Helianthus annuus seed

Country
Uganda (UG)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF); Phytosanitary Quarantine & Inspection Services (PQIS)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.agriculture.go.ug/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Refer below
Protocol Market No
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.


Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


An International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Orange Certificate must accompany the consignment if required by the import permit.

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

Nil endorsement:
  • If the import permit does not require an additional declaration, a phytosanitary certificate with nil endorsement will be issued.
Endorsement 3616:
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).
  • An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata).
Endorsement 3617:
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata).
Endorsement 3618:
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata).
Endorsement 3177:
  • Egyptian broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Canadian fleabane (Conyza cana
  • densis).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Ragweed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) and Tobacco streak virus.
Endorsement 6658:
  • Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Taro caterpillar (Spodoptera litura).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required as supporting evidence that the field was officially inspected during the growing season and found free from Tobacco streak virus, Brome grass (Bromus spp), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Grey mould rot (Botryotinia fuckeliana), Fusarium wilt (Gibberella avenacea), Cottony soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Southern leafspot (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) and Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia).
Endorsement 6659:
  • Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest.
  • Visual inspection by an Authorised Officer is sufficient to endorse freedom from Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Taro caterpillar (Spodoptera litura).
  • A crop inspection certificate is required as supporting evidence that the parent plants have been officially inspected during the growing season and found free from Tobacco streak virus, Brome grass (Bromus spp), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Grey mould rot (Botryotinia fuckeliana), Fusarium wilt (Gibberella avenacea), Cottony soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Southern leafspot (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) and Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia).
Consignments are tobe treated with an appropriate broad spectrum pesticide at recommendedmanufacturer's requirements.

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 3616)
1) Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata) are known not to occur in the area of production,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 3617)
1) The parent plants were inspected during the growing season and found free from Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata),
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 3618)
1) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Black root rot (Chalara elegans), Maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), Black kernel of rice (Cochliobolus lunatus), Root rot (Fusarium spp), Bud rot (Gibberella avenacea), Sclerotinia disease: Lettuce (Sclerotinia minor) and Follar blight: Sugarbeet (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata),
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Dried currant moth (Cadra cautella), Dried fruit beetle (Carpophilus spp) and Saw toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis).

Option 4 (EXDOCEndorsement 3177)
1) Egyptian broomrape(Orobanche aegyptiaca) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found tobe free of Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Canadian fleabane (Conyzacanadensis),
3)The crop was inspected during active growth and found to be free of Ragweedparthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) and Tobacco streak virus.

Option 5 (EXDOC Endorsement 6658)
1) Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found to be free of Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Taro caterpillar (Spodoptera litura),
3) The field was inspected during the growing season and found free from Tobacco streak virus, Brome grass (Bromus spp), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Grey mould rot (Botryotinia fuckeliana), Fusarium wilt (Gibberella avenacea), Cottony soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Southern leafspot (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) and Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia).

Option 6 (EXDOC Endorsement 6659)
1) Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found to be free of Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Taro caterpillar (Spodoptera litura),
3) The parent plants were inspected during the growing season and found free from Tobacco streak virus, Brome grass (Bromus spp), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Grey mould rot (Botryotinia fuckeliana), Fusarium wilt (Gibberella avenacea), Cottony soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), Southern leafspot (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) and Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) are not known to occur in the area of production.
Import permits dated 25 March 2015, 3 March 2021 and 7 August 2023.
29/08/2023 - Explanation of endorsement, nil endorsement added.
06/12/2022 - Update to non-GMO requirements
16/04/2021 - Update to Additional Declaration/Endorsements - Updates to existing Additional declarations/ endorsements.
09/03/2021 - Added additional declarations based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026