Oats groats

Country
Kenya (KE)
Scientific Name
Avena spp.
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.kephis.org/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


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


Moisture content should not exceed 13.5%

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

If any other plant residue is used as packaging material, the consignment mustbe accompanied by a certificate stating:
All seed, pathogens and insects have been killed before use of the materialeither by heating to 83 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes or by chemicaltreatment.
These details are to attested on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Consignmentsare to be fumigated with a appropriate fumigant at recommended manufacturersrequirements.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4827)
1) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Buntedwheat nematode (Anguina tritici),
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of mildews and rusts.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 4828)
1) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Bunted wheatnematode (Anguina tritici),
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of mildews and rusts.
Import permit dated 6 June 2014
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026