Organic compost

Country
Papua New Guinea (PG)
End use
Growing media
NPPO Details
PNG Biosecurity Authority
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, weed seeds and extraneous material; including all other impurities.

Consignment must not contain any animal bi-products.

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


Consignments to be packaged by a reputable company - a manufacturer's declaration must accompany the consignment and be sighted by the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Additional declaration is only to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate when the import permit specifically states this requirement. Import permits sighted in which there is no specific pest or diseases are to be issued with nil additional declaration. 
If stated on the import permit, treatment is required to ensure the consignment is free of viable seeds.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Treatment is only to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate when the import permit specifically states this requirement. When an import permit is presented with no treatment requirement, the consignment does not require treatment and a phytosanitary certificate will be issued without a treatment endorsement.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4933)
A representative sample was inspected and found free of insect infestation, fungal growth, weed seeds and viable seeds.
Importpermits dated 28 April 2015 and 14 December 2016.
Initial Uploaded: 16/01/2020
Reviewed Uploaded: 06/05/2026