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Country
Kenya (KE)
Group
Cut flower/foliage
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)
Relevant Web Addresses
KEPHIS
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

This ICR applies to all fresh cut flowers for exhibition purposes only.

Consignment must have a Q-label. For more infomation please contact your importer. 

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.
Including chaff and/ or leaf mould. 

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

Packaging - the following material must not be used as packaging: Banana leaves, Maize straw, Rice straw, Sorghum straw, Palm straw, Wheat straw and Leaf mould.

If any other plant residue is used as packaging material, the consignment must be accompanied by a certificate stating:
All seed, pathogens and insects have been killed before use of the material either by heating to 180F/82°C for 10 minutes or by chemical treatment.

These details are to be attested on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Consignment is to be treated with appropriate fumigation treatment before dispatch, inspected and found free from insect pests.

Details of treatment (chemical used, active ingredient, concentration, duration and temperature) to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section. 


Methyl bromide fumigation:

  • Fumigation with Methyl bromide at the rate of 27.5/m3 for 2 hours at 21℃ or above. 
The treatment is to be shown on the phytosanitary certificate as:
  • FUMIGATED WITH METHYL BROMIDE AT 27.5 GRM/M3 FOR 2 HOURS AT 21 DEGREES CELSIUS OR ABOVE.

Option 1 EXDOC ENDORSEMENT (7826):
1) The cut flowers have been treated with appropriate chemicals before dispatch, inspected and found free from insect pests.
2) Cut flowers are for exhibition purposes only at the International Floriculture Trade Exhibition 2025 (IFTEK) and shall be destroyed after the exhibition. 

Import permit dated 23 May 2025
Import permit dated 15 May 2024

26/05/2025 - Amended text for endorsement 7826.
29/05/2024 - Case created as per Import permit dated 15/05/2024
Initial Uploaded: 28/05/2024
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026