Vegetables - Additional Requirements

Country
United Arab Emirates (AE)
Group
Vegetables
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/en/home.aspx
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Micor case is applicable for the following vegetables:

  • Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
  • Bean (Phaseolus sp)
  • Beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
  • Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
  • Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
  • Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
  • Collards (Brassica oleracea var. viridis)
  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale complex
  • Faba bean (Vicia faba)
  • Garlic (Allium sativum)
  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
  • Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
  • Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
  • Onion (Allium cepa)
  • Pea (Pisum sativum)
  • Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  • Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
  • Radish (Raphanus sativus)
  • Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
  • Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera)
  • Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
  • Sweet corn ( Zea mays subsp. Mays)
  • Sweet potato
  • Turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa)
  • Turnip (Brassica rapa)
  • Turnip rape (Brassica rapa subsp. Oleifera)
If the consignment is not one of the above commodities, please use the Micor case, Vegetables - Other.

The Ministry of Environment & Water, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has advised the following:
  1. All shipments must be free from Red-back spiders (Lactrodectus hasselti) at the time of export.
  2. The consignments shall be free from the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest based on a visual examination, and an additional declaration proving that the consignment is free from the pest is required on the phytosanitary certificate. 

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7354)
1) The consignment is free from spodoptera frugiperda.

08/03/2024 - Updated general requirements to remove tolerance for springtails.
14/04/2023 - Additional products added to ICR lists.
14/02/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 13/02/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 09/03/2024