Other

Country
Tonga (TO)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFFF), Biosecurity and Quality Management Division
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.quarantine.gov.to/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
This ICR applies to the following plants:
  • Alpinia galanga
  • Averrhoa spp
  • Casimiroa spp
  • Cymbopogon citratus
  • Diospyros spp
  • Litchi spp
  • Mangifera indica
  • Manilkara spp
  • Nephelium spp
  • Passiflora edulis
  • Persea spp
  • Pouteria spp
  • Synsepalum dulcificum
 
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 not previously used for any purpose and must not be packed in hay, straw, straw, chaff, soil, forest litter, or any decomposing material.

Consignment must be labelled with its correct botanical name (genus and species). 

Plants must be bare rooted.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Treatment options:
Option 1: Plants are to be treated prior to export with Methyl bromide fumigation for 2 hours at the following concentrations:
  • 56grm/m3 at 5 to 10 degrees Celsius; OR
  • 48grm/m3 at 11 to 15 degrees Celsius; OR
  • 40 grm/m3 at 16 to 20 degrees Celsius; OR
  • 32 grm/m3 at 21 to 25 degrees Celsius; OR
  • 24 grm/m3 at 26 to 30 degrees Celsius; OR
  • 16 grm/m3 at 31 degrees Celsius and above.
Option 2: Or plants must be treated with a 30 second dip in a solution consisting of:
  • Carbaryl 0.1% active ingredient
  • Maldision 0.1% active ingredient
  • White oil 1% active ingredient
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 (chemical used (active ingredient), concentration, duration and temperature) to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 820)
1) Consignment has been inspected and found to be free from insects, pests and diseases.
2) Plants in this consignment have been fumigated prior to export.
3) Plants in this consignment were grown in Australia.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7770)
1) Consignment has been inspected and found to be free from insects, pests and diseases.
2) Plants in this consignment have undergone through a dipping treatment prior to export.
3) Plants in this consignment were grown in Australia.
Import permit dated 9 April 2025.
Import permit dated 18 April 2024
Import permit dated 4 October 2018
19/05/2025 - Additional species added to ICR list.
08/05/2025 - Additional species added to ICR list.
24/04/2024 - New endorsement 7770 created and amended text for endorsement 820.
Initial Uploaded: 11/10/2018
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026