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Country
South Africa (ZA)
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Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Directorate Plant Health & Quality
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| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | No |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Refer below |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | No |
| Protocol Market | No |
This ICR contains a list of grains & seeds that are permitted importation with a Phytosanitary certificate and also a list of grains & seeds that are permitted importation without a Phytosanitary certificate
Following species require a Phytosanitary certificate to accompany the consignment:
Abrus spp.
Abutilon spp.
Acokanthera spp.
Acroparpus spp.
Adansonia spp.
Adenanthos spp.
Adenium spp.
Aetoxicon spp.
Agathis spp.
Agave spp.
Agonis spp.
Akebia spp.
Alberta spp.
Alectryon spp.
Aleurites spp.
Alloteropsis spp.
Alluaudis spp.
Alnus spp.
Alocasia spp.
Aloe spp.
Aloysia spp.
Amorpha spp.
Amphicarpaea spp.
Angophora spp.
Anthocleista spp.
Antidesma spp.
Antigonon spp.
Aralia spp.
Arbutus spp.
Arctostaphylos spp.
Ardisia spp.
Arisaema spp.
Aristolochia spp.
Artocarpus spp.
Arum spp.
Asimina spp.
Astartea spp.
Atalaya spp.
Atriplex spp.
Azanza spp.
Azara spp.
Azardirachta spp.
Baeckea spp.
Balanites spp.
Banksia spp.
Bauhinia spp.
Beaucarnea spp.
Beaufortia spp.
Beaumontia spp.
Bignonia spp.
Bischofia spp.
Biserrula spp.
Bossiaea spp.
Botrychium spp.
Bougainvillea spp.
Brachychiton spp.
Brachylaena spp.
Brachystemma spp.
Bridelia spp.
Brighamia spp.
Briza spp.
Brownea spp.
Brunfelsia spp.
Buckinghamia spp.
Buddleia spp.
Bupleurum spp.
Burchellia spp.
Bursaria spp.
Bursera spp.
Cajanus spp.
Caladium spp.
Calamus spp.
Calliandra spp.
Callistemon spp.
Callitris spp.
Calothamnus spp.
Calpurnia spp.
Cananga spp.
Canthium spp.
Capparis spp.
Caragana spp.
Carissa spp.
Carpinus spp.
Carpodetus spp.
Caryocar spp.
Caryopteris spp.
Cassia spp.
Cassiope spp.
Ceanothus spp.
Cecropia spp.
Cedrela spp.
Cedrus spp.
Celtis spp.
Cenchrus spp.
Cephalotaxus spp.
Ceratonia spp.
Ceratopetalum spp.
Cercidium spp.
Cercis spp.
Chamaecytisus spp.
Chamelaucium spp.
Chionanthus spp.
Chionochloa spp.
Chloris spp.
Chorizema spp.
Chrysophyllum spp.
Chukrasia spp.
Cinnamomum spp.
Cistus spp.
Cladrastis spp.
Clerodendrum spp.
Clianthus spp.
Clitoria spp.
Cneorum spp.
Cobaea spp.
Coccoloba spp.
Cochlospermum spp.
Codiaeum spp.
Cola spp.
Colchicum spp.
Colubrina spp.
Colutea spp.
Colvillea spp.
Coprosma spp.
Cordyline spp.
Corema spp.
Coriaria spp.
Coronilla spp.
Cortadera spp.
Corydalis spp.
Corynocarpus spp.
Cotinus spp.
Cotoneaster spp.
Crinodendron spp.
Croton spp.
Cupaniopsis spp.
Cussonia spp.
Cyathea spp.
Cycadales spp.
Cymbopogon spp.
Cynodon spp.
Cytisus spp.
Dais spp.
Dalbergia spp.
Danae spp.
Daphne spp.
Darwinia spp.
Dasylinon spp.
Davidia spp.
Delonix spp.
Dialium spp.
Didiereas pp
Didymaotus spp.
Dieffenbachia spp.
Dillenia spp.
Dimocarpus spp.
Dipterocarpus spp.
Dodonaea spp.
Dombeya spp.
Dorstenia spp.
Dracaena spp.
Dryandra spp.
Dysoxylum spp.
Edgeworthia spp.
Ehretia spp.
Elaeagnus spp.
Elaeocarpus spp.
Eleutherococcus spp.
Enterolobium spp.
Epacris spp.
Ephedra spp.
Eremaophila spp.
Eriobotrya spp.
Eriophyllum spp.
Erythrina spp.
Escallonia spp.
Euclea spp.
Eucommia spp.
Eucryphia spp.
Euphorbia spp.
Euptelea spp.
Faucaria spp.
Ficus spp.
Flacourtia spp.
Flindersia spp.
Fremontodendron spp.
Furcraea spp.
Gahnia spp.
Gaillardia spp.
Galphimia spp.
Garcinia spp.
Gardenia spp.
Genista spp.
Ginkgo spp.
Gleditsia spp.
Gliricidia spp.
Gmelina spp.
Goodenia spp.
Gossweilerodendron spp.
Gossypium spp. (acid delinted)
Gouania spp.
Grevillea spp.
Greyia spp.
Griselinia spp.
Gymnosporia spp.
Haloxylon spp.
Hamamelis spp.
Hardenbergia spp.
Harungana spp.
Hebe spp.
Hebenstretia spp.
Hedysarum spp.
Helinus spp.
Heliocarpus spp.
Helleborus spp.
Helminthostachys spp.
Hemigenia spp.
Hibbertia spp.
Hildegardia spp.
Hippophae spp.
Hoheria spp.
Hovea spp.
Hovenia spp.
Hymenachne spp.
Hymenantherum spp.
Hymenosporum spp.
Hypocalymma spp.
Ilex spp.
Impatiens spp.
Indigofera spp.
Ixora spp.
Jatropha spp.
Justica spp.
Kalmia spp.
Kennedia spp.
Khaya spp.
Kiggelaria spp.
Kirengeshoma spp.
Kirkia spp.
Kissenia spp.
Knightia spp.
Koelreuteria spp.
Kolkwitzia spp.
Kunzea spp.
Laburnum spp.
Lagerstroemia spp.
Landolphia spp.
Langsdorffia spp.
Lannea spp.
Laportea spp.
Larix spp.
Laurelia spp.
Laurus spp.
Lechenaultia spp.
Lesquerella spp.
Leucopogon spp.
Leucothoe spp.
Lindera spp.
Liquidambar spp.
Litchi spp.
Lithops spp.
Lobelia spp.
Lophiocarpus spp.
Lophotocarpus spp.
Lotus spp.
Luculia spp.
Luehea spp.
Macfadyena spp.
Macropiper spp.
Macroptilium spp.
Maesa spp.
Magnolia spp.
Mammea spp.
Mandevilla spp.
Manilkara spp.
Markhamia spp.
Marrubium spp.
Medinilla spp.
Melaleuca spp.
Melianthus spp.
Mentzelia spp.
Mernecylon spp.
Meryta spp.
Metrosideros spp.
Meum spp.
Miconia spp.
Mikania spp.
Millettia spp.
Mimosa spp.
Mimusops spp.
Momordica spp.
Moringa spp.
Mucuna spp.
Myristica spp.
Myrsine spp.
Myrtus spp.
Nerium spp.
Nuxia spp.
Nuytsia spp.
Nymphaea spp.
Nyssa spp.
Oncoba spp.
Ongokea spp.
Onobrychis spp.
Operculicarya spp.
Ophioglossum spp.
Orchidaceae
Ostrya spp.
Osyris spp.
Parinari spp.
Parkinsonia spp.
Paulownia spp.
Pavetta spp.
Peganum spp.
Peltophorum spp.
Pentas spp.
Perovskia spp.
Persoonia spp.
Petrophila spp.
Phalaris spp.
Phleum spp.
Phlomis spp.
Phlox spp.
Phormium spp.
Phygelius spp.
Phyllanthus spp.
Phyllocladus spp.
Phytolacca spp.
Picea spp.
Pieris spp.
Piper spp.
Pisonia spp.
Pithecellobium spp.
Pittosporum spp.
Plagianthus spp.
Plectranthus spp.
Plumbago spp.
Plumeria spp.
Podocarpus spp.
Polyscias spp.
Pouteria spp.
Prieurella spp.
Prumnopitys spp.
Pseudolarix spp.
Pseudotsuga spp.
Psiloxylon spp.
Psophocarpus spp.
Pterocarpus spp.
Pterodiscus spp.
Puccinellia spp.
Puelia spp.
Pultenaea spp.
Punica spp.
Pyrostegia spp.
Radermachera spp.
Raphionacme spp.
Ravenela spp.
Rehmannia spp.
Restio spp.
Rhamnus spp.
Rhodochiton spp.
Rhododendron spp.
Rhodosphaera spp.
Rhytidocaulon spp.
Roscoea spp.
Rosmarinus spp.
Rothmannia spp.
Salix spp.
Samanea spp.
Sandoricum spp.
Santalum spp.
Sapium spp.
Saraca spp.
Sarcocephalus spp.
Sarcococca spp.
Scaevola spp.
Schefflera spp.
Schinus spp.
Schizolobium spp.
Schoenocaulon spp.
Schotia spp.
Securidaca spp.
Sesamum spp.
Shepherdia spp.
Sicana spp.
Simmondsia spp.
Sinapsis spp.
Soleirolia spp.
Sollya spp.
Sophora spp.
Sparmannia spp.
Spartium spp.
Spathiphyllum spp.
Spiraea spp.
Spondias spp.
Spyridium spp.
Stenocarpus spp.
Stephanotis spp.
Stereospermum spp.
Strychnos spp.
Stylosanthes spp.
Styphelia spp.
Swainsona spp.
Swatzia spp.
Swietenia spp.
Symphoricarpos spp.
Synsepalum spp.
Syzygium spp.
Tabernaemontana spp.
Tabeuia spp.
Tamarindus spp.
Tamarix spp.
Taxodiaceae
Telopea spp.
Templetonia spp.
Tephrosia spp.
Tetraclinis spp.
Tetraxis spp.
Thespesia spp.
Thunbergia spp.
Tilia spp.
Tmesipteris spp.
Triaspis spp.
Tristania spp.
Tsuga spp.
Turraea
Umbellularia spp.
Uncarina spp.
Valeriana spp.
Vangueria spp.
Verbascum spp.
Vernonia spp.
Verticordia spp.
Viburnum spp.
Victoria spp.
Vitex spp.
Warburgia spp.
Weinmannia spp.
Welwitschia spp.
Wisteria spp.
Witheringia spp.
Following species do not require a Phytosanitary certificate to accompany the consignment:
Acaena spp.
Acanthus spp.
Achillea spp.
Achimenas spp.
Aciphylla spp.
Aconitum spp.
Actaea spp.
Actinidia spp.
Actinotus spp.
Adenophora spp.
Adenostyles spp.
Aethionema spp.
Agastache spp.
Ageratum spp.
Aglaonema spp.
Agrostemma spp.
Alcea spp.
Alliaria spp.
Alseuosmia spp.
Alstroemeria spp.
Althaea spp.
Alyssoides spp.
Alyssum spp.
Amaranthus spp.
Amaryllis spp.
Ammi spp.
Ammoblum spp.
Amorphophallus spp.
Amsonia spp.
Anacyclus spp.
Ananas spp.
Anaphalis spp.
Anchusa spp.
Anemone spp.
Angelica spp.
Anigozanthos spp.
Antennaria spp.
Anthemis spp.
Antholyza spp.
Anthriscus spp.
Anthum spp.
Anthurium spp.
Anthyllis spp.
Antirrhinum spp.
Aphelandra spp.
Apios spp.
Apocynum spp.
Aquilegis app
Arctium spp.
Arctotis spp.
Argyroderma spp.
Armeria spp.
Artemisia spp.
Asarina spp.
Asclepias spp.
Aster spp.
Astragalus spp.
Astrantis spp.
Asyneuma spp.
Aubrieta spp.
Aurinia spp.
Axonopus spp.
Ballota spp.
Balsamita spp.
Baptisia spp.
Basilicum spp.
Bassia spp.
Begonia spp.
Bergenia spp.
Berlandiera spp.
Beschorneria spp.
Boltonia spp.
Borago spp.
Bouvardia spp.
Brachycome spp.
Brachysema spp.
Brachystegia spp.
Brachystelma spp.
Bromelia spp.
Browallia spp.
Brugmansia spp.
Buphthalmum spp.
Byblis spp.
Calamintha spp.
Calathea spp.
Calceaolaria spp.
Calendula spp.
Callistephus spp.
Calocephalus spp.
Caltha spp.
Calycanthus spp.
Campanula spp.
Canavalia spp.
Canna spp.
Caralluma spp.
Carlina spp.
Carludovica spp.
Carpanthea spp.
Carthamus spp.
Cassine spp.
Catananche spp.
Catharanthus spp.
Celosia spp.
Centaurea spp.
Centranthus spp.
Cephalaria spp.
Cerastium spp.
Cerinthe spp.
Ceropegia spp.
Cheiranthus spp.
Chelone spp.
Chrysopsis spp.
Cimicifuga spp.
Cineraria spp.
Cladanthus spp.
Clarkia spp.
Cleome spp.
Clinopodium spp.
Clivia spp.
Cochlearia spp.
Codonopsis spp.
Coleus spp.
Collinsia spp.
Commiphora spp.
Conophytum spp.
Consolida spp.
Convolvulus spp.
Coreopsis spp.
Coriandrum spp.
Cosmos spp.
Crambe spp.
Crepis spp.
Crescentia spp.
Crossandra spp.
Cryptotaenia spp.
Cuminum spp.
Cuphea spp.
Curculigo spp.
Curcuma spp.
Cyclamen spp.
Cynara spp.
Cynoglossum spp.
Dahlia spp.
Darlingtonia spp.
Diascia spp.
Dicentra spp.
Dichondra spp.
Didelta spp.
Dimorphotheca spp.
Dionaea spp.
Dioscorea spp.
Dipsacus spp.
Dischidia spp.
Dodecatheon spp.
Doronicum spp.
Doryanthes spp.
Draba spp.
Dracocephalum spp.
Drosera spp.
Duvalia spp.
Echeveria spp.
Echinacea spp.
Echinops spp.
Echium spp.
Elettaria spp.
Epilobium spp.
Erigeron spp.
Eriogonum spp.
Eruca spp.
Eryngium spp.
Erysimum spp.
Eschscholzia spp.
Eupatorium spp.
Euphorbia spp.
Euryops spp.
Eustoma spp.
Evolvulus spp.
Exacum spp.
Felicia spp.
Fittonia spp.
Foeniculum spp.
Freesia spp.
Fuchsia spp.
Fumaria spp.
Galega spp.
Galium spp.
Gaura spp.
Gazania spp.
Gentiana spp.
Geranium spp.
Gerbera spp.
Geum spp.
Gilia spp.
Gladiolus spp.
Glaucium spp.
Globularia spp.
Gloxinia spp.
Godetia spp.
Gomphrena spp.
Grindelia spp.
Gypsophila spp.
Hedera spp.
Helenium spp.
Heliophila spp.
Heliopsis spp.
Heliotropium spp.
Helipterum spp.
Hesperis spp.
Heuchera spp.
Hieracium spp.
Hosta spp.
Hyacinthus spp.
Hydrocotyle spp.
Hyoscyamus spp.
Hypoestes spp.
Hyssopus spp.
Incarvillea spp.
Ineris spp.
Inula spp.
Isatis spp.
Ixodia spp.
Jasione spp.
Jurinea spp.
Kalanchoe spp.
Knautia spp.
Kniphofia spp.
Kochia spp.
Lachnostachys spp.
Lasthenia spp.
Lathyrus spp.
Laurentia spp.
Lavandula spp.
Lavatera spp.
Layia spp.
Leonotis spp.
Leontopodium spp.
Lepidium spp.
Lespedeza spp.
Leucanthemum spp.
Levisticum spp.
Lewisia spp.
Liastris spp.
Ligularia spp.
Lilium spp.
Limnanthes spp.
Limonium spp.
Linana spp.
Linanthus spp.
Lisianthus spp.
Lobularia spp.
Lomatium spp.
Lonas spp.
Lunaria spp.
Luzula spp.
Lychnis spp.
Lycopodiella spp.
Lycopodium spp.
Lycopus spp.
Lysichiton spp.
Lysmachia spp.
Lythrum spp.
Macarthuria spp.
Macleaya spp.
Macropidia spp.
Malcolmia spp.
Malva spp.
Maranta spp.
Matricaria spp.
Matthiola spp.
Meconopsis spp.
Medusagyne spp.
Melampodium spp.
Melissa spp.
Menyanthes spp.
Mertensia spp.
Mesembryanthemum spp.
Mimulus spp.
Mina spp.
Mirabilis spp.
Moluccella spp.
Monardia spp.
Monstera spp.
Morina spp.
Mundulea spp.
Myosotidium spp.
Myrrhis spp.
Nandina spp.
Nasturtium spp.
Nemesia spp.
Nemophilia spp.
Nepenthes spp.
Nepeta spp.
Nertera spp.
Newtonia spp.
Nierembergia spp.
Nigella spp.
Nolana spp.
Ocimum spp.
Oenothera spp.
Olearia spp.
Origanum spp.
Ornithopus spp.
Osteospermum spp.
Oxypetalum spp.
Pachypodium spp.
Paeonia spp.
Parnassia spp.
Parthenium spp.
Pastinaca spp.
Peltiphyllum spp.
Penstemon spp.
Peperomia spp.
Perilla spp.
Petalostemon spp.
Petasites spp.
Petroselinum spp.
Petunia spp.
Peucedanum spp.
Phacelia spp.
Philodendron spp.
Phylloglossum spp.
Physostegia spp.
Phyteuma spp.
Pimpinella spp.
Pinguicula spp.
Platycodon spp.
Polemonium spp.
Pothos spp.
Pratia spp.
Primula spp.
Prunella spp.
Pseudolachnostylis spp.
Psilotum spp.
Psoralea spp.
Pulicaria spp.
Pulmonaria spp.
Reseda spp.
Reyesia spp.
Rhodohypoxis spp.
Rhoeo spp.
Rodgersia spp.
Romneya spp.
Rubia spp.
Rudbeckia spp.
Ruellia spp.
Ryania spp.
Sagina spp.
Salpiglossis spp.
Salvia spp.
Sanvitalia spp.
Saponaria spp.
Sarracenia spp.
Satureja spp.
Saxifraga spp.
Scabiosa spp.
Schizaea spp.
Schizaea spp.
Schizanthus spp.
Scindapsus spp.
Sempervivum spp.
Shasta spp.
Sidalcea spp.
Silene spp.
Solenostemon spp.
Solidago spp.
Solidaster spp.
Stachys spp.
Stevia spp.
Stizolobium spp.
Stokesia spp.
Streptocarpus spp.
Symphytum spp.
Syngonium spp.
Tacca spp.
Talinum spp.
Tanacetum spp.
Tetragonia spp.
Teucrium spp.
Thalictrum spp.
Thermopsis spp.
Thymophylla spp.
Thymus spp.
Tiarella spp.
Tibouchina spp.
Torenia spp.
Trachelium spp.
Trachymene spp.
Tradescantia spp.
Tragopogon spp.
Trigonella spp.
Tritonia spp.
Tropaeolum spp.
Ursinia spp.
Utricularia spp.
Valerianella spp.
Verbena spp.
Veronica spp.
Villarsia spp.
Vinca spp.
Viscaria spp.
Voandzeia spp.
Wahlenbergia spp.
Wasabia spp.
Xanthisma spp.
Xeranthemum spp.
Zinnia spp.
NPPO notification dated 07July 2015 andimport permit dated 23 January 2018 and controlled goods exempted from permits table provided 17/06/2022. NPPO advice received 11 March 2025.
30/06/2025 - Update to general requirements, removed Cichorium spp from the list.
13/03/2025 - Update to general requirements.
20/06/2022 - Updated species that require a Phytosanitary certificate.
13/03/2025 - Update to general requirements.
20/06/2022 - Updated species that require a Phytosanitary certificate.
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