Chard

Country
Vanuatu (VU)
Scientific Name
Beta vulgaris
Group
Vegetables
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Vanuatu Department of Biosecurity
Relevant Web Addresses
https://biosecurity.gov.vu/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


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


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

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

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1699)
1) Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci - Biotype B) is known not to occur in the area of production, as verified by an official survey.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 1700)
1) The product has been fumigated with Methyl Bromide for 2 hours at atmospheric pressure at the rate of 48g/M3 at 10-15 degrees Celsius.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 1701)
1) The product has been fumigated with Methyl Bromide for 2 hours at atmospheric pressure at the rate of 40g/M3 at 16-20 degrees Celsius.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 1702)
1) The product has been fumigated with Methyl Bromide for 2 hours at atmospheric pressure at the rate of 32g/M3 at 21-26 degrees Celsius.

Option 5 (EXDOC Endorsement 1703)
1) The product has been fumigated with Methyl Bromide for 2 hours at atmospheric pressure at the rate of 24g/M3 at 26-32 degrees Celsius.
Import permit dated 13 November 2017
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026