Other

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
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 Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
This ICR only applies to the following species:
  • Abelia grandiflora 
  • Abutilon spp.
  • Agapanthus spp.
  • Agonis spp.
  • Alcantarea spp.
  • Anemone spp.
  • Anigozanthos spp.
  • Anthurium spp.
  • Armeria spp.
  • Aloe spp.
  • Aubretia spp.
  • Brassica spp.
  • Brachyscome iberidifolia
  • Bromelia spp.
  • Calandrina schistorhiza
  • Calibrachoa spp.
  • Canna spp.
  • Cephalotus follicularis
  • Coopernookia polygalacea
  • Cordyline spp.
  • Cotyledon spp.
  • Crassula spp.
  • Dampiera spp.
  • Darwinia citriodora
  • Dianella spp.
  • Dyckia spp.
  • Echeveria spp.
  • Euphorbia spp.
  • Gasteria spp.
  • Gaura lindheimeri
  • Gazania spp. 
  • Graptopetalum spp.
  • Graptovera spp.
  • Haworthia spp.
  • Hemerocallis spp.
  • Hebe spp.
  • Kalanchoe spp.
  • Kleinia repens
  • Knautia spp.
  • Kniphofia spp.
  • Lavandula spp.
  • Lechenaultia spp.
  • Lechenaultia biloba x L. formosa
  • Lepidosperma spp.
  • Leucanthemum spp.
  • Lomandra spp.
  • Metrosideros spp.
  • Monstera spp.
  • Myrica spp.
  • Nandina spp.
  • Orchidaceae
  • Ozmothamnus diotophyllus
  • Petunia spp.
  • Philodendron spp.
  • Phlox glaberrima.
  • Phormium spp.
  • Photinia spp.
  • Pimelea ciliata
  • Pimelea spectabilis
  • Pileanthus bellus
  • Pileanthus aurantiacus
  • Pileanthus filifolius
  • Pileanthus vernicosus
  • Pimelea rosea
  • Pimelea sylvestris
  • Podolepis aristata
  • Polycarpea longiflora
  • Portulaca spp.
  • Ptilotus spp.
  • Rubus spp.
  • Russelia spp.
  • Scabiosa spp.
  • Scaevola spp.
  • Stylidium spp.
  • Syzygium spp.
  • Vaccinium spp. (excluding V. myrtilus, V. ovatum and V. vitis-idaea)
  • Verticordia grandis
  • Verticordia chrysostachys
  • Veronica spp.
  • Wolffia spp.
  • Xerochrysum spp.
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


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


Some species may have CITES Plants requirements. Refer to the USA - Plants for Planting Manual for the requirements.

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.


It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.


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.

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.

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)
  • Potato cyst nematode - (Globodera rostochiensis) - Present in Australia (evidence is 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 27 August 2024.
Import permit dated 13 October 2025.
Import permit dated 19 November 2024.
Import permit dated 23 February 2024.
Import permit dated 04 Jan 2022.
20/04/2026 - Additional product added to ICR list and amended endorsement 2975.
28/10/2025 - Additional product added to ICR list.
17/01/2025 - Additional product added to ICR list.
16/04/2024 - Additional product added to ICR list.
01/08/2023 - Additional product added to ICR lists
28/04/2023 - Additional product added to ICR list
28/03/2023 - Additionalproduct added to ICR list.
31/01/2023 - Updated general requirements to state 14-day phyto rule and additional product added to ICR list.
13/12/2022 - Additional product added to ICR list.
11/11/2022 - Additional products added to ICR list.
23/09/2022 - ICR list updated to include Gazania spp.
22/04/2022 - ICR list updated to include Abelia grandiflora.
13/10/2021 - ICR list updated to include Lechenaultia biloba x L. Formosa.
Initial Uploaded: 06/04/2018
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026