Vaccinium corymbosum

Country
Zimbabwe (ZW)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement, Department of Research and Specialist Services, Specialist Services Division, Plant Quarantine Services Institute
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.moa.gov.zw/
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.


Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.


Consignmentmust be clearly labelled with its full botanical name (genus and species).

Non-GMO requirements:

If certification is required (refer to import permit/NPPO notification), the exporter is responsible for ensuring that the consignment is accompanied by a Certificate as to Condition attesting that the seed has not been genetically modified.

If requested, a Certificate as to Condition (Grain - GX46/Horticulture - HX46) can be issued for the consignment that is specifically supported from information supplied by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and where it is a government requirement of the importing country for non-GMO certification (refer to import permit/NPPO Notification).

The following text must be added to the additional declaration field when a GX46/HX46 template is added to the RFP:

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has advised the department that there has been no intentional release into the Australian environment of genetically modified product(s) listed on this certificate.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 528)
1) Blueberry leaf mottle virus, Blueberry shoestring virus, Blueberry red ringspot virus, Canker (Phomopsis vaccinia), Godronia canker (Fusicoccum putrefaciens), Stem canker, dieback (Botryosphaeria cortices), Canker and twig dieback of blueberry (Pestalotiopsis clavispora), Root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora), Cystoid nematodes (Meloidodera spp) and Ring nematode (Mesocriconema ornatum) are not known to occur in Australia.
2) The plants were inspected and found free from Leaf spot (Alternaria tenuissima and Burkholderia andropogonis), Red leaf gall (Synchytrium vaccinii), Anthracnose (Colletotrichum simmondsii), Blueberry rust (Thekopsora minima), Red leaf (Exobasidium spp) and other plant parasitic nematodes.
3) The consignment is free from soil.
4) The plants have been packed in soil less sterile material and are free from live insects and insect eggs especially thrips, mites and scale insects.
Import permit dated 05 August 2025.
Import permit dated 04 September 2020.
12/09/2025 - Updated endorsement 528 to state and other plant parasitic nematodes.
30/06/2023 - Update to non-GMO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 10/01/2017
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026