Zea mays 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
http://www.ppqs.gov.in/
www.agricoop.nic.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.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 2187:
  • Stewart's disease (Pantoea stewartii subsp stewartii), Nebraska wilt, (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp nebraskensis), Maize ergot (Claviceps gigantea), Anthracnose (Kabatiella zeae), Larger grain borer (Prostaphanus truncatus), Yellow leaf blight of maize (Mycosphaerrella zeae-maydis), Bacterial grapevine blight (Pantoea agglomerans) and Maize chlorotic dwarf machlovirus are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
  • A crop inspection certificate or laboratory analysis certificate is required for endorsing freedom from Southern leaf blight of corn (Drechslera maydis), Tropical rust (Physopella zeae), Bacterial leaf stripe of sorghum & corn (Burkholderia andropogonis), Bacterial sheath rot (Pseudomonas fuscovaginae) and Halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens).
  • Visual evidence by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais).
  • 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.

Non-GMO requirements:

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the seed has not been genetically modified.
 
If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) can be issued for the consignment that is specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).
The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

I hereby certify the goods listed on this certificate do not contain genetically modified organisms and are not of genetically modified origin.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2187)
1) Stewart's disease (Pantoea stewartii subsp stewartii), Nebraska wilt, (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp nebraskensis), Maize ergot (Claviceps gigantea), Anthracnose (Kabatiella zeae), Larger grain borer (Prostaphanus truncatus), Yellow leaf blight of maize (Mycosphaerrella zeae-maydis), Bacterial grapevine blight (Pantoea agglomerans) and Maize chlorotic dwarf machlovirus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment is free from Southern leaf blight of corn (Drechslera maydis), Tropical rust (Physopella zeae), Bacterial leaf stripe of sorghum & corn (Burkholderia andropogonis), Bacterial sheath rot (Pseudomonas fuscovaginae) and Halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens),
3) The consignment is free from Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and quarantine weed seeds as per schedule VIII of PQ order 2003,
4) The consignment is free from soil.

03/04/2024 - Explanation of endorsement 2187 text updated.
19/09/2023 - Amended text for endorsement 2187.
28/07/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
21/10/2021 - Removed endorsement 794 as per NPPO requirements.
16/04/2021 - Update to general requirements - Update to non GMO requirements as per NPPO advice.
24/02/2021 - Update to general requirements - Inclusion of Non-GM certification requirements.

Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 14/08/2026