Tea

Country
Sri Lanka (LK)
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS), Department of Agriculture
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.doa.gov.lk/SCPPC/NPQS/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Consignments must not contain more than 1% foreignmatter (when specified on the import permit).

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


It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.


ICR relates to coarse cut dried leaves used in the manufacture of tea which are Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum.

The consignment must be accompanied with a certificate from anaccredited laboratory showing freedom from Salmonella and Escherichia coli (when specified on the import permit).

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsements are only to be used when stated on the import permit. If no endorsement is required by the import permit, a phytosanitary certificate with no additional declarations is to be issued.

Endorsement 7673:
  • Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is known not to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from live stored product pests.
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 are to be treated to eliminate stored product pests.

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 7673)
1) Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is known not to occur in Australia.
2) A representative sample was inspected and found to be free of live stored product pests.
Import permit dated 25 May 2017, 24 July 2023 and 20 December 2023.
23/04/2025 - Updated treatment details.
19/01/2024 - New endorsement 7673 created.
21/08/2023 - Updated general requirements to state that this case includes Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026