Orchidaceae

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Directorate Plant Health & Quality
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.daff.gov.za/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Consignments are to be free from fruits, seeds and pods.

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


All media used for packing is to be sterilized and free from soil particles. Evidence of sterilization is to be presented to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officerat time of inspection.

Excludes Vanilla spp
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 3376)
1) Cocoa tussock moth (Orgyia postica), Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsley) and Southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Spring dwarf nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) are known not to occur in the place of production,
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Banded greenhouse thrips (Hercinothrips femoralis), Yellow orchid leaf beetle (Lema pectoralis), Tenuipalpus pacificus and Melon thrips (Thrips palmi).
Import permit dated 9 February 2012
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026