Cottonseed

Country
Papua New Guinea (PG)
Scientific Name
Gossypium spp.
End use
Stockfeed
NPPO Details
PNG Biosecurity Authority
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.naqia.gov.pg
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 including pods, moulds, cereal refuse and insects at any stage of development (including eggs), especially cattle tick (Boophilus microplus), Trogoderma species and Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta).

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


The original import permit must be presented at port of entry for quarantine clearance purposes.

Consignments must be accompanied with a certificate of treatment and container cleanliness.

If requested by the exporter, the following certification may be issued to certify container cleanliness prior to loading:

  • Container Inspection Certificate (EXDOC template GL2) for bulk containerised grain exports;

OR

  • Sack and Container Inspection Certificate (EXDOC template GL3) for bagged containerised grain exports.

MICoR Plants case applies to consignments issued with an import permit referencing Plant Quarantine Import Requirements PQC 57.
The product must be fumigated with either:

  • Phosphine at 2grm/m3 for seven (7) days at temperatures between 21 - 25 degrees Celsius;

OR

  • Phosphine at 2grm/m3 for ten (10) days at temperatures between 15 - 25 degrees Celsius;

OR

  • Methyl bromide at 32 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 21 degrees Celsius.

For bulk consignments the ship's holds or containers must be sanitised with a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide prior to 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.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1396)
1) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Trogoderma beetles (Trogoderma spp), Cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) and Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta).
Import permit dated 13 September 2017.
Initial Uploaded: 22/09/2017
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026