Sorghum
Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Scientific Name
Sorghum bicolor
End use
Stockfeed
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | No |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Refer below |
| Protocol Market | No |
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.22, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:
The consignment must meet all requirements of IHS Part 1 and Part 2.22, including the requirement to be free of unidentified viable seeds which are:
- not listed in the PBI
- listed as "entry prohibited" in the PBI
- listed in the PBI and present in volumes greater than 0.1% in weight of the consignment
- listed in the Schedule of Regulated (Quarantine) Weed Seeds.
Grain/seeds devitalised in Australia:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable in Australia.
- Sorghum bicolor grain must be rendered non-viable prior to arrival in New Zealand, using one of the treatment options listed in Appendix 2 of the IHS.
- Following treatment, grain must be securely held to prevent contamination or re-infestation with regulated pests.
- Additional Declaration 793 or 1304 is required.
Grain/seeds to be treated in New Zealand:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable at a transitional facility.
- For grain that is to be treated on arrival, the importer should, prior to import, ensure that the transitional facility can treat the consignment.
- No Additional Declaration is required.
Grain/seeds for processing in New Zealand:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for processing to render them non-viable at a transitional facility.
- Sorghum bicolor grain must be unloaded and transported from the port of first arrival to a transitional facility in accordance with a grain import system that ensures the grain is securely transported.
- The transitional facility must be approved by MPI for holding and/or processing grain.
- Additional Declaration 637 or 1101 is required.
Explanation of the endorsements
Endorsement 793:
- Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by irradiation (IHS section 2.22.1).
- Grains/seeds must be irradiated as per the Treatment section.
Endorsement 1304:
- Applies to non-viable grain that has been devitalised in Australia by heat treatment (IHS section 2.22.1).
- Grains/seeds must be heat treated as per the Treatment section.
Endorsement 637:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for processing at MPI approved transitional facilities (IHS section 2.22.3).
- A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191 or 8192) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are required. Otherwise, the grain will be analysed upon arrival in New Zealand.
- The Seed Analysis Certificate must be issued by an Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) or ISTA accredited seed testing station or an Australian laboratory capable of undertaking the analysis.
- A crop inspection certificate or an area freedom certificate for Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi) must be presented at the time of inspection.
- Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
Endorsement 1101:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for processing at MPI approved transitional facilities (IHS section 2.22.3).
- A Sampling Certificate (Additional Statement 8191 or 8192) and a Seed Analysis Certificate are required. Otherwise, the grain will be analysed upon arrival in New Zealand.
- The Seed Analysis Certificate must be issued by an Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) or ISTA accredited seed testing station or an Australian laboratory capable of undertaking the analysis.
- A laboratory analysis certificate for Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi) must be presented at the time of inspection.
- A Sampler's Certificate, laboratory analysis certificate or Exporter's Declaration must be presented as evidence that the consignment was representatively sampled with a sample size of five times ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies.
- The sample rate required for Zonate leaf spot testing is different to the sample rate required for the seed analysis.
- Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
Phytosanitary certificate with no endorsement or additional statement:
- Applies to viable grain / seed for treatment to render them non-viable upon arrival in New Zealand (IHS section 2.22.2).
- Treatments must be carried out in a MPI approved transitional facility.
If Endorsement 1304 is applied, then the consignment must be heat treated at:
If Endorsement 793 is applied, then the consignment must be irradiated at a dose of 25 kGy.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
- 85 degrees Celsius at 40% minimum humidity for a minimum of 15 hours (continuous);
OR
- 100 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes;
- 121 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 15 minutes.
If Endorsement 793 is applied, then the consignment must be irradiated at a dose of 25 kGy.
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.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 793)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been irradiated at 25 kGy and the consignment contains no viable seed.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.
Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 637)
1) Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi) is known not to occur in the area of production,
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been irradiated at 25 kGy and the consignment contains no viable seed.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1304)
1) The grain/seed in this consignment has been heat treated and the consignment contains no viable seeds.
Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 637)
1) Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi) is known not to occur in the area of production,
3) A representative sample was inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects.
Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 1101)
1) Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The seeds were representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5×) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies. The samples were tested at a NPPO-approved diagnostic laboratory and the test result was negative for Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi),
Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 1101)
1) Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis), Sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Graminicola downy mildew (Peronosclerospora graminicola) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The seeds were representatively sampled with a sample size of five times (5×) ISTA or AOSA guidelines/methodologies. The samples were tested at a NPPO-approved diagnostic laboratory and the test result was negative for Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi),
3) A representative sample was inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any live, visually detectable regulated insects.
Additional Statements:
Option 1 (Additional Statement 8190)
Declaration for vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
Option 1 (Additional Statement 8190)
Declaration for vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of animal material, regulated mobile arthropods, regulated weed seeds, and residues of previous cargo.
Option 2 (Additional Statement 8191)
Declaration for seed sampling
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.
1) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
2) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.
Option 3 (Additional Statement 8192)
Declaration for seed sampling and vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of animal material, regulated mobile arthropods, regulated weed seeds, and residues of previous cargo
2) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
Declaration for seed sampling and vessel hold cleanliness (grain and seed)
1) The holds carrying the loose grain have been inspected prior to loading and found to be free of animal material, regulated mobile arthropods, regulated weed seeds, and residues of previous cargo
2) A primary sample was officially drawn during the loading of the consignment, at a rate of at least one primary sample per 100 tonnes of grain.
3) All submitted samples were prepared and dispatched in accordance with ISTA rules.
Import Health Standard dated 15 September 2023 and notification from NPPO dated 19 July 2022 and 30 July 2025.
22/09/2025 - New additional statement 8191 created.
17/09/2025 - Amended text and explanation of additional statements 8190 & 8192.
04/03/2024 - Update to treatment requirements.
26/07/2022 - Amended case based on revised Import Health Standards
19/07/2022 - Removed import permit requirements as per NPPO requirements.
17/09/2025 - Amended text and explanation of additional statements 8190 & 8192.
04/03/2024 - Update to treatment requirements.
26/07/2022 - Amended case based on revised Import Health Standards
19/07/2022 - Removed import permit requirements as per NPPO requirements.
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