Hippeastrum spp
Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Bulbs / Tubers
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
| Criteria | Criteria Required? |
|---|---|
| Import Permit | Yes |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | Yes |
| Additional Declaration/Endorsement | Yes |
| Protocol Market | No |
All consignments must be free from soil, other foreign matter or debris, prohibited plants, noxious weed seeds, and living organisms such as parasitic plants, pathogens, insects, snails and mites.
All consignments must be bare rooted.
Each container must be labelled with the plant genus and species name. For containers holding more than one species, each species must be labelled separately.
Material found to be co-mingled with prohibited or infested material will be subject to the same action as the prohibited or infested material (ie: re-export, destruction, etc).
All consignments must be bare rooted.
Each container must be labelled with the plant genus and species name. For containers holding more than one species, each species must be labelled separately.
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
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.
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.
Material found to be co-mingled with prohibited or infested material will be subject to the same action as the prohibited or infested material (ie: re-export, destruction, etc).
The exporter/importer is responsible for ensuring that plant material imported into the USA complies with all applicable requirements stated in Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 319.37.
Explanation of endorsements:
- Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia (evidence is not required)
- Endorsement 2975 - for plants grown on land (soil)
- Endorsement 2548 - for plants grown in soilless growing media or invitro
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2975)
1) The plant was grown on land or in substrate which has been microscopically inspected by the national plant protection organization of the country in which it was grown within 12 months preceding issuance of the certificate and found free from potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) The plant has been grown within a secure environment in a production area that is free of potato cyst nematodes, in a soilless growing medium or invitro and has never been grown in soil nor come in contact with soil.
Import permit dated 22 July 2013
05/03/2026 - Amended general requirements for explanation of endorsements.
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548.
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 06/03/2026