Vaccinium spp

Country
Kenya (KE)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
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.


Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.


Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it 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 180°F/83°C for 10 minutes or by chemical treatment.

These details are to attested on the Phytosanitary certificate.
Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.


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


Consignment must be treated with approved chemical at manufacture's recommended label rates prior to export
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7048)
1) The plantlets were virus indexed and confirmed free from viruses.
2) The plants were propagated and grown in a sterile medium. 

Import permit dated 23 December 2021

14/01/2022 – Additional declaration updated based on NPPO requirements
07/01/2022 – Created case based on NPPO requirements
Initial Uploaded: 07/01/2022
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026