Petunia spp
Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
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 |
Copy of the Import permit must be presented to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at the time of making appointment.
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.
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.
Some species may be subject to Post Entry Quarantine.
All consignments must be bare rooted.
For plants produced in the land - Endorsement 2975 applies.
Land/soil refers to the loose surface of the earth in which plants, trees, and shrubs grow, in most cases consisting of disintegrated rock with an admixture of organic material and soluble salts.
For plants grown in a variety of growing media, that is free from soil - Endorsement 2548 applies.
Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at time of inspection.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2975)
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) 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.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) 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.
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) 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.
Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) 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.
NPPO import permit dated 9 May 2013
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 20/02/2026