Grass Seed-Mixed

Country
Vanuatu (VU)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
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.
Seeds of Carpet grass (Axonopus fissifolius), Couch grass (Cynodon dactylon) and Pensacola bahia grass (Paspalum notaum) are to be treated with one of the following fungicide combinations, either:

  • thiram at 10grm a.i. per 10kgm seed;

OR

  • Carboxin at 8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed and captan at 7grm a.i. per 10kgm seed;

OR

  • Imazalil at 0.8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed and triadimenol at 2.2grm a.i. per 10kgm seed;

OR

  • Imazalil at 0.8 grm a.i. per 10kgm seed and flutriafol at 10grm a.i. per 10kgm seed.

Seeds of Shironie millet (Echinochloa escuenta) to be treated with:

  • Carboxin at 8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed and thiram at 10grm a.i. per 10kgm seed;

OR

  • Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and to present to the Department of Agriculture and water Resources Authorised Officer.

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 are NOT to be certified in the treatment section of the phytosanitary certificate. Treatment details are to be certified as an endorsement only.

Note: The fungicide referred to on New Caledonia import permits as 'flitriafol' is known in Australia as flutriafol. 
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2035)
1) The seed has been treated with thiram at 10grm a.i. per 10kgm seed.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2036)
1) The seed has been treated with Carboxin at 8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed andcaptan at 7grm a.i. per 10kgm seed.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 2037)
1) The seed has been treated with Imazalil at 0.8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed andtriadimenol at 2.2grm a.i. per 10kgm seed.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 2038)
1) The seed has been treated with Imazalil at 0.8grm a.i. per 10kgm seed andfitriafol at 10grm a.i. per 10kgm seed.
Import permit dated 2 August 2016. Import Permit dated 10 April 2024.
15/04/2024 - Updated treatment details and amended text for endorsement 2035.
Initial Uploaded: 04/08/2016
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026