Saccharum spp

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Cuttings
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
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.



Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.



Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7044)
1) Sereh (Sugarcane Sereh disease), Sugarcane downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sacchari) and (Downy mildew of maize) Peronosclerospora spontanea are not known to occur in Australia.
2) Consignment was inspected and found to be free of Spotted borer (Chilo sacchariphagus).
3) Consignment was laboratory tested and found free of Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).
4) The parent plants were inspected during active growth and were found to be free of Fiji leaf gall (Sugarcane Fiji Disease virus) and Grassy shoot (Sugarcane grassy shoot virus).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7045)
1) Sereh (Sugarcane Sereh disease), Sugarcane downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sacchari) and (Downy mildew of maize) Peronosclerospora spontanea are not known to occur in Australia.
2) Consignment was inspected and found to be free of Spotted borer (Chilo sacchariphagus).
3) Consignment was laboratory tested and found free of Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Fiji leaf gall (Sugarcane Fiji Disease virus) and Grassy shoot (Sugarcane grassy shoot virus).

Import permit dated 15 December 2021.

06/01/2022 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 06/01/2022
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026