Sesame seed

Country
Malaysia (MY)
Scientific Name
Sesamum indicum
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Plant Biosecurity Division, Department of Agriculture Malaysia
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.doa.gov.my/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
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.


It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.


Malaysian import permits may indicate that the following text be included as an additional declaration: "The issuance of this PC is based on the Malaysia IP reference number MAQXXXXXX."

  • Australian phytosanitary certificates cannot be issued with additional declarations that reference import permit numbers.
  • In negotiations with the Malaysian NPPO, it has been agreed that the import permit number indicated in the import permit section of Australian phytosanitary certificates is sufficient for meeting this requirement.
  • No text stating the import permit number in either the additional declaration section or the additional product description section is required for clearance, regardless of the statement on Malaysian import permits regarding import permit number printing requirements.
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.

Import permits may provide the following treatment options. Consignments must be treated with one of the following treatments 

Methyl bromide fumigation at one of the following rates:
80 grm/m3 for 48 hours at 21 degrees Celsius or above

OR

Fumigation with phosphine at:
  • 5 grm/m3 for 120 hours
NPPO Regulaions (Custom(Prohibition of Import) Order 1998 Schedule 4-Part 1) and Import permit dated 15 February 2022.
25/08/2022 - Updated general requirements to state no text of import permit number in additional product description field.
23/05/2022 - Corrected spelling error in additional product description text.
28/02/2022 - Updated Micor case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 26/10/2016
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026