Orchidaceae

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Cut flower/foliage
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF), 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
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.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Consignments certified under endorsement 2715 are to be treated with an appropriate nematicide at recommended manufacturers requirements
 
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 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).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2715)
1) Cocoa tussock moth (Orgyia postica), Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsley) and Southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Consignment has been treated against Spring dwarf nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci),
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 27 May 2014
Initial Uploaded: 03/09/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026