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Country
Seychelles (SC)
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Crop and Animal Health Services (CAHS), Seychelles Agricultural Agency (SAA), Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (MOFA)
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments and packaging are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds, extraneous material, leaves, garden mould, compost, manure, straw or any other organic substance and unsterilised media.
 

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

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Explanation of endorsements

Endorsement 1787:

The Seychelles government have provided official notification that inspection alone of a consignment is sufficient for detecting fruit fly in all fruits (including in fruit fly host commodities). Fruit may be exported to Seychelles under this endorsement with no requirement for treatment.

Endorsement 2606: 

Applies to consignments that have been subject to methyl bromide fumigation treatment.
Methyl bromide fumigation

Seychelles NPPO has approved methyl bromide fumigation as an appropriate treatment at the rate of: 

  • 24g/m3 for 4 hours at 21 degrees Celsius

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 1787)
1) Fruit flies of the genera Anastrepha spp are known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of fruit flies of the genera Ceratitis spp, Dacus spp, Bactrocera spp and Carpomysa spp and San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2600)
1) Fruit flies of the genera Anastrepha spp are known not to occur in Australia.
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of fruit flies of the genera Ceratitis spp, Dacus spp, Bactrocera spp and Carpomysa spp and San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus).
3) The product originates from host plants grown in a recognised and declared Pest Free Area shown to be free of fruit flies.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 2606)
1) Fruit flies of the genera Anastrepha spp are known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of fruit flies of the genera Ceratitis spp, Dacus spp, Bactrocera spp and Carpomysa spp and San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus).
3) The product has been treated with a physical disinfestation treatment acceptable to the Seychelles NPPO.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 2697)
1) Fruit flies of the genera Anastrepha spp are known not to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of fruit flies of the genera Ceratitis spp, Dacus spp, Bactrocera spp and Carpomysa spp and San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus).
3) The product has been treated under a systems approach that is acceptable to the Seychelles NPPO.
Import permit dated 3 November 2017 and NPPO correspondence dated 12 February 2018.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026