Wheat

Country
Kenya (KE)
Scientific Name
Triticum spp.
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Processing
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.


Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsements 4955 and 3942:
  • Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required for endorsement of freedom from this pest.
  • An area freedom or place of production freedom certificate explicitly stating that Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri), Wheat nematode (Anguina tritici) and/or Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)) are not present in the area of production must be provided as supporting evidence.
Endorsements 4956, 776 and 3523:
  • Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required for endorsement of freedom from this pest.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri), Wheat nematode (Anguina tritici) and/or Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)).
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% (Refer to Import Permit).

Foreign matter - Refer to Import Permit for maximum allowable level.

Please refer to the import permit to determine the appropriate Additional Declaration.

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 83 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes or by chemical treatment. The heat treatment details are to be endorsed on a Phytosanitary Certificate.
If required by the import permit, consignments are to be fumigated with an appropriate fumigant at recommended manufacturers' requirements.

Pre-export fumigation treatment

If the import permit states that treatment is to be undertaken onshore prior to export, the consignment must be fumigated before loading.
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.
 

In-transit fumigation:

In-transit phosphine fumigation details may be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section as follows:

“THE ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE FUMIGATION OF [commodity] ONBOARD [enter vessel name] WAS CONDUCTED IN-TRANSIT BY A LICENSED FUMIGATOR AT [dosage] GRM/M3 FOR [number of days] DAYS [OR MORE] AT [temperature] DEGREES CELSIUS."

The date to be entered into the Start and End Date fields in the Treatment section of EXDOC (same date into both fields) is the date the tablets/pellets/sleeves are placed into the vessel holds.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

For treatment, which is not undertaken onshore, prior to departure, the licensed fumigator/exporter is to provide the Grain and Seed Export Program Grain.Export@aff.gov.au with:

  • permit issued by the APVMA allowing use of fumigant in-transit
  • fumigation plan including:
    • re-circulation method and monitoring lines and their locations
    • method of sealing holds during fumigation
    • method of clearing the fumigant from the consignment
    • method used to provide gas free certification
    • proposed dosage (grm/m3), temperature (degrees Celsius), and duration of treatment (days) in accordance with NPPO import conditions
    • vessel name, destination and holds loaded
    • commodity and quantity
    • signed and dated by the treatment provider or a management representative
A treatment certificate from the licensed fumigator containing the following information must be provided to the department at the time of requesting authorisation:
  • proposed dosage (grm/m3), temperature (degrees Celsius), and duration of treatment (days) in accordance with NPPO import conditions
  • vessel name, destination and holds loaded
  • commodity and quantity
  • signed by a licensed fumigator with contact details provided.
Note:
  • In-transit phosphine fumigation may only be undertaken when approved by the destination country.
  • If treatment is to be undertaken in-transit, consignment must be found free of live insects during phytosanitary inspection.
  • Fumigator must submit the Fumigation Plan to the Grain and Seed Export Program (Grain.Export@aff.gov.au) for approval before undertaking in-transit phosphine fumigation to meet importing country's quarantine requirement.
Treatment details for treatment occurring off-shore will not be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate.  

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the department at time of authorisation.



Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4955)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri) and Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)) are not known to occur in the area of production.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 4956)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment was found free through laboratory testing of Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri) and Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 614)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is known not to occur in Australia.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 776)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) The consignment was found free through laboratory testing of Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri).

Option 5 (EXDOC Endorsement 3942)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri), Wheat nematode (Anguina tritici) and Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)) are known not to occur in the area of production.

Option 6 (EXDOC Endorsement 3523)
1) Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) is known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was found through laboratory testing free of Wheat flag smut (Urocystis agropyri), Wheat nematode (Anguina tritici) and Spike blight of wheat (Clavibacter tritici (Syn: Corynebacterium michiganensis pv.tritici)).
Import Permit dated 15 February 2017.
10/03/2022 - Updated in-transit phosphine requirements.
10/03/2022 - Removed "Australian phytosanitary certificate number" from the list of details to be provided on a treatment certificate for in-transit fumigation.
31/08/2021 - Added in-transit fumigation details.
27/01/2021 - Updated general requirements - made evidence requirements more explicit.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026