Ginned cotton

Country
Pakistan (PK)
Scientific Name
Gossypium spp.
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Food Security & Research, Department of Plant Protection
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
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.


Refer to the Raw cotton to Pakistan Micor case if the import permit lists the product as 'raw cotton' on the first page.

Explanation of the endorsement

Endorsement 1237:
  • Cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
Notes:
  • The product type listed on the RFP should match the product description on the first page of the import permit. The product name in the title of the attachment of import conditions (generally the second page of the import permit) can be disregarded. Some import permits for ginned cotton may be supplied with an attachment of import requirements titled as "Additional conditions of raw cotton" - if so, Endorsement 1237 should be used.
  • The listed Endorsement is only required when the import permit specifically states this requirement.
Pakistan confirmed that consignments of ginned cotton found to be free of live insects during phytosanitary inspection do not require mandatory treatment, regardless of the text stated on the import permit. For such consignment a phytosanitary certificate without treatment may be issued.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1237)
1) Cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is not known to occur in Australia.
Import permit dated 28 May 2021 and NPPO notification dated 12 September 2021.
06/10/2022 - Updated the criteria for Additional Declaration/Endorsement to ‘Refer below’ in line with the information in the General Requirements section.
26/11/2021 - Updated treatment details for clarity - do not require mandatory treatment, regardless of the text stated on the import permit.
15/09/2021 - Updated treatment details - Removed mandatory fumigation requirements.
09/09/2021 - Updated treatment details to allow treatment details to be provided to department at time of authorisation.
08/09/2021 - Updated case to specify that treatment is required if indicated in the import conditions attachment of the import permit as per NPPO requirements.
11/08/2021 - Updated general requirements for clarity.
04/08/2021 - Created Micor case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 04/08/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026