Lettuce

Country
Vanuatu (VU)
Scientific Name
Lactuca sativa
Group
Vegetables
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
​Vanuatu Department of Biosecurity
Relevant Web Addresses
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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.

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

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

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

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


Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 1699:
  • Only applies to product that has been sourced from an area free of Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Biotype B) as verified by an official survey.
Endorsement 3355:
  • Applies to product subject to fumigation with methyl bromide.

Treatments are to be applied as per the conditions presented on the import permit.


Fumigation with Methyl bromide

Consignments not certified under endorsement 1699 are to be treated by one of the following treatments, according to the treatment details on the Import permit:
  • 10-15 degrees Celsius at 48 grm/m3;
OR
  • 16-20 degrees Celsius at 40 grm/m3;
OR
 
  • 21-25 degrees Celsius at 32 grm/m3;
OR
  • 26-32 degrees Celsius at 24 grm/m3.
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 3355)
1) The product has been fumigated with methyl bromide.


Vanuatu Department of Biosecurity

08/02/2021 - Austrade project.
Initial Uploaded: 08/02/2021
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026