Solanum melongena seed

Country
Thailand (TH)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Department of Agriculture / National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS); Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Relevant Web Addresses
www.acfs.go.th
http://www.doa.go.th/en/
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.

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

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.


Non-GMO requirements:

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the seed has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) can be issued for the consignment that is specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).

The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has advised the department that there has been no intentional release into the Australian environment of genetically modified product(s) listed on this certificate.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 6553:
  • Columnea latent viroid and Pepino mosaic virus are known not to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate must be provided to endorse freedom from Tomato Canker (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis), Potato spindle tuber viroid and Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid. Testing must be based on a sample of 3,000 seeds or at least 10 percent of the seed lot using appropriate methods such as: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6553)
1) Columnea latent viroid and Pepino mosaic virus are not known to occur in Australia.

2) The consignment was found free through official testing using appropriate methods from Tomato canker (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis) and Potato spindle tuber viroid.

SPS notification dated 28 January 2021 from Department of Agriculture, Thailand.

16/06/2026 - Updated general requirements for endorsements 6555.
26/06/2023 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 03/02/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026