Cherries

Country
Thailand (TH)
Scientific Name
Prunus avium
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Department of Agriculture / National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS); Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Relevant Web Addresses
www.doa.go.th/en/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market Yes
Mixed consignments of different species of fresh fruits undergoing in-transit and on-shore cold treatment are not permitted by Thailand Department of Agriculture.

This is a protocol market. Growers/orchards, packhouses (if product is packed in a packhouse) and treatment facilities must meet the requirements outlined in the protocol and be approved by the department. Only fruit sourced and/or treated from accredited properties or registered establishments will be certified.
 
The protocol is available through MICoR Plants in the 'Documents' section. Access is restricted and requires a logon.
 
The Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires packhouses to implement good practice requirements. Further information regarding these requirements can be found here.

Cherries are permitted to be exported to Thailand from:

Explanation of fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs)

The following areas are recognised as pest free areas for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata):

  • Tasmania

AND

Exporters sourcing fruit from the Riverland must present a State government certificate at the time of inspection which states all fruit was sourced from properties outside the suspension areas.


Outside fruit fly pest free areas in:
  • New South Wales
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia
Details of accredited packhouses are to be entered in the "Shipping Marks" field of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP) as: PACKHOUSE: XXXX.
 
For consignments exported via sea transport, an Authorised Officer must place a numbered seal on all sea freight containers. The seal number must be noted on the Phytosanitary certificate.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 2580:
  • Applies to fruit produced in the Riverland (excluding suspension areas/s).
Endorsement 2581:
  • Applies to fruit produced in Tasmania.
Endorsement 2582
  • Applies to fruit produced outside fruit fly pest free areas and subject to in-transit cold treatment.
Endorsement 2583
  • Applies to fruit produced outside fruit fly pest free areas and subject to on-shore cold treatment.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Fruit sourced from recognised fruit fly pest free areas do not require treatment.

Fruit sourced from outside fruit fly pest free areas, or from declared outbreak zones within PFAs, must undergo cold disinfestation treatment for fruit flies.

Requirements for cold disinfestation treatment (in-transit or onshore)

Cold treatment schedules

Innermost fruit pulp temperature (degrees Celsius) over exposure period (number of consecutive days).

Fruit sourced from Western Australia must be treated for Mediterranean fruit fly:

  • 1.11 degrees Celsius or below for 14 days or more; 

OR

  • 1.67 degrees Celsius or below for 16 days or more;
OR
  • 2.22 degrees Celsius or below for 18 days or more.

Fruit sourced from all other states and territories of Australia must be treated for Queensland fruit fly:

  • 1 degrees Celsius or below for 14 days or more

OR

  • 3 degrees Celsius or below for 15 days or more.

In-transit Cold Treatment 
In-transit treatment may commence prior to departure, in Australia, and be completed in-transit.
 
A 'Certificate of calibration for ITCT' must be signed and stamped by an Authorised Officer and the original attached to the Phytosanitary Certificate, which must accompany the consignment. The date of treatment initiation must also be included on the 'Certificate of calibration for ITCT'.

Onshore Cold Treatment 
Onshore cold treatment facilities must be registered establishments and also be export approved by the department and Thailand Department of Agriculture.
 
Fruit must pass inspection prior to the commencement of onshore cold treatment.
 
Authorised Officers with the onshore cold treatment job function must supervise the commencement and the completion of onshore cold treatment, including probe placement.
 
Treated fruit cannot be stored with any other fruit and must be exported within 28 days of inspection or it will require reinspection.

Note:
  • The onshore cold treatment temperature data (report) must be endorsed by the Authorised Officer (with the appropriate job function) to confirm that the treatment has been successful.
  • For onshore cold treatment the exporter is responsible to ensure that each consignment is accompanied with the onshore cold treatment data and onshore cold treatment calibration and re-calibration record/certificate as required by the protocol.
Details of the treatment temperature and period (number of consecutive days) are to be entered in the "Disinfestation and/or Disinfection Treatment" section of the phytosanitary certificate.
 
The name and number of the registered establishment and the room number where onshore cold treatment was conducted must be entered in the ‘Lot number’ field (a free text field) of the EXDOC Request For Permit (RFP) as: 

ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT AT <REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NAME> / <REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER> - <TREATMENT ROOM NUMBER>.

For example, ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT AT ABC FREIGHT / 9999-1.

There is to be no deviation from this text format. 

A Thailand onshore cold treatment calibration and re-calibration certificate and treatment temperature record must accompany the phytosanitary certificate for the first commercial export consignment from each treatment room each calendar year.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2580)
1) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the conditions for import of cherry fruit from Australia to Thailand,
2) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced in Riverland area in the state of South Australia which is a pest free area for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) in Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2581)
1) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the conditions for import of cherry fruit from Australia to Thailand,
2) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced in the state of Tasmania which is a pest free area for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) in Australia.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 2582)
1) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the conditions for import of cherry fruit from Australia to Thailand,
2) An Authorised Officer has supervised the calibration and the placement of fruit sensors into the fruit within the container(s) in accordance with the conditions for import of cherry fruit from Australia to Thailand and cold disinfestation treatment has been initiated.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 2583)
1) The consignment of cherry fruit has been produced and prepared for export in accordance with the conditions for import of cherry fruit from Australia to Thailand.
Revised protocol
20/12/2021 - Update to treatment section - Clarified onshore cold treatment certifying requirements
30/06/2021 - Update to general requirements - Food safety requirements
25/01/2021 - Update to import requirements - update to text related to fruit fly outbreak.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026