Tomato

Country
Tonga (TO)
Scientific Name
Lycopersicon esculentum
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
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
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 1849 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.

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 1849)
1) No fruit fly that attacks the particular fruit has been trapped within 80 kms of the growing area within the previous 12 months,
2) Papaya fruit fly (Bactrocera papayae) is known not to occur in Australia.

Import permit dated 24 May 2017

Initial Uploaded: 27/06/2017
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026