Vanilla beans - dried

Country
India (IN)
Scientific Name
Vanilla spp.
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage; Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.ppqs.gov.in/
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.


The import conditions are applicable to the following Vanilla species:
  • Vanilla planifolia 
  • Vanilla tahitensis
Explanation of endorsement 

Endorsement 6295:
  • 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).

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 6295)
1) The consignment is free from quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ Order 2003,
2) The consignment is free from soil.
NPPO Regulations verified on 19 June 2020.
18/03/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 6295 text updated.
Initial Uploaded: 19/06/2020
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026