Spinacia oleracea 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 Refer below
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Seeds regulated by the Federal Seed Act require additional labelling on the invoice and seed packets. Agricultural and vegetable seed requires kind, origin, variety, and lot designation.

It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued not more than 15 days prior to the consignment being exported from Australia. 

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.


Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsements 6831, 7203 and 7515:
  • Only applicable to seed that will be re-exported from the United States of America.
  • Spinach latent virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus and Tomato black ring virus are not known to occur in Australia. No evidence is required to endorse freedom from these pests.
  • A crop inspection certificate is required to endorse freedom from Arabis mosaic virus, Leaf spot of Spinach (Cladosporium variabile), Spinach anthracnose (Colletotrichum dematium / Colleotrichum spinaciae), Cucumber mosaic virus, Bacterial tan spot (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. betae), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), Lettuce necrotic yellows virus, Downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa / Peronospora schachtii), Black leg of beet (Phoma betae / Pleospora betae), Sugar beet leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata) and Crown and root rot (Verticillium dahliae).
Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Exporters who require a new endorsement for re-export purposes are to provide written evidence of the additional declarations that need to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate. Requests are to be emailed to MicorPlants@awe.gov.au for action.

A phytosanitary certificate with nil additional declaration is to be issued for seeds that will not be re-exported from the United States.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6831)
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) Spinach latent virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus and Tomato black ring virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Arabis mosaic virus, Leaf spot of Spinach (Cladosporium variabile), Spinach anthracnose (Colletotrichum dematium / Colleotrichum spinaciae), Cucumber mosaic virus, Bacterial tan spot (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. betae), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), Lettuce necrotic yellows virus, Downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa / Peronospora schachtii), Black leg of beet (Phoma betae / Pleospora betae), Sugar beet leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv aptata) and Crown and root rot (Verticillium dahliae).
 

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 7203)
Additional Official Phytosanitary Information:
1) Spinach latent virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus and Tomato black ring virus are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Leaf spot of Spinach (Cladosporium variabile), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa), Black leg of beet (Phoma betae/Pleospora betae/Neocamarosporium betae) and Crown and root rot (Verticillium dahliae).

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 7515)

1) Strawberry latent ringspot virus and Tomato black ring virus are not known to occur in Australia.

2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Leaf spot of Spinach (Cladosporium variabile), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa), Black leg of beet (Phoma betae/ Pleospora betae/ Neocamarosporium betae), and Crown and root rot (Verticillium dahliae).

Written submissions from the Exporter for additional declarations for re-export of seeds from the United States of America dated 16 August 2021, 18 May 2022 and 19 May 2023 and Plants for Planting Manual sighted 27 July 2022.
23/05/2023 - New endorsement 7515 created.
27/07/2022 - Amended packaging and shipping requirements in the general requirements section.
26/05/2022 - Amended wording in the general requirements section in line with other Micor cases.
19/05/2022 - Amended text for endorsement 6831.
19/05/2022 - New Endorsement option (for re-export purposes) added based on a written submission from an exporter.
16/08/2021 - Created case based on NPPO requirements..
Initial Uploaded: 16/08/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026