Capsicum annuum seed

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
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.


Each lot must be labelled including kind, variety, origin, lot designation and treatment if any.

Consignment will be inspected on arrival for noxious weed seeds and pests.

Exporters are to ensure the consignment is exported within 15 days of issuance of the phytosanitary certificate.

Some seeds are prohibited to be imported into the USA from a number of countries including Australia. For details refer to: https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/

A typed or legibly printed list/invoice must accompany each shipment and must contain the name of collector/shipper, the botanical name (genus and species) as well as country of origin and the country of export.

When commercially importing, exporting or re-exporting CITES regulated plant material you must obtain a USDA Protected Plant Permit in addition to an import permit.

Packaging and shipping requirements

A typed or legibly printed list/invoice must accompany each shipment and must contain the name of the collector/shipper, the botanical names (genus and species) listed alphabetically, as well as the country of origin and the country of export for each taxon.

Consignments being shipped by mail or courier must be labelled as below:
  • Correctly and plainly addressed and mailed to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Program at one of the Approved Ports of Entry to receive plants for planting for import;
  • Accompanied by a separate sheet of paper within the package, plainly and correctly bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the intended recipient
  • Plainly and correctly on the outer container, have the following information:
    • General nature and quantity of the contents;
    • Country and locality where grown;
    • Name and address of shipper, owner, or person shipping or forwarding the plants for planting; and
    • Number of the written permit authorizing the importation, if one (written permit) is required under 7 CFR ยง 319.37-5.
Consignments being shipped by mail must bear a green and yellow shipping label (PPQ Form 508).

Consignments being shipped by other means (e.g. full containers) must be labelled on the outer container with the below:
  • General nature and quantity of the contents;
  • Country and locality where grown;
  • Name and address of shipper, owner, or person shipping or forwarding the plants for planting;
  • Name and address of consignee;
  • Identifying shipper's mark and number; and
  • Number of written permit authorizing the importation, if applicable.

Shipments that are deemed to prevent adequate on-arrival inspection or treatment (i.e. wrapped, coated, dipped or sprayed, or otherwise packaged in impermeable material) may be refused entry.

Small lots of seed permit conditions

If stated on the import permit (small lots of seed permit), small lots of seed may be imported without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate, provided that the following conditions outlined in the USDA Plants for Planting Manual in the Small lots of Seeds Permit section are met in addition to the packaging and shipping requirements outlined above.


If small lots of seeds are exported without an accompanying phytosanitary certificate as per the import permit conditions, no Authorised Officer inspection and issuance of an export permit is required for the consignment.



Explanationof the endorsements:

 

Endorsement 7787:

  • Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occurin Australia. No supporting evidence isrequired to endorse freedom from this pest. 
  • An area freedom certificate isrequired to endorse freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).

Endorsement 7788:

  • Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occur in Australia. No supporting evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest. 
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Endorsement 8309:

  • Applies to seed of non-Australian origin.
  • A laboratory analysis certificate is required to endorse freedom from Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Potato spindle tuber viroid.


Endorsement 8319:

  • Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occur in Australia. No supporting evidence is required to endorse freedom from this pest. 
  • An area freedom certificate is required to endorse freedom from Potato spindle tuber viroid and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). Evidence of the area the seeds were grown must also be provided to ensure that the area freedom certificate matches the seed lot.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 7787)
1) Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occur in Australia,
2) Potato spindle tuber viroid is not known to occur in the area of production,
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7788)
1) Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occur in Australia,

2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 8309)

1) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Potato spindle tuber viroid.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 8319)
1) Pepper chat fruit viroid is not known to occur in Australia,
2) Potato spindle tuber viroid and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is not known to occur in the area of production.
Import permit no P37-15-00545 dated 12 October 2016. NPPO import requirements https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/ cited 10 May 2024 and 15 April 2025. Request from exporter dated 26 November 2025 and 15 December 2025.
16/12/2025 - New endorsement 8319 created.
02/12/2025 - New endorsement 8309 created.
16/04/2025 - Amended text for endorsements 7787 and 7788.
15/05/2024 - Added 15-day rule for phytosanitary certificate issuance and shipping requirements to general requirements.
14/05/2024 - New endorsement 7787 and 7788 created. Explanation of endorsement 7787 and 7788 text created. Updated general requirements to state import permit is not required.
Initial Uploaded: 24/05/2017
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026