
3) Crop was inspected during active growth and found to be free of carrot viruses
4) A representative sample was tested and found free from Quarantine weed seeds listed in Schedule VIII of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003.
5) The consignment is free from soil.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 7512)
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) The consignment is free from Bacterial blight of carrot (Xanthomonas hortorum pv carotae), 
2) The consignment is free from Carrot viruses (mottle dwarf, red leaf, and yellow leaf),
3) Crop was inspected during the active growth and found to be free of Carrot viruses,
4) A representative sample was tested and found free from Quarantine weed seeds listed in Schedule VIII of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003.

Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Tenth Amendment) Order, 2019 and NPPO advice dated 5 February 2021. Written submissions for additional declarations for re-export of seeds from India from exporters on 27 April 2023. Written submission for additional declarations from exporters on 19 May 2023. Written submission from exporter to amend Endorsement 7512 to align with the most recent Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Tenth Amendment) Order, 2003, dated 3 February 2026 on 9 April 2026.  
09/04/2026 - Amended text for endorsement 7512.
20/07/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 3052 & 7480.
23/05/2023 - New endorsement 7512 created.
04/05/2023 - New endorsement 7480 created
31/05/2022 - Amended text for endorsement 3052.
26/05/2021 - Added new endorsement. Endorsement 3052 amended and Endorsement 5980 removed based on clarification from the NPPO of India dated 5 February 2021.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026