Other (re-export)

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)
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

This ICR applies to the below genera under the order Asterales:

  • Anthotium
  • Boopis
  • Brunonia
  • Calycera
  • Chaenactis
  • Menyanthes
  • Milligania
  • Nastanthus
  • Nephrophyllidium
  • Pentaphragma
  • Podospermum
  • Prenanthella
  • Pseudocodon
  • Rhaponticum
  • Velleia
  • Villarsia
  • Wahlenbergia
  • Zinnia
This ICR applies to consignments being re-exported using a re-export phytosanitary certificate (EX25). For imported products whose phytosanitary status has been changed through processes such as repackaging or treatment, or for which the original phytosanitary certificate is no longer available, refer to the non-re-export Micor case for this commodity.

The original phytosanitary certificate (or a certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate) which accompanied the consignment on arrival in Australia must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection. If an import permit is required for the destination market, the Authorised Officer must verify that the phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin meets all requirements indicated on the import permit.


Endorsement number 6536 is to be listed in the coded statement field of the RFP.


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

Full scientific name must be endorsed on a phytosanitary certificate. Please contact the Grain and Seed Export Program (Grain.Export@aff.gov.au) if the seed species has not been coded for use.

Country of origin must be listed in Additional Product Description with the following format: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: XXXX.

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.


NPPO import requirements https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/ cited 17 November 2025 and exporter request for re-export Micor case.

20/11/2025 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 17/11/2025
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026