Vicia spp 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 Refer below
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


The USDA may issue a letter waiving the requirement for an import permit. If so, a copy of the letter from the USDA stipulating the exemption must be provided to the department at time of authorisation, and a copy of the letter must accompany the consignment to the United States.

If an import permit has been issued, it must be presented to the Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

The phytosanitary certificate must be issued not more than fifteen (15) days prior to export.  

Note:
  • genetically engineered material will require a valid APHIS 2000 permit or notification. Email biotechquery@usda.gov for more information.
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.


Vicia spp seed (Vetch) requires treatment in accordance with Treatment T203-c-1 or T203-d-2 of the USDA Treatment Manual upon entry into the United States. This treatment may be undertaken at the first plant inspection station if it has fumigation capabilities.

If the plant inspection station does not have fumigation capabilities, the consignment is to be treated prior to export.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.


It is the responsibility of the exporter to determine if treatment can be conducted upon arrival in the United States or not.
Import permit dated 23 January 2019, letter from NPPO dated 21 September 2020, Plants for Planting Manual sighted 29 July 2022.
01/08/2022 - Amended packaging and shipping requirements in the general requirements section.
16/02/2021 - Updated general requirements - import permit requirement may be waived by letter from the USDA.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026