Cherries

Country
Tonga (TO)
Scientific Name
Prunus avium
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Plant Quarantine
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.quarantine.gov.to/
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.
 

Exporter is to ensure any packing used is not hay, straw, chaff, forest litter, or any decomposing material. 

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.

Consignments unable to be certified under endorsement Option 1 are to be treated by cold disinfestation prior to export.

Core temperature of the fruit to be continuously held at:

  • 1 degrees Celsius (plus / minus 0.5 degrees Celsius) for not less than 16 days.

OR

  • 0 degrees Celsius (plus / minus 0.5 degrees Celsius) for not less than 13 days.
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 (EXDOCEndorsement 7656)
1) No fruit fly that attacks the particular fruit has been trapped within80 kms of the growing area within the previous 12 months,
2) This produce has been grown in an area where no Papaya fruitfly(Bactrocera papayae) has been trapped.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 8411)
1) The core temperature of the fruit in this consignment was continuously held at 1 degrees Celsius, plus or minus 0.5 degrees Celsius for 16 days prior to export.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7657)
1) The core temperature of the fruit in this consignment was continuously held at 0 degrees Celsius, plus or minus 0.5 degrees Celsius for 13 days prior to export.
Import permit dated 15 Dec 2023
19/12/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 18/12/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026