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The Gazette of India 

EXTRAORDINARY 

PART-II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) 

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 

No. 1037 NEW DELHI, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2003/KARTIKA 27, 1925 

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 

(Department of Agriculture & Cooperation) 

NOTIFICATION 

New Delhi, the 18 th November, 2003. 

S.O.1322 (E). ___ In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the 

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the 

following Order, for the purpose of prohibiting and regulating the import into India of agricultural 

articles mentioned herein, namely:- 

1. Short title and commencement. – 

CHAPTER I 

Preliminary 

(1) This order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003. 

(2) Sub-clause (22) of clause 3 shall come into force on the 1 st day of April, 2004 and all other 

provisions of this Order shall come into force on the 1 st day of January, 2004. 

2. Definitions. – In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires. – 

(i) “additional declaration” means a statement that is required by an importing country to be 

entered in a phytosanitary certificate and which provides specific additional information 

pertinent to the phytosanitary condition of a consignment; 

(ii) “bio-control agent” means any biological agent such as parasite, predator, parasitoid, 

microbial organism or self replicating entity that is used for control of pests; 

(iii) “consignment”- means a quantity of seeds, plants and plant products or any regulated 

article consigned from one party to other at any one time shipment and covered by a 

phytosanitary certificate, bill of entry of customs, shipping/airway bill or invoice;

(iv) “cotton” includes ginned cotton, cotton linters and dropping, tripping, fly and other 

waste products of cotton mill other than yarn waste, but does not include cotton seed or 

un-ginned cotton; 

(v) “form” means a form appended to this Order 

(vi) “fruit” means any fleshy portion of the plant, that contains seeds, which is used for 

consumption, including seedless fruit both fresh and dry but does not include preserved 

or prickled or frozen fruits. 

(vii) “grain” means seeds intended for processing or consumption and not for sowing or 

propagation. 

(viii) “germplasm” means plants in whole or in parts and their propagules including seeds, 

vegetative parts, tissue cultures, cell cultures, genes and DNA based sequences that are 

held in a repository or collected from wild as the case may be and are utilized in genetic 

studies or plant breeding programmes for crop improvement; 

(ix) “import” means an act of bringing into any part or place of territory of Republic of India 

any kind of seed, plant or plant product and other regulated article from a place outside 

India either by sea, land, air or across any customs frontier; 

(x) “import permit” means an official document authorizing importation of a consignment in 

accordance with specified phytosanitary requirements; 

(xi) “inspection authority” means an authority notified by the Central Government from time 

to time or an officer of the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage duly 

authorized by the Plant Protection Adviser (PPA) for the purpose of approval and 

certification of post-entry quarantine facilities and inspection of growing plants in such 

facilities in accordance with guidelines issued by PPA; 

(xii) “issuing authority” means an authority as envisaged under Schedule-IV of this order or 

duly notified by the Central Government from time to time either generally or 

specifically for issuance of import permit; 

(xiii) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette and the expression 

“notifies” shall be construed accordingly; 

(xiv) “noxious weeds” mean any weed harmful or hazardous or unwholesome to human 

beings, animal life or parasitic on plant species; 

(xv) “packing material” means any kind of material of plant origin used for packing, which 

shall include hay, straw, wood savings, wood chips, saw dust, wood waste, wooden 

pallets, dunnage mats, wooden packages, coir pith, peat or sphagnum moss etc; 

(xvi) “pest” means any biotic agent capable of causing any injury or damage to plants and 

plant products and include any form or stage of insects, mites, snails, slugs, worms, 

nematodes, algae, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, actinomycetes, viruses, viroids and molecutes 

and also include genetically engineered or modified organisms and weeds; 

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(xvii) “pest risk analysis” means the process of evaluating biological or other scientific and 

economic evidence to determine whether a pest should be regulated and strength of any 

phytosanitary measures to be taken against it; 

(xviii) “phytosanitary certificate” means a certificate issued in the model format prescribed 

under the International Plant Protection Convention of the Food & Agricultural 

Organization and isssued by an authorized officer at the country of origin of consignment 

or re-export; 

(xix) “plant” means a living plants and parts thereof including seed and germplasm; 

(xx) “plant product” means an un-manufactured material of plant origin including grain and 

those manufactured products that, by their nature or that of their processing, may create 

risk for the introduction and spread of a pest. 

(xxi) “Plant Protection Adviser” means the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of 

India, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage; 

(xxii) “point of entry” means any sea port, airport, or land-border check-post or rail station, 

river port, foreign post office, courier terminal, container freight station or inland 

container depot notified as specified in Schedule-I or Schedule-II or Schedule-III as the 

case may be; 

(xxiii) “post-entry quarantine” means growing of imported plants in confinement for a specified 

period of time in a glass house, screen house, poly house or any other facility, or isolated 

field or an off-shore island that is established in accordance with guidelines/standards and 

are duly approved and certified by an inspection authority notified under this order; 

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(xxiv) “quarantine pest” means a pest of potential economic importance to the area endangered 

thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and being 

officially controlled; 

(xxv) “regulated article” means any article the import of which is regulated by this order; 

(xxvi) “schedule” means a Schedule to this Order; 

(xxvii) “seeds” mean seeds of agricultural and horticultural crops and forest plant species 

produced by sexual reproduction and shall include naked seeds (cones) produced by 

gymnosperms and seed sprouts meant for propagation or consumption. 

(xxviii)“soil” means earth, sand, clay, silt, loam, compost, manure, peat or sphagnum moss, 

litter, leaf waste or any organic media that support plant life and shall include ship ballast 

or any organic medium used for growing plants. 

(xxix) “timber” means a form of dead wood, log and lumber cut from plants, with or without 

bark or sawn and sized, which is used for manufacturing veneer, plywood, particle or 

chip board and making building material, furniture, packages, pallets, sports goods and 

handicrafts;. 

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(xxx) “tissue cultured plant” means any part of a plant or plant tissue or plantlet grown under 

aseptic or sterile conditions in flasks or other suitable container on appropriate media and 

shall include ex-agar washed plant lets; 

CHAPTER II 

General conditions for import 

3. Permits for Import of plants, plant products etc. 

(1) No consignment of plants and plant products and other regulated articles (hereinafter referred to 

as ‘consignments’) shall be imported into India without a valid permit issued under this Order. 

(2) No categories of plant materials in respect of the plant species or variety mentioned in Schedule- 

IV shall be allowed to be imported into India from the countries mentioned against each in 

column (4) of the said Schedule. 

(3) Every applications for a permit under this clause shall be made at least one month in advance to 

the Issuing Authority as listed in Schedule-X, in Form PQ 01 for the import of plants and plant 

products for consumption and processing and in form PQ 02 for import of seeds and plants for 

propagation covered under Schedule-V, VI and VII. 

(4) Commercial import of consignments of seeds of coarse cereals, pulses, oil seeds and fodder 

seeds and seeds/stock material of fruit plant species for propagation shall only be permitted 

based on the recommendations of EXIM Committee of Department of Agriculture & 

Cooperation, except the trial material of the same as specified in Schedule-XII of Plant 

Quarantine Order. 

(5) A fee of Rs.150/- shall be payable along with the application for the import of seeds, fruits and 

plants for consumption and Rs.300/- for application for the import of seeds and plants for sowing 

or planting and the fee shall be payable in the form of Demand Draft payable to the Competent 

Authority having jurisdiction. 

(6) The Issuing Authority as listed in Schedule-X shall issue permit in quadruplicate in form PQ 03 

for import of plants and plant products for consumption and in form PQ 04 for import of seeds 

and plants for sowing or planting, if he is satisfied that the applicant meets all the necessary 

conditions. One copy of import permit shall be forwarded to the exporter in advance to facilitate 

incorporation of import permit number in the phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting 

country. The import permit shall be issued subject to such restrictions and conditions prescribed 

under Schedule-V, VI and VII. 

(7) No import permits shall be issued for consignments other than those listed in Schedule-V, VI and 

VII, unless the pest risk analysis (PRA) is carried out in accordance with the guidelines issued by 

the Plant Protection Adviser (PPA) based on the international standards and subject to such 

restrictions and conditions specified there of. For this purpose the importer shall file an Import 

PRA request form with PPA. The process of PRA involves the categorization of pests associated 

with the commodity into quarantine pests; evaluation of their introduction potential; critical 

assessement of economic and environmental impact of their introduction; and specification of 

risk mitigating measures against them. The completion of PRA process may involve the visit of 

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phytosanitary experts to the country of export to carry out pre-shipment inspections, evaluate 

post–harvest treatment technologies and quarantine inspection and certification facilities. In the 

event of interception of a quarantine pest in imported consignment, further import of 

consignments shall be suspended until earlier PRA in respect of the consignment is reviewed and 

the risk mitigating measures are evaluated. 

(8) The issue of permit may be refused or withheld by the issuing authority after giving reasonable 

notice to the applicant and for reasons to be recorded in writing. 

(9) The import permit issued shall be valid for a period of six months from the data of issue and 

valid for successive shipment provided the exporter and importer, bill of entry, country of origin 

and phytosanitary certificate are the same for the entire consignment. The issuing authority may, 

on request, extend the period of validity for a further period of six months after charging Rs. 

200/- and Rs. 100/- as revalidation fee for propagation and consumption plant material 

respectively provided such request for extension of validity is made to the issuing authority 

before the expiry of the permit with adequate reasons to be recorded in writing. The quantity 

mentioned in the import permit if exceeds by up to 10% maybe allowed by charging additional 

inspection fee and import permit fee provided the excess quantity reflected in the phytosanitary 

certificate from the country of exporting. The import permit will become invalid if quantity 

exceeds more than 10% of the quantity of import permit. Suppression of the facts or any material 

information while issue of import permit is liable to be cancelled or with drawn. 

(10) The import permit issued shall not be transferable and no amendments to the permit shall be 

issued except for change of point of entry subject to reasons to be recorded in writing. 

(11) An orange and green colour tag shall be issued in form PQ 05 in the case of permits issued for 

import of seeds and plants for sowing or planting so as to facilitate the identification of 

consignments at the time of their arrival at the point of entry. 

(12) No consignment of seed or grain shall be permitted to be imported with contamination of 

quarantine weeds, which are listed in Schedule-VIII unless the said consignment has been 

devitalized by the exporting country and a certificate to that effect has been endorsed in the 

phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country. Every application for quarantine 

inspection and clearance shall be made in Form PQ 15. 

(13) All the consignments of plants and plant products and other regulated articles shall be imported 

into India only through ports of entry as specified in Schedule-I and Inland Container 

Depots/Container Freight Stations and foreign post offices falling within the jurisdiction of 

concerned plant quarantine station operating here under or those notified by the Government 

from time to time in this behalf 

(14) All consignments of seeds and plants for propagation and regulated articles such as live insects, 

microbial cultures, bio-control agents and soil shall only be imported into India through regional 

plant quarantine stations of Amritsar, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai or New Delhi or through any 

other points of entry as may be notified from time to time for this purpose, provided that no 

import of germplasm/transgenic plant material and genetically modified organisms shall be 

permitted through New Delhi Airport. 

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(15) On arrival, at the first point of entry the consignment shall be inspected by the Plant Protection 

Adviser or any other officer duly authorized by him in this behalf and appropriate samples shall 

be drawn for laboratory testing, in accordance with the guidelines issued by Plant Protection 

Adviser from time to time. 

(16) The Plant Protection Adviser or the officer authorized by him may, after inspection and 

laboratory testing, fumigation, disinfection or disinfestation, as may be considered necessary by 

him, accord quarantine clearance for the entry of a consignment or grant provisional clearance 

for growing under post-entry quarantine, as the case may be in form PQ 16 and or order 

deportation or destruction of the consignment in form PQ 17 in the event of non-compliance with 

the restrictions and conditions specified in this Order. 

(17) Where fumigation or disinfestation or disinfection is considered necessary in respect of a 

consignment of plants, seeds and fruits the importer shall on his own and at his cost arrange for 

the fumigation, disinfection or disinfestation of the consignment, through an agency approved by 

the Plant Protection Adviser under the supervision of an officer duly authorized by the Plant 

Protection Adviser in that behalf. 

(18) It shall be the responsibility of the importer or his authorized agent. – 

(i) to file an application for the quarantine inspection of imported seeds, plants and plant 

products or other regulated articles in the form PQ 15 along with copies of relevant 

documents and fees as prescribed under Schedule-IX payable by a demand draft to the 

competent authority 

(ii) to provide information on any plant and plant product and other articles covered under this 

Order and which are imported by him/her or are in his/her possession, to Plant Protection 

Adviser or any officer duly authorised by him; 

(iii) to bring the consignments to the concerned plant quarantine station or to place of inspection, 

fumigation or treatment as directed by Plant Protection Adviser or any officer duly 

authorised by him;. 

(iv) to permit drawing of appropriate samples for inspection and laboratory investigation and 

extend necessary facilities towards the same; 

(v) to open, repack and load into or unload from the fumigation chamber and seal the 

consignment; 

(vi) to remove them after inspection and treatment according to the directions issued by the Plant 

Protection Adviser or any officer authorised by him; 

(vii) to arrange deportation or destruction of the consignment at the cost of importer as may be 

deemed necessary by Plant Protection Adviser or an officer authorized by him 

(19) No consignment or container carrying plants and plant products intended for other countries shall 

be allowed transit through or transshipment at air or sea ports or land customs stations, unless 

they are packed in such a manner so as not to permit spillage of material or contamination with 

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soil or escape of any pest, and subject to the condition that the package or container shall not be 

opened or seals are broken any where in India 

(20) No consignment shall be permitted import unless accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate 

issued by an authorized officer at the country of origin in the form PQ 21 or at the country of reexport 

in form PQ 22; 

Provided that cut flowers, garlands, bouquets, dry fruits/nuts etc., weighing not more than 

two kilograms imported for personal consumption may be allowed to be imported without a 

Phytosanitary Certificate or an import permit. 

(21) No consignment packed with the packaging material specified in clause 2(xiii) of this order 

shall be permitted import unless appropriately treated. The treatments shall include heat-kiln 

treatment at 56 0 C for a minimum of 30 hrs or Methyl Bromide fumigation at 48 g/cum for 32 

hours or chemical impregnation of wood with wood preservatives such as copper chrome arsenic 

or any other approved treatment as per international standards and the treatment shall be 

endorsed in phytosanitary certificate. 

(22) No article packed with packaging materials shall be released by the proper officers of customs 

unless the consignment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate in respect of said packing 

material; 

Provided that if no phytosanitary certificate is furnished in respect of said packaging material, 

the proper officer of customs shall grant out of charge only after clearance is obtained from local 

plant quarantine authorities, who shall grant clearance from the quarantine angle and may, if 

deemed fit, subject the said packaging material to treatment at the expense of importer. 

Provided further nothing contained in this clause shall be applicable to packaging materials in 

respect of bonafide passenger baggage containing goods other than plants and plant products. 

4. Import of soil, etc. - No import of soil, earth, compost, sand, plant debris along with plants, fruits 

and seeds shall be permitted except under the following conditions: - 

(i) The consignments of soil, earth, clay and similar material for any microbiological, soilmechanics, 

or mineralogical investigations and peat for horticultural purposes may be 

permitted through specified air or sea ports or land custom station, on applications made for 

that purpose; 

(ii) The application for the purpose referred to in (i) above shall be made to the Plant Protection 

Adviser, at least one month in advance, in form PQ 06 along with a registration fee of Rs. 

200/- by a bank draft drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, 

Quarantine & Storage, N.H.IV., Faridabad-121001. 

(iii) The Plant Protection Adviser may, after scrutiny of the application, and if satisfied of the 

purpose, for which such consignment is being imported, issue special permit in Form PQ 

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(iv) The consignments soil, peat or sphagnum moss etc., shall be inspected, fumigated, 

disinfected or disinfested by the importer from an agency approved by the Plant Protection 

Adviser under the supervision of an officer duly authorized by Plant Protection Adviser. 

5. Fees for inspection, fumigation, etc. -The importer of the consignment or his agent shall 

pay to the Plant Protection Adviser or any other officer duly authorized by him in this 

behalf, the fees prescribed in Schedule-IX towards inspection, fumigation, disinfestation, 

disinfection of consignment. 

6. Permits required for import of Germplasm, Transgenic or Genetically Modified 

Organisms - 

(1) No consignment of germplasm/transgenics/Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) 

shall be imported into India for research/experimental purpose without valid permit issued 

by the Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi -110012. 

(2) Every application for import of plant germplasm/ transgenics/genetically modified 

organisms for research/experimental purpose by the public/private organizations will be 

made to the Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi in form PQ 

08 and the permit shall be issued in form PQ 09 in triplicate and a red/green tag in PQ 10 

for germplasm and a Red/White tag in PQ 11 for transgenic/Genetically Modified 

Organisms. Such permits for import of transgenic/Genetically Modified Organisms shall 

be issued subject to the approval of Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) 

set- up by Department of Biotechnology under the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 4 of 

the Rules for the manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous microorganisms, 

Genetically engineered organisms or cells made under Sections 6, 8 and 25 of 

the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and subject to such restrictions and 

conditions prescribed thereof. 

(3) No imported consignments of plant germplasm/ transgenics/ genetically modified pests 

shall be opened at the point of entry and it shall be forwarded to the Director, National 

Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. 

7. Permit required for import of live insects and microbial cultures - 

(1) No Consignment of live insects, microbial cultures or bio-control agents shall be 

permitted into India without valid import permit issued by the Plant Protection Adviser. 

(2) Every application for permit to import insects or microbial cultures including algae or biocontrol 

agents, shall be made in the form PQ12 at least two months in advance to Plant 

Protection Adviser along with a fee of Rs. 200/- towards registration in the form of bank 

draft issued in favour of the Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine 

and Storage, Faridabad-121001. 

(3) The Plant Protection Adviser shall issue the permit in Form PQ13 in triplicate, if satisfied 

of the purpose for which import is made and subject to such conditions imposed thereon. 

A yellow-green colour tag or label in the form PQ14 shall be issued which shall be affixed 

on the parcel at the time of export. 

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(4) All the consignments of insects, microbial cultures and bio-control agents shall be 

permitted only through specified points of entry. The consignment of beneficial insects 

shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by National Plant Protection Organisation at 

the country of origin with additional declarations for freedom from specified parasites and 

parasitoids and the bio-control agents free from hyper-parasites. The consignment of 

beneficial insects/bio-control agents shall be subjected to post-entry quarantine as may be 

prescribed by the Plant Protection Adviser. 

8. Permit required for import of plants and plant products – 

(1) No consignment of plants and plant products, if found infested or infected with a quarantine 

pest or contaminated with noxious weed species shall be permitted to be imported. 

(2) Every vessel carrying out bulk shipment of grains shall be inspected on board by an officer 

duly authorized by Plant Protection Adviser before the same accorded permission to offload 

the grain at the notified port of entry. On inspection, if found free from quarantine 

pests and noxious weed species, permission shall be accorded to off-load the grain at the 

port or order fumigation/treatment of grain on board or immediately upon unloading at the 

port, as the case may be, before such permission is granted for movement outside the port 

and subject to such conditions as imposed thereon. 

(3) The bulk shipment (s) of transgenic plants or plant products or genetically modified 

organisms shall be dealt as per the provisions of the Rules for manufacture, use, import, 

export and storage of hazardous micro-organisms, Genetically engineered organisms or 

cells made under Sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 

1986) or under the mechanism established as per the provisions of Biosafety Protocol by the 

Ministry of Environment and Forests. 

9. Permit for import of timber – 

(1) No consignment of timber shall be permitted import unless the following conditions and 

requirements are met with, namely:- 

(a) The timber shall be stripped off its bark, either be squared or rounded and accompanied 

by an official statement that the wood has been appropriately fumigated/treated and such 

treatment shall be endorsed in the phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin 

or re-export, as the case may be; 

(b) The timber shall be marked ‘kiln-dried’ or with any internationally recognized mark. 

(2) All the consignments of timber shall be inspected on board prior to unloading at the port of 

arrival by an officer duly authorised by PPA and, if necessary, fumigated/treated on board 

before unloading. 

Provided that the above conditions shall not apply for containerized cargo, which shall 

be inspected by an authorized PQ officer after unloading of the containers from the ship at 

the port/container freight station or Inland Container Depots under the jurisdiction of 

concerned Plant Quarantine Station. 

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CHAPTER III 

Special conditions of Import 

10. Special conditions for import of plant species – 

(1) In addition to the general conditions listed above in Chapter-II, the plant species herein after 

mentioned in Schedule-V and VI shall not be permitted to be imported except when 

specifically authorized or covered under import permit issued by an appropriate issuing 

authority and subject to such restrictions and conditions specified in this Chapter. 

(2) Every consignment of plant species herein specified in Schedule-V and VI shall be 

accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the authorized officer at country of 

origin or Phytosanitary Certificate–reexport issued by the country of re-export along with 

attested copy of original phytosanitary certificate, as the case may be, with the additional 

declarations being free from pests mentioned under Schedule-V and VI of this order or that 

the pests as specified do not occur in the country or state of origin as supported by 

documentary evidence thereof. 

(3) General conditions shall apply to all consignments including in respect of those mentioned in 

Schedule V, VI and VII. 

11. Post-entry Quarantine - 

CHAPTER IV 

Post-entry Quarantine 

(1) Plants and seeds, which require post-entry quarantine as laid down in Schedule V and VI of 

this order, shall be grown in post-entry quarantine facilities duly established by importer at 

his cost, approved and certified by the Inspection Authority as per the guidelines prescribed 

by the Plant Protection Adviser. 

(2) The period for which, and the conditions under which, the plants and seeds shall be grown in 

such facilities shall be specified in the permit granted under clause 3. 

(3) Nothing contained in Sub-clause (1) shall apply to the import of tissue-cultured plants that 

are certified virus-free as per Schedule-V and VI, but such plants, shall be subjected to 

inspection at the point of entry to ensure that the phytosanitary requirements are met with. 

(4) Every application for certification of post-entry quarantine facilities shall be submitted to the 

inspection authority in Form PQ 18. The inspection authority if satisfied after necessary 

inspection and verification of facilities shall issue a certificate in Form PQ 19. 

(5) At the time of arrival of the consignment, the importer shall produce this certificate before 

the Officer-in-Charge of the Quarantine Station at the entry point along with an undertaking 

in form PQ 20. 

(6) If the Officer-in-Charge of the Quarantine Station, after inspection of the consignment is 

satisfied, shall accord quarantine clearance with post-entry quarantine condition on the 

production, by an importer, of a certificate from the inspection authority with the stipulation 

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that the plants shall be grown in such post-entry quarantine facility for the period specified in 

the import permit. 

(7) After according quarantine clearance with post-entry quarantine conditions to the 

consignments of plants and seeds requiring post-entry quarantine, the Officer-in-Charge of 

the Quarantine Station at the entry point shall inform the inspection authority, having 

jurisdiction over the post-entry quarantine facility, of their arrival at the location where such 

plants would be grown by the importer. 

(8) It shall be the responsibility of the importer or his agent - 

(i) to intimate the inspection authority in advance about the date of planting of the 

imported plant or seed. 

(ii) not to transfer or part with or dispose the consignment during the pendency of postentry 

quarantine except in accordance with a written approval of inspection authority. 

(iii) to permit the inspection authority complete access to the post-entry quarantine facility 

at all times and abide by the instructions of such inspection authority. 

(iv) to maintain an inspection kit containing all requisite items to facilitate nursery 

inspection and ensure proper plant protection and upkeep of nursery records. 

(v) to extend necessary facilities to the inspection authority during his visit to the nursery 

and arrange destruction of any part or whole of plant population when ordered by him 

in the event of infection or infestation by a quarantine pest, in a manner specified by 

him. 

(9) The inspection authority of concerned area of jurisdiction or any officer authorized by the 

Plant Protection Adviser in this behalf, in association with a team of experts shall inspect the 

plants grown in the approved post-entry quarantine facility at such intervals as may be 

considered necessary in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Plant Protection 

Adviser, with a view to detect any pests and advise necessary phytosanitary measures to 

contain the pests. 

(10) The inspection authority shall permit the release of plants from post-entry quarantine, if they 

are found to be free from pests and diseases for the period specified in the permit for 

importation. 

(11) Where the plants in the post-entry quarantine are found to be affected by pests and diseases 

during the specified period the inspection authority shall:- 

(i) order the destruction of the affected consignment of whole or a part of the plant 

population in the post-entry quarantine if the pest or disease is exotic, or 

(ii) advise the importer about the curative measures to be taken to the extent necessary, if the 

pest or disease is not exotic and permit the release of the affected population from the 

post-entry quarantine only after curative measures have been observed to be successful. 

Otherwise, the plants shall be ordered to be destroyed. 

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(12) Where destruction of any plant population is ordered by the inspection authority, the importer 

shall destroy the same in the manner as may be directed by the inspection authority and under 

his supervision 

(13) At the end of final inspection, the inspection authority shall forward a copy of the report of 

post-entry quarantine inspection duly signed by him to the Plant Protection Adviser under 

intimation to officer-in-charge of concerned plant quarantine station. 

(14) The importer shall be liable to pay the prescribed fee for inspection of plants in the Post-entry 

Quarantine facility as laid down in Schedule-IX 

12. Appeal - 

CHAPTER V 

Appeal and Revision 

(1) If an importer is aggrieved by the decision of the inspection authority regarding the destruction 

of any plant population, he may appeal to the Plant Protection Adviser within 7 days from the 

date of communication of the decision giving the grounds of appeal. 

(2) It shall be lawful for the Plant Protection Adviser to rely on the observations of the inspection 

authority and such other expert opinion, as he may deem necessary, for deciding the appeal. 

(3) The memorandum of appeal under sub-clause (1) shall set out the grounds in successive 

paragraphs on which the decision is challenged and shall be accompanied by a bank draft in 

favour of the Plant Protection Adviser and payable at Faridabad, evidencing the payment of fee 

of Rs. 100/- 

13. Revision - 

The Plant Protection Adviser may, at any time, call for the records relating to any case pending 

before the inspection authority for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety 

of any decision passed by that authority and may pass such order in relation thereto, as it thinks 

fit: 

Provided that no such order shall be passed after the expiry of three months from the date of 

the decision; 

Provided further that the Plant Protection Adviser shall not pass any order prejudicial to any 

person, without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard. 

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CHAPTER VI 

Power of Relaxation 

14. Relaxation conditions of Import Permit and Phytosanitary Certificate in certain cases – 

(1) The Central Government may, in public interest, relax any of the conditions of this Order 

relating to the import permit and the phytosanitary certificate in relation to the import of any 

consignment. The Joint Secretary in-charge of Plant Protection in the Department of 

Agriculture & Cooperation shall be the competent authority for according the relaxation. 

(2) In the event of grant of relaxation by competent authority, the consignment shall be released 

after charging the fee for import permit and fee for plant quarantine inspection at five times 

of normal rates. 

(3) The provisions of this Order shall apply without prejudice to the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 

1962) or any other Acts or Order related to imports. 

15. Repeals and Savings - 

Chapter VII 

Repeal and Savings 

(1) The following orders and notifications are hereby repealed, namely: - 

(i) Rules for regulating the import of insects into India notified under F-193/40 A dated 

3.2.1941 

(ii) Rules for regulating the import of fungi into India notified under F.16-5(I)/43A dated 

10.5.43 

(iii) Import of cotton into India Regulations, 1972 

(iv) Plants, Fruits & Seeds (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 1989 

(2) Not with standing such repeal, an import permit issued by any competent authority, which is 

in force immediately before the commencement of this Order and which is consistent with 

this Order, shall continue in force and all appointments made and fees levied under the 

repealed Rules, Regulations and Orders, and in force immediately before such 

commencement shall likewise continue in force and be deemed to be made or levied in 

pursuance of this Order until revoked 

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PQ Form 01 

Application for permit to import plants/plant products for consumption or processing 

To 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

(Issuing Authority) 

I/We hereby make an application, in accordance with provisions of clause 3 of the Plant 

Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 made under sub-section (1) of section 3 of 

the Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) for permission to import the following 

plants/plant products for consumption/processing: 

1. Name & address of Importer 2. Name & address of exporter 

3. Country of origin/re-export 4. Foreign port of shipment 

5. Approximate date of arrival of shipment 

6. Point of entry 7. Means of conveyance 

8- Description of plants/plant products 

(Common /botanical name) 

12. Whether transgenic or not? 

14. Purpose of import 

15. Particulars of documents, if any 

attached. 

Declaration 

9. Quantity 

(Wt./Volume) 

10. No of 

packages 

11. Mode of packing 

I/We hereby declare that the information furnished above is correct and complete in all respects and undertake to pay to pay to an officer duly 

authorized by PPA, the prescribed fees towards inspection, fumigation, treatment or supervision and abide by the instructions/guidelines issued by him. 

Date: ___________ ___________________________ 

Place:___________ (Name & Signature of 

Importer or 

his authorized Agent) 

(Seal) 

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Application for permit to import plants/plant materials for sowing/planting/propagation 

To 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

___________________________________ 

(Issuing Authority) 

I/We hereby make an application, in accordance with provisions of clause 3 of the Plant 

Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 made under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of 

the Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) for permission to import following plants/plant 

material for sowing/planting/propagation: 

1. Name & address of Importer 2. Name & address of exporter 

3. Country of origin/re-export 4. Foreign port of shipment 

5. Approximate date of arrival of shipment 

6. Point of entry 7. Means of conveyance 

8- Description of plants/plant 

materials (Common /botanical 

name) 

9.Variety/ 

hybrid 

13. Whether transgenic or not? 

14. Name of location of post-entry 

quarantine facility, where applicable? 


16. Particulars of documents, if any 

attached. 

Declaration 

10. Quantity 

(Wt./Nos) 

11. No of 

packages 

12.Mode of packing 

I/We hereby declare that the information furnished above is correct and complete in all respects and undertake to pay to pay to an officer duly 

authorized by PPA, the prescribed fees towards inspection, fumigation, treatment or post-entry quarantine inspection of the above consignment and abide 

by the instructions/guidelines issued by him. 

Date: ___________ ___________________________ 

Place:___________ (Name & Signature of 

Seal Importer or his authorized Agent) 

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Government of India 

Ministry of Agriculture 


Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, 

__________________________________________ 

_______________________ 

Permit for Import of Plants/Plant products for Consumption/Processing 


Permit No.___________ Date of issue_________________ 

Valid up to __________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 3 (6) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import 

into India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests 

Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) , I hereby grant permission to import the following plants/plant products for 

consumption/processing as detailed below: 

1. Name and address of importer 

2. Name and address of exporter 

3. Country of Origin/Re-export 4. Point of entry 

5. Description of plant/plant products 

(Common/Scientific Name) 

6. Quantity 

(Wt./vol.) 

7 No. of 

packages 

8. Mode of 

packing 

9.The above permission is granted subject to the following conditions: 

(1) The consignment of plants/plant products shall be free from soil, weed species and plants 

debris. 

(2) The consignment shall be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate/Phytosanitary Certificate 

re-export issued by an authorized officer in the country of origin/ re-export i.e (.____________) 

as the case may be, with an additional declaration for the freedom from: 

(a)__________________________________________________________________________ 

(b) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(c)__________________________________________________________________________ 

(d)__________________________________________________________________________ 

or that above specified pests do not occur in the country or state of origin. 

(3) The permit is not transferable and valid for one time import. The permit number shall be quoted 

on the phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin/re-export, as the case may be. 

Date___________________ 

Place:_________________ 

Seal Name 

Signature 

Designation 

of Issuing Authority 

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____________________________________________ 

___________________________ 

Permit for Import of Plants/Plant products for Consumption/Processing 



Valid up to __________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 3 (6) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation 

of Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive 

Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) , I hereby grant permission to import the following 

plants/plant products for consumption/processing as detailed below: 

1. Name and address of importer 2. Name and address of exporter 


5. Description of plant/plant products 


6.Quantity 

(Wt./vol.) 

7. No. of packages 



(1) The consignment shall be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate/Phytosanitary 

Certificate re-export issued by an authorized officer in the country of origin/ re-export i.e. 

(____________) as the case may be, with an additional declaration for the freedom from: 

(a) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(b) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(c) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(d) ________________________________________________________________________ 

or that above specified pests does not occur in the country or state of origin. 

(2) The permit is not transferable and shall be valid for six months from the date of issue and 

valid for multiple port access and multiple part shipments provided the exporter, importer and 

country of origin are the same for the entire consignment. The permit number shall be quoted 

on the phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin/re-export, as the case may be. 

Date : ________________ 

Place: ________________ 

(Seal) 

Name 

Signature 

Designation 


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__________________________________________ 

_______________________ 

Permit for Import of Plants/Plant materials for Sowing/Planting/Propagation 


Valid up to __________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 3 (6) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 

India) Order, 2003 issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 

of 1914), I hereby grant permission to import the following plants/plant materials for 

sowing/planting/propagation as detailed below: 




5 Description of Plant species 

(Common/botanical name) 

6. Variety/hybrid 7. Quantity 

(Wt./nos.) 

8. No. of 

packages 

9. Mode of 

packing 

10. The above permission is granted subject to following conditions:- 

(1) the consignment of plants/plant materials shall be free from soil, weed species and plant debris. 

(2) (i) The consignment shall be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate/Phytosanitary Certificate (reexport 

issued by an authorized officer in the country of origin (country of re-export) as the case may be 

with additional declaration for the freedom from: 

a)_______________________________________________________________________________ 

b)_______________________________________________________________________________ 

c)_______________________________________________________________________________ 

. or that above specified pests do not occur in the country or state of origin. 

(ii) Certified that the plants/plant materials as described above obtained from mother crop/stock which 

were inspected on regular intervals by an appropriate authority in the country of origin and found free 

from:__________________________________________________________________________ 

(3) The consignment shall be grown in an approved post-entry quarantine facility established by the 

importer at _______________________ (name of location of PEQ facility) under the supervision of 

__________________________________________ for a period of (days/months) _____________ 

(Name & Address of Inspection Authority) 

(4) The permit is not transferable and valid for one-time import. The permit number shall be quoted on the 

phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin or re-export as the case may be. 

Date: ______________ 

Place:____________ 

(Seal) 

Name 

Signature 

Designation of Issuing Authority 

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____________________________________________ 

___________________________ 

Permit for Import of Plants/Plant materials for Sowing/Planting/Propagation 



Valid up to __________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 3 (6) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import 

into India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 

1914 (2 of 1914) , I hereby grant permission to import the following plants/plant materials for 

sowing/planting/propagation as detailed below: 



5. Description of plant/plant 

products (Common/Scientific 

Name) 

6.Variety/hybrid 7.Quantity 

(Wt./vol.) 

8. No. of 

packages 

9. Mode of 

packing 


(1) The consignment of plants/plant products shall be free from soil, weed species and plants debris. 

(2) (i) The consignment shall be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate/Phytosanitary Certificate reexport 

issued by an authorized officer in the country of origin/ re-export i.e. (____________) as the 

case may be, with an additional declaration for the freedom from: 

(a) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(b) ________________________________________________________________________ 

(c) ________________________________________________________________________ 

or that above specified pests does not occur in the country or state of origin. 

(ii) Certified that the plants/plant materials as described above obtained from mother crop/stock 

which were inspected on regular intervals by an appropriate authority in the country of origin and 

found free from:____________________________________________ 


importer at _________________(name of location of PEQ facility) under the supervision 

of__________________________________ for a period of (days/months) _____________ 

(Name & Address of Inspection Authority) 

(4) The permit is not transferable and shall be valid for six months from the date of issue and valid for 

multiple port access and multiple part shipments provided the exporter, importer and country of origin 

are the same for the entire consignment. The permit number shall be quoted on the phytosanitary 

certificate issued at the country of origin/re-export, as the case may be. 

Date : ________________ 

Place: ________________ 

(Seal) 

Name 

Signature 

Designation 


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Face of Tag 

ORANGE/GREEN COLOUR TAG 

Permit No.___________________ Valid up 

to_______________________ 

This package contains perishable plants/plant materials. 

Rush and deliver 

To 

Officer-In-Charge, 

Plant Quarantine and Fumigation Station 

________________ 

Airport/Seaport/Land custom station 

Reverse of Tag 

Directions for sending plants/planting materials 

Under this tag only materials covered under above Permit should be booked 

Any other material may be confiscated 


Place inside the package the importer’s name and address, Invoice and official phytosanitary certificate 

issued by authorized officers in the country of origin. 

In case of imports by Sea, rush all documents to consignee by aid 

Attach Tag securely to consignment 

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Application for Permit to Import soil/peat or Sphagnum moss or other growing media 

To 

The Plant Protection Adviser 

to the Government of India, 

Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & 

Storage, 

NH-IV, Faridabad, (Haryana)-121001. 

I/We hereby make an application in accordance with provisions of clause 4 (ii) of the Plant 

Quarantine (Regulations of Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of 

the Destructive Insects & Pests, 1914 (2 of 1914) for permission to import soil/peat or Sphagnum moss or 

other growing media of plant origin as detailed below: 

1. Name & Address of the importer 2. Name and address of exporter 

3. Country of origin 

5. Approximate date of import 

6. Point of entry 

8. Description of growing media 

(soil/peat or Sphagnum-moss etc.) 

12 Specific purpose of import 

Declaration 

9. Quantity 

4. Foreign port of shipment 

7. Means of conveyance 

10 .No of 

packages 


I/We hereby undertake to pay to an officer duly authorized by the Plant Protection Adviser the 

prescribed fees towards inspection, fumigation or treatment of the consignment and abide by the 

instructions/guidelines issued by him. 

Date__________________ 

Place:_________________ 

(Signature & Name of the 

Importer or his authorized agent) 

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Ministry Agriculture 

Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, 


NH-IV, Faridabad (Haryana) - 121001. 


Permit for import of soil/peat or Sphagnum moss/other growing media of plant origin 

Permit No.__________________ Date of issue________________ 

Valid up to ________________ 

In accordance with provisions of clause 4 of the Plant Quarantine (Regulations of Import into 

India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests Act, 

1914 (2 of 1914), I hereby grant permission to import the following consignment of 

soil/peat/Sphagnum moss/other growing media of plant origin as detailed below: 



3. Country of origin 4. Point of entry 

5. Description of consignment 6. Quantity 7. No of Packages 8. Mode of 

Packing. 


(1) The imported consignment shall be accompanied by an official certificate issued by an authorized 

officer in the country of origin stating that 

(a)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

b)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

c)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(2) Permit is valid for one-time import and not transferable. 

(3) The imported consignment of soil/effluents shall be disposed after laboratory investigation in a 

manner prescribed by an officer duly authorized by the Plant Protection Adviser in this regard.. 

Date___________ 

Place:__________ 

Name & 

Signature:_______________________________ 

Designation 

Stamp of Issuing Authority 

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NH-IV, Faridabad (Haryana) - 121001. 

Permit for import of soil/peat or Sphagnum moss/other growing media of plant origin 



Valid up to __________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 4 of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 


1914 (2 of 1914) , I hereby grant permission to import the following consignment of 

soil/peat/Sphagnum moss/other growing media of plant origin as detailed below: 


3. Country of origin 4. Point of entry 

5. Description of consignment 6.Quantity 

(Wt./vol.) 

7. No. of packages 

8. Mode of 

packing 


(1) The imported consignment shall be accompanied by an official certificate issued by an authorized 

officer in the country of origin stating that 

(a)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(b)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(c)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(2) The permit is not transferable and shall be valid for six months from the date of issue and valid 

for multiple port access and multiple part shipments provided the exporter, importer and country of 

origin are the same for the entire consignment. The permit number shall be quoted on the 

phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin/re-export, as the case may be. 

(3) The imported consignment of soil/effluents shall be disposed after laboratory investigation in a 

manner prescribed by an officer duly authorized by the Plant Protection Adviser in this regard. 

Date : ________________ 

Place: ________________ 

(Seal) 

Name 

Signature 

Designation 


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Application For Permit To Import Germplasm/Transgenics/Genetically Modified Organisms 

(GMO’s) For Research Purpose. 

To 

The Director, 

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, 

Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012 

I hereby apply for a permit in accordance with provisions of clause 6 (2) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation 

of Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under the Sub-section (1) of Section (3) of the Destructive Insects & 

Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), authorizing the import of plants/planting materials for research purposes as per 

details given below: 

1. Name and address of the applicant 

2. Exact description of Seeds/Planting Material s to be 

imported: 

(a) Common and botanical name: 

(b) Germplasm/variety/hybrid/composite/synthetic 

provenance/clone/others 

(c) Form of material required (seed/rooted plants/ 

scions/ tubers/cuttings/bulbs in vitro cultures 

(d) Parentage, if known 

3. Place of collection/orig in of material to be imported 

(country/state) 

4 Whether transgenic/GMO or not? 

[If yes, attach the approval letter issued by RCGM (DBT) 

in original] 

5. Name and address of the organization/ institution producing 

the material 

6. Number of samples to be imported 

7. Quantity to be imported (separately 

for each accession/variety/.hybrid/transgenic/GMO) 

8. Suggested source of availability of material 

including published reference, if known. 

9. (a) Whether the aforesaid germplasm/variety/hybrid was 

imported by you earlier? If so, details thereof (year, 

quantity, source, etc.) 

(b) Was the material shared with other scientists/National 

Gene Bank at NBPGR? 

10. Expected date and arrival in India 

11. Mode of shipment (Airmail/Air freight/accompanied 

baggage) 

12. Place where imported seeds/planting material will be 

grown and scientists under whose supervision 

the seeds/planting material will be grow 

Declaration 

I hereby declare that the germplasm under import has no commercial value/exclusive ownership and may 

be shared freely for research purposes. 

Place: 

Date: Signature of the Applicant & Address 

For further information contact Tel.No.91/11/5783697, 5732375) or Fax. 91-11/5731495 or E Mail - 

director@nbpgr.delhi.nic.in, and Web Address- http://nbpgr.delhi.nic.in 

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National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR) 

New Delhi 110012 


Permit For Import Of Germplasm /Transgenic/GeneticallyModified Organisms For Research 

Purpose. 

Permit No.___________________ Date of issue____________________ 

Valid up to _____________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of clause 6 (2) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 

India) Order 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests Act,1914, 

I hereby grant permission to import of germplasm/transgenic/genetically modified organisms herein 

specified 



3. Country of origin Point of Entry 

4. Description of germplasm/ 

transgenic/Genetically modified 

organism (Botanical name) 

5. Variety to 

be imported 

6. Quantity 

(Weight/Nos.) 

9.The above permission is granted subject to following conditions:- 

7. No of 

Pakages 

8. Mode of 

Packing 

(1) The consignment of germplasm/transgenic shall be free from soil, weed species and plant debris. 

(2) (i) The consignment shall be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate/Phytosanitary Certificate 

(re-export issued by an authorized officer in the country of origin /country of re-export) as the case 

may be with additional declaration for the freedom from: 

a)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(b)_____________________________________________________________________________ 

or that the above specified pests do not occur in the country or state of origin. 

(ii) Certified that the germplasm/transgenic as described above obtained from mother crop/stock 

which were inspected on regular intervals by an appropriate authority in the country of origin and 

found free from: 


importer at _______________________ (name of location of PEQ facility) under the supervision 

of___________ ______________________________________________ for a period of 

(days/months) ______________ (Name & Address of Inspection Authority) 

(4) The permit is not transferable and valid for one-time import. The permit number shall be quoted on 

the phytosanitary certificate issued at the country of origin or re-export as the case may be. 

Place: New Delhi 

Seal Name 

Date: 

Signature 

Director 

National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources 

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Permit No.___________________ 

Valid upto___________________ 

Face of the Tag or Label 

YELLOW/GREEN TAG OR LABEL 

This package contains germplasm, which is highly perishable. Do not open the 

package 

Rush And Deliver 

To 

Director 

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources 

NEW DELHI –110012 

Directions for Sending/Mailing germplasm 

Reverse of the Tag or Label 

The consignments of germplasm shall be addressed only to the Director 

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110012. 


Under this tag or label only permitted material shall be booked and any other material denied entry and 

shall be confiscated and destroyed. 

Place inside the package the importer’s name and address, Invoice and Phytosanitary Certificate. 

Attach the Tag or paste the Label securely to the package. 

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Face of Label 

Permit no.:__________________ 

Valid up to:__________________ 


Red/White Label 

This package contains: 

Transgenic lines of plants/genetically engineered microorganisms. 

Do not open except at the bio-safety laboratory of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic 

Resources in the presence of Research Scientist and Plant Quarantine Authority. 

Rush And Deliver 

To: 

Director 

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources 

NEW DELHI –110012 

Reverse of the Label 

Directions for mailing transgenic lines of plants/genetically engineered or modifid 

microorganisms: 

Under this label only material covered under the Permit should only be shipped and any other material 

shall be confiscated and destroyed. The packaging should be confirmed with bio-safety regulations. 

The inner container should carry name and description of the transgenic line or microorganism and 

should be hermetically sealed. The outer container shall carry the Consignee’s name and address and 

the Invoice and placed inside secured package. Paste Red/White label on the face of each package. 

Do not write any thing on the label. Do not place any delivery address outside package. Write the 

foreign shippers' name on outside of package and full postage. 

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Application for Permit to import live insects/mites/nematodes/microbial cultures including 

algae/bio-control agents 

To 

The Plant Protection Adviser to the 

Government of India, 

Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & 

Storage, 

NMV-IV, Faridabad (Haryana)-121001) 

I/We hereby make an application, in accordance with provisions of Clause 7 of Plant Quarantine 

Regulation of Import Order, 2003, made under Sub-section (1) of the Section 3 of the Destructive 

Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) for a permission to import of following Insects/ mites/ 

nematodes/ microbial cultures/ biocontrol agents for research/experimental purpose as detailed 

below: 

1. Description of insects/mites/nematodes/ 

microbial cultures/ biocontrol agents intended to 

import (common /scientific names) 

2. Taxon (Class/order/family/ sub-family tribe/ 

races or strains) 

3. Stages of the organism 

4. Number of specimens or units 

5. Host species, if any 


6. Mode of packing & no. of packages and 

distinguishing marks, if any 

7. Country of origin & foreign port of shipment 

8. Mode of shipment & point of entry 


10. Name & address of exporter 

11. Approximate date of import 


Declaration 

I/We hereby undertake to abide by the instructions/guidelines issued by the Plant Protection 

Adviser to the Govt. of India from time to time in this regard. 

Date:________ ______ 

Place_______________ 

(Seal) (Signature of Applicant) 

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(Emblem) 



Department of Agriculture & Cooperation 

Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage 

NH-IV, Faridabad (Haryana-121001) 

Permit for import of live insects/mites/nematodes/microbial cultures including algae/biocontrol 

agents 

Permit No.__________________ Date of 

issue________________ 

Valid up 

to__________________ 

In accordance with provision of clause 7 (3) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 


1914 (2 of 1914), I hereby grant permission for import of following insects/mites/nematodes/microbial 

cultures/ biocontrol agents as detailed below: 

1. Name & Address of Importer 2. Name & Address of Exporter 

3. Country of origin 3. Point of Entry 

5. Description of organism 

(Common/Scientific 

Name) 

6. Taxon 

(Class/family 

order etc.) 

7. Stage of 

organism, host 

species, if any 

8. No. of 

specimens/units 


and distinguishing 

marks, if any 

10. The above permission is granted subject to the following conditions: 

(1) No substitute is permitted for the kind or organism permitted for import under this permit. 

(2) The consignment shall be accompanied by an official certificate issued by an appropriate authority 

in the country of origin for freedom from: 

(a) _______________________________________________________________________________ 

(b) _______________________________________________________________________________ 

(3) The consignment of bio-control agents shall be held under post-entry quarantine at 

___________________________ ____________________________(Name of 

Institute/Organisation) for a period of________________ before release for field trials. 

(4) The permittee shall intimate the Plant Protection Adviser of any change of address and comply with 

his instructions. 

Date: ______________ 

Place:______________ 

Name & 

(Signature of issuing authority) 

Stamp of Organization 

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Face of label 

BLUE/VIOLET LABEL 

Permit No. ___________________ Valid up to __________________________ 

This package contains: 

Live insects/mites/nematodes/microbial Cultures/bio-control agents. 

Do not open except in the presence of plant quarantine authority 

RUSH AND DELIVER TO 

Officer-in-charge 

Plant Quarantine Station 

at_________________ 

Reverse of the Label 

Directions for mailing live insects/mites/nematodes/microbial cultures including 

algae/bio/control agents 

Under this label only material covered under this Permit should be shipped and any 

other material be denied entry. 

Place within the package the Consignee’s name and address and Invoice. 

Paste securely the Blue/Violet label on the face of each package. 

Do not write anything on this label. 

Do not place any delivery address outside package. 

Place on outside of package name and address of foreign shipper. 

Form PQ 14 

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Application For Quarantine Inspection And Clearance Of Imported Plants/Plant Products and 

Others (Cargo). 

For PQ Office’s use: 

To 

Receipt No. Registration No. 

________________________ 

________________________ 

________________________ 

Date of Receipt Date of Registration. 

In accordance with the provisions of Clause 3 (18) of the Plant Quarantine Regulations of 

Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), 

I/We, file herewith an application for Plant Quarantine inspection/treatment and clearance of the 

imported plants/ plant products and others as described below: 

Description of Consignment: 

1. Name & address of importer 

3. Consignment 


5. No. of pieces/ packages/ 

containers 

6. Nature of packing material 

Means of conveyance & date of 

arrival 

11. Date and place of inspection 

13. Value of the Commodity 

2. Name & address of Exporter 

4. Quantity (Wt./vol.) 

6. Distinguishing marks 

8. Country of origin & port of 

shipment 


12. Shipping/Airway Bill No. 

& Date 


Sowing/ planting/ 

consumption 

[] Import Permit 

No: ______ dt_____________ 

[] Phytosanitary Certificate 

No: ______dt_____________ 

[] Fumigation Certificate, if any 

[] Certificate of origin, if any 

[] Bill of Entry 

No: ________dt___________ 

[] Shipping/Airway bill 

[] Invoice/packing list 

N.B.: Tick out the documents 

enclosed. 

For PQ Office Use: 

The above documents submitted 

to this office have been 

scrutinised and found in 

order/not in order 

Date: 

Signature of PQ staff 

Declaration 

1) I/we hereby declare that to the best of the knowledge and belief, the particular given above are true 

and correct. 

(2) I/We abide by the provisions of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 

2002 and the instructions issued by the officer authorized by Plant Protection Adviser 

Date:______________ 

Place:______________ (Signature of 

Importer/Authorised Agent) 

N.B: Application should be submitted by the importer/his authorised agent in duplicate duly filled and completed.; 

Duplicate copy to be returned to the importer/his authorised agent after endorsing the quarantine order and receipt of 

payment; Payments should be made by bank draft or pay order drawn in favour of the concerned Pay & Accounts Officer. 

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For P Q Office Use: 

Assessment of fees: Receipt of payment: 

Commodity Wt. (Kg)/ Particulars of fees Received from M/s._______________________ 

No. of pieces (in Rs) 

an amount of Rs. _________________________ 

1. PEQ fees: 

______________ (Rs.___________________________________) 

2. Inspection: 

(in words) 

Fees by cash /DD /BC /PO /T.R.No. 

______________ 

3. Others: 

__________________ Dt: __________________ 

______________ drawn on ____________________________ 

(Name of the bank & branch) 

towards inspection fees. 

TOTAL: 

(Rupees_______________________________) 

(In words) 

Date: Assessed by Checked 

by ____________ _____________ 

Sign. of staff Sign. of S/O 

Quarantine Order 

Date: 

___________ ___________ 

Sign. of Cashier Sign. of DDO/ 

Accountant 

(1) The goods listed on this Plant Quarantine Entry form are ordered into Quarantine and are to be 

forwarded to this office under escort by Customs for inspection/treatment and further orders. 

(2) The importer/authorized agent of the importer is hereby directed to present the 

goods/containers/vessel lying at _________________________________ for 

inspection/sampling on _______________ and at __________________ by the following 

designated staff/officers viz. ___________________________________ and arrange necessary 

facilities for the above purpose. 

(3) The importer/authorized agent of the importer is advised to produce original copy of IP/PSC on or 

before _____________ to this office for record. 

(4) The importer/authorized agent of importer is advised to contact this office after 

_____________________ day(s) for further orders. 

Date: _______________________ 

Place:_______________________ (Sign. and Designation of Authority) 

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(Emblem) 





__________________________________________ 

__________________________ 


RELEASE ORDER 

Ref. No.______________________ Date of issue______________________ 

In accordance with provisions of Clause 3 (16) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 

India) Order, 2003, issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects & Pests Act 

1914 (2 of 1914), the following consignment of plants/plant products referred to this station has been 

inspected/fumigated or treated and the same has been accorded quarantine clearance/ provisional 

quarantine clearance* for growing in an approved post entry quarantine facility, as detailed below: 

Description of Consignment 

1. Name of the consignment 


2. Quantity (Wt./nos.) 

3. Number of packages/containers 

and mode of packing 

4. Country of origin/re-export 

and foreign port of shipment 

5. Distinguishing marks 

6. Means of conveyance & date of arrival 



9. Bill of entry no./shipping or airway 

bill no. and date 

10.Date of sampling/inspection/ 

fumigation or treatment 

Date:_______________ 

Place:______________ 

Name 

Signature 

(PQ authority) 

Copy to: 

(i) Collector of Customs:_____________________________________________________________ 

(ii) Inspection Authority___________________________________ __________________________ 

*Strike out not applicable 

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(Emblem) 





_______________________________________________________ 

__________________________________ 

DEPORTATION/DESTRUCTION ORDER 

No.____________________ Dated__________________________ 

In accordance with the provisions of Clause 3 (16) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of 

Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under the Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive 

Insects & Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the following consignment of plants/plant products has been 

ordered for deportation/ destruction as the same was imported in violation of the provisions of the 

above said Order. The details are as under: 


1. Name of the Commodity 


2. Quantity (Wt../nos.) 

3. Number of packages/containers 

4. Country of origin 

& foreign port of shipment 

5. Distinguishing marks, if any 

6. Means of conveyance & date of arrival 


8. Bill of entry no./shipping or airway bill 

no. & date 

9 Date of sampling/inspection/ 

fumigation or treatment 

Nature of Non-Compliance 

( ) Consignment has been imported without valid Import Permit or Phytosanitary Certificate (Clause 

3 (1)/3 (20) of the PQ Order, 2002 or both. 

( ) Consignment on inspection found to be infested/infected with a quarantine pest notified under 

Schedule-V and VI, viz.______________ 

( )Consignment on inspection found to be contaminated with quarantine weed species specified in 

ScheduleVIII, viz.______________________________________________________________ 

( ) Consignment is prohibited entry as per item no._________________ of Schedule -IV. 

( ) Consignment found to be substantially contaminated with soil. 

( ) Consignment found packed with objectionable package material 

( ) Any other reason (specify):_______________________________________________________ 

Note: Tick-out, which ever applicable. 

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Action to be taken by the importer or his authorized Agent 

The above stated consignment/container shall be deported within ________ days from the 

date of issue of this order for which the importer or his authorised agent shall submit the re-shipping 

bills for necessary endorsement failing which the same shall be arranged for destruction at his own 

cost in manner prescribed by plant quarantine authority. 

Date: _________________ 

Place: _________________ 

Designation 

(Seal) 

(PQ authority) 

Name & 

Copy to: 

1. Commissioner of ___________________________________________________________ 

(Address of Commisionerate of Customs) 

2. Port Trust Authority/Airport Authority of ________________________________________ 

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Application for Certificate of approval of post-entry quarantine facility 


To 

_________________________________ 

_________________________________ 

_________________________________ 

(Inspection Authority) 

I/We hereby make an application, in accordance with provisions of Clause11(4) of the Plant 

Quarantine (Regulations of Import into India) Order, 2003, issued under Subsection (1) of Section 3 

of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914) for certification of following post-entry 

quarantine facility established by me for growing imported propagative plant material as described 

hereunder 


1. Name & Address of the Importer 

2. Location of PEQ facility 

(i.e. City/Village/Taluka/Distt.) 

3. Type & description of facility 

(Diagrammatic sketch to be attached) 

4. No. of units & size 

5.Total capacity of the PEQ facility 

(No. of propagating units/potting space) 

6. Type of imported planting material 

to be grown 

7. Particulars of Registration of nursery 

with State Deptt. of 

Horticulture/Agriculture 

8. Additional information, if any 

Declaration 

(i) I/We hereby declare that the information furnished above is correct to the best of my/our 

knowledge and belief. 

(ii) I/we shall abide by the instructions and guidelines issued by the Plant Protection Adviser of any 

Inspection Authority duly notified for this purpose from time to time. 

(iii) I/We hereby undertake to provide necessary facilities during inspection of the facility or growing 

plants under post-entry quarantine to any of the Inspection Authority or any officer duly 

authorised by Plant Protection Adviser 

Date:________________ 

Place:________________ 

(Signature of importer) 

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(Emblem) 

(Name of Organisatio) 

Certificate Of Approval Of Post Entry Quarantine Facility. 


No.____________________ Date of Issue___________________ 

Valid up to_______________ 

In accordance with the provisions of Clause 11 (4) of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of 

import into India) Order, 2003 issued under Sub-section (1) of the Section 3 of the Destructive 

Insects & Pests Act, 1914, I hereby certify that the following post-entry quarantine facility has been 

inspected and approved for growing of imported consignment of plants/planting materials as 

described below, under post-entry quarantine, in accordance with guidelines/standards prescribed in 

this regard. 

1. Name & address of the importer 

2. Location (City/Village/Taluk) of PEQ 

Facility 

3. Type of facility, structure & 

design 

4. No. of units & size of each 

Unit 

5. Total capacity (no. of propagating 

Units/potting space) 

6. Name of plant species intended to be 

grown 

7. Any other facility available 

Date:______________ 

Place:______________ 

Name 

Signature 

Seal of Inspecting Authority 

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Undertaking To Grow Imported Plants In An Approved Post-Entry Quarantine Facility Under 

The Supervision Of Inspection Authority 

From: _____________________________ To: __________________________________ 

______________________________ __________________________________ 

_____________________________ __________________________________ 

I/We M/s_________________________________________________________________________ 

furnish the following undertaking in respect of a consignment of ______________________________ 

to be imported vide IP No._____________ dt.______________ through___________________ to 

grow in an approved post-entry quarantine facility under the supervision of inspection authority/officer 

duly authorised by the Plant Protection Adviser. I/ we also undertake that: 

(1) I/we shall grow the entire consignment of imported plant material (as described above) in an 

approved post-entry quarantine facility/isolated nursery located at the village _____________ of 

taluk _____________ of Dist. _____________________of___________________________State. 

(2) To intimate the inspection authority/officerof plant quarantine about the date of sowing/planting of 

seeds/propagating plant material, percentage of germination, seedling mortality and plant 

protection measures if adopted etc., within one month of sowing/planting and thereafter at regular 

intervals. 

(3) To provide all the facilities to inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine for undertaking 

post-entry quarantine inspection of seedlings/plants. 

(4) To maintain the nursery records/registers relating to the receipt of seed/plant material, 

germination/planting records, plant protection measures undertaken, etc. and produce the same 

before inspecting team for necessary scrutiny. 

(5) To undertake necessary plant protection measures as advised by the inspecting team from time to 

time. 

(6) Not to give/donate/distribute any part of consignment without the written clearance from the 

inspection authority/ officer duly authorised by him in this behalf. 

(7) To abide by the decision of inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine to destroy whole or 

part of consignment or any seedlings/plant material, found infected/infested or contaminated by a 

quarantine pest/pathogen. In an appropriate manner measures for decontamination of tools and 

garden equipment, soil, etc., thereof on emergency basis. 

(8) To bear the cost of destruction of affected plant material under the supervision of inspection 

authority/officers of plant quarantine. 

(9) To maintain basic inspection tools like hand lance field lance or illuminated magnified, surgical 

spirit, dissection box, absorbent cotton, screw caped glass vials, labels, etc., for the purpose of 

carrying out inspection. 

(10) To abide the decision of inspection authority/ officer of the PQ about destruction etc. 

(11) Not to lie any liability with inspection authority/officers of plant quarantine towards loss/damage 

caused to any material/destruction of the same in the event of infection/infestation by a quarantine 

pest/pathogen. 

Date:__________________ 

Place:__________________ Name & Signature of Importer/Agent) 

Address: 

N.B. The importer/agent is required to submit the above undertaking in duplicate, the duplicate copy which will be 

forwarded to respective Inspection Authority (IA): 

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From 

Plant Protection Organisation 

of____________________ 

Description Of Consignment 

Name and address of exporter 

Declared name and address of consignee 

Number and description of packages 

Distinguishing marks 

Place of Origin 

Declared means of conveyance 

Declared point of entry 

Name of produce and quantity declared 

Botanical name of plants 

PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE 

(To be typed or printed in block letters) 

To: 

Plant Protection orrganisation(s) 

of________________ 


No.___________________ 

This is to certify that the plants or plant products described above have been inspected according to 

appropriate procedures and are considered to be free from quarantine pests and practically free from 

the injurious pests and that they are considered to conform to the current phytosanitary regulations 

at the importing country 

Date_____________________________ 

Duration:_________________________ 

Treatment________________________ 

Additional 

information:_________________ 

Additional declarations : 

Place of issue: 

Date of issue 

Desinfestation and/ or Disinfection Treatment 

Stamp of 

Organization 

Temperature:__________________________________ 

Chemical (active ingredient)______________________ 

Concentration _________________________________ 

Name & 

Signature of authorized officer 

No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to……… (Name of Plant Protection 

Organisation) ……… or to any of its officers or representatives*.*Optional clause 

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Plant Protection Organisation 

of______________________ 

(Country of import) 


MODEL PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE FOR RE-EXPORT 

No.____________________ 


Name and address of exporter 

Declared name and address of consignee 

To: Plant Protection Organisation(s) 

of__________________________ 

(Country(ies) of re-export) 

Number and description of packages 

Distinguishing marks 

Place of Origin 

Declared means of conveyance 

Declared point of entry 

Name of produce and quantity declared 

Botanical name of plants 

This is to certify that the plants or plant products described above were imported into………(country 

of re-export)..…. from (country of origin)…covered by Phytosanitary Certificate no__________ 

*Original [ ] certified true copy [ ] of which is attached to this Certificate. That they are* packed { } 

repacked [ ] in original [ ] new [ ] container, that based on the original Phytosanitary Certificate [ ] 

and additional ;inspection [ ], they are considered to conform with the current phytosanitary 

regulations of the importing country, and that during storage in………(country of reexport)………..the 

consignment has not been subjected to the risk of infestation or infection. 

*Insert tick in appropriate boxes 

Date____________________________ 

Treatment________________________ 

Chemical active 

ingredients _____________________ 

Additional declarations: 

Place of issue__________ 

Date of issue___________ 

Desinfestation and/or Disinfection Treatment 

(Stamp of 

Organisation) 

Duration and temperature________________________ 

Concentration _________________________________ 

Additional 

information_____________________________ 

Name & 

Ssignature of authorized officer 

No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to……… (Name of Plant Protection 

Organisation) ……… Or to any of its officers or representatives*. 

* Optional clause 

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Schedule-I 

[See clauses 2 (xxi), 3 (13) and 3 (14) 

Points of Entry for Import of plants/plant materials and other Articles 

Seaports Airports Land Frontier Stations 

1 Alleppey (Kerala)* 1. Amritsar (Punjab) 1. Agartala (Tripura) 

2. Bhavnagar (Gujarat) 2. Bangalore (Karnataka) 2. Amritsar Rly. Stn. (Punjab) 

3. Kolkata (West Bengal) 3. Kolkata (West Bengal) 3. Attari Rly. Stn.(Punjab) 

4. Calicut (Kerala) 4. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 4. Attari Wagha Border 

Check post (Punjab) 

5. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 5. Hyderabad (Andhra 

Pradesh) 

5. Bongaon (West Bengal) 

6. Cochin (Kerala) 6. Mumbai (Maharashtra) 6. Gede Road Rly. Stn. (West 

Bengal) 

7. Cuddalore (Tamil 

Nadu)* 

7. New Delhi (Delhi) 7. Jogbani (Bihar) 

8. Goa* (Goa) 8. Patna (Bihar) 8. Moresh (Manipur) 

9. Gopalpur (Orissa)* 9. Tiruchirapalli (Tamil 

Nadu) 

9. Panitanki (West Bengal) 

10. Haldia (West Bengal)* 10. Trivandrum (Kerala) 10. Raxual (Bihar) 

11. Jamnagar (Gujarat)* 11. Varanasi (Uttar 

Pradesh) 

11. Rupadiha (Uttar Pradesh) 

12. Beypore (Kerala)* 12. Guwahati (Assam) 12. Sonauli (Uttar Pradesh) 

13. Kakinada (Andhra 

13. Banbasa (Uttaranchal) 

Pradesh) 

14. Kandla (Gujarat) 

15. Karwar (Karnataka)* 

16. Krishnapatnam (Andhra 

Pradesh)* 

17. Machlipatnam (Andhra 

Pradesh)* 

18. Mandvi (Gujarat) 

19. Mangalore (Karnataka) 

20. Mumbai (Maharashtra) 

21. Mundra (Gujarat) 

22. Nagapatnam (Tamil 

Nadu)* 

23. Nova Shiva 

(Maharashtra) 

24. Navlakhi (Gujarat)* 

25. Okha (Gujarat)* 

26. Paradeep (Orissa)* 

27. Pondicherry 

28. Porbander (Gujarat)* 

29. Rameshwram ((Tamil 

Nadu) 

30. Tiruvananthapuram 

(Kerala) 

31. Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) 

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32. Veraval (Gujarat)* 

33. Visakhapatnam (Andhra 

Pradesh) 

34. Vizhinjam (Kerala) 

* For import of food grains by Food Corporation of India only 

SCHEDULE-I I 

[See clause 2 (xxi)] 

List of Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations for Import of Plants 

and Plant Products. 

Place State Status Jurisdiction of PQ Station 

1. Tughlakabad Delhi Inland 

Container 

Depot 

2. Patparganj Delhi Container 

Freight 

Station 

3. Ballabhgarh Haryana Container 

Freight 

Station 

4. Gurgaon Haryana Container 

Freight 

Station 

5. Rewari Haryana Container 

Freight 

Station 

6. Panipat Haryana Inland 

Container 

Depot 

7. Jallandhar Punjab Container 

Freight 

Station 

8. Amritsar Punjab Container 

Freight 

Station 

9. Bhatinda Punjab Container 

Freight 

10. Ludhiana 

(Dhandari Kalan) 

11. Moradabad Uttar 

Pradesh 

Station 

Punjab Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

National Plant Quarantine 

Station, Rangpuri (Delhi) 









Regional Plant Quarantine 

Station, Amritsar 











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12. Kanpur Uttar 

Pradesh 

13. Rudarpur Uttar 

Pradesh 

14.Agra Uttar 

Pradesh 

15. Dadri (G.Noida) Uttar 

Pradesh 

16. Sharanpur Uttar 

Pradesh 

17. Varanasi Uttar 

Pradesh 

18. Meerut Uttar 

Pradesh 

19. Sabarmati 

Ahmedabad 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Gujarat Inland 

Container 

Depot 

20. Ahmedabad Gujarat Container 

Freight 

Station 

21. Surat Gujarat Inland 

Container 

Depot 

22. Kandla Gujarat Inland 

Container 

Depot 

23. Jodhpur Rajasthan Container 

Freight 

Station 

24. Jaipur Rajasthan Container 

Freight 

Station 

25.Bhiwari Rajasthan Container 

Freight 

Station 

26. Kota Rajasthan Container 

Freight 

27.Sanath Ngar 

(Hyderabad) 

Andhra 

Pradesh 

Station 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 











Plant Quarantine Station, 

Varanasi (UP) 




Kandla 


Kandla 

RPQS, Mumbai 


Kandla 


Kandla 


Kandla 


Station, Mumbai 




Hyderabad 

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28. Guntur Andhra 

Pradesh 

29. Chirala Andhra 

Pradesh 

30. Anaparti Andhra 

Pradesh 

31. Kakinada Andhra 

Pradesh 

32. Vishakhapattanam Andhra 

Pradesh 

33. Wadibunder 

(Mumbai) 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Maharashtra Inland 

Container 

Depot 

34. Chinchwad (Pune) Maharashtra Inland 

Container 

Depot 

35. Bhandup (Mumbai) Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

36. J.N.Port (Mumbai) Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

37. Mulamd (Mumbai) Maharashtra Inland 

Container 

38. Nava Seva 

(Mumbai) 

Depot 

Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

39. Jalgaon Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

40. Aurangabad Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

41. Nagpur Maharashtra Inland 

Container 

Depot 

42. Dronagiri Maharashtra Container 

Freight 

Station 

43. Miraj Maharashtra Inland 

Container 

Depot 


Visakhapattnam 































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44.Whitefield 

(Bangalore) 

Karnatka Inland 

Container 

Depot 

45. Coimbatore Tamilnadu Inland 

Container 

Depot 

46. Minjur (Chennai) Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

47.Virugambakkam 

(Chennnai) 

Station 

Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

48. Numbal (Chennai) Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

49. Tiruvottiyur 

(Chennai) 

Station 

Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

50. Manali (Chennai) Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

51. Tirupur Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

52. Tuticorin Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

53. Salem Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

Station 

54. Singanallur Tamilnadu Container 

Freight 

55. Kolkata West 

Bengal 

56. Siliguri West 

Bengal 

57. Malanpur (Gwaliar) Madhya 

Pradesh 

58. Indore Madhya 

Pradesh 

Station 

Inland 

Container 

Depot 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

Container 

Freight 

Station 

59. Cochin Kerala Container 

Freight 

Station 


Station, Chennai 


Tiruchi 












Tiruchi 


Tuticorin 


Tiruchi 


Tiruchi 


Station, Kolkata 




station, Rangapuri (Delhi) 




Cochin 

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60. Raxaul Bihar Container 

Freight 

Station 

Plant Quarantine Station, Patna 

SCHEDULE-III 

[See clause 2(xxi)] 

List of Foreign Post Offices for Import of Plants and Plant Products. 

S.No. Place Status Jurisdiction PQ Station 

1 New Delhi Foreign Post Office National Plant Quarantine 

(Delhi) 


2 Mumbai Foreign Post Office Regional Plant Quarantine 

(Maharashtra) 


3 Chennai Foreign Post Office Regional Plant Quarantine 

(Tamil Nadu) 


4 Kolkata 

Foreign Post Office Regional Plant Quarantine 

(West Bengal) 


5 Cochin (Kerala) Foreign Post Office Plant Quarantine Station 

Cochin 

6 Ahmedabad Sub Foreign Post Plant Quarantine Station, 

(Gujarat) Office 

Kandla 

7 Bangalore Sub Foreign Post Regional Plant Quarantine 

(Karnataka) Office 


8 Jaipur 

Sub Foreign Post National Plant Quarantine 

(Rajasthan) Office 


9 Ludhiana Sub Foreign Post Regional Plant Quarantine 

(Punjab) Office 


10 Agra (U.P) Sub Foreign Post National Plant Quarantine 

Office 


11 Guwahati Sub Foreign Post Regional Plant Quarantine 

(Assam) Office 


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SCHEDULE-IV 

[See clause 3 (2), 10(2) and 11(1)] 

List of plants/planting materials and countries from where import is prohibited along with justifications 

S. No. Plant species/variety Categories of 

plant material 

1. Banana, Plantain and Abaca Rhizomes/ 

(Musa spp.) 

Suckers 

2. Cassava or tapioca 

(Manihot esculenta) 

3. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and 

plants species belong to 

Sterculiaceae, Bombacaceae 

and Tiliaceae. 

Prohibited from 

the countries 

Central & South America, 

Hawaii, Philippines and 

Cameroon 

Justification for Prohibition 

Due to incidence of destructive pests 

such as Moko wilt (Burkholderia 

solanacearum) race 2 and Cameroon 

marbling (phytoplasmas) 

Seed/Stem cuttings Africa & South America Due to incidence of destructive pests 

such as: Super elongation (Sphaceloma 

manihoticola), Cassava bacterial blight 

(Xanthomonas campestris pv. 

manihotis) - American strains, Cassava 

witches’ broom (phytoplasma) and 

several cassava viruses. 

Fresh beans)/Pods/ 

Bud wood/ Grafts 

Root stock/Saplings 

West Africa, Tropical America 

and Sri Lanka. 


such as: Swollen shoot virus and related 

virus strains of cocoa, Witches’ broom 

(Crinipellis ( Marasmius) perniciosa 

Watery pod rot ( Monilia 

(Moniliopthora) roreri) 

Mealy pod (Trachysphaera fructigena) 

Mirids (Sahlbergia singularis & 

Distantiella theobroma ), Cocoa moth 

(Acorocercops cramerella), Cocoa 

capsid (Sahlbergiella theobroma), 

Cocoa beetle (Steirastoma brevi), 

Seedling damping-off (Phytophthora 

cactorum), Chestnut downy mildew 

(Phytophthora katsurae) and Black pod 

of cocoa (Phytophthora megakarya).

4. Cocoyam or Dasheen or Taro 

(Arvi) (Colocasia esculenta) 

and other edible aeroids 

5. Coconut (Cocos nucifera) and 

related species of Cocoideae 

6. Coffee (Coffea spp.) and 

related species of Rubiaceae 

Plants/ 

Corms/Cormlets/ 

Suckers 

Seed nuts/Seedlings 

/Pollen/Tissue 

cultures etc. 

Beans (seeds) / 

Berries (freshly 

harvested)/ Grafts/ 

Bud wood/ 

Seedlings/ 

Rooted cuttings etc. 

Cook Islands, Papua New 

Guinea, Solomon Islands and 

South Pacific countries 

Africa (Cameroon, Ghana, 

Nigeria, Togo and Tanzania), 

North America (Florida in USA, 

Mexico); Central America and 

Caribbean (Cayman Islands, 

Bahmas, Cuba, Dominican 

Republic, Haiti, Jamaica) 

Philippines and Gaum 

Brazil (Atlantic Coast), Trinidad, 

Tobago, Greneda, St. Vincent, 

Barbados, Belize, Honduras, 

Costa Rica, El Salvador, 

Panama, Columbia, Venezuela 

and Ecuador 

Surinam (Dutch Guyana) 

Sri Lanka. 

Africa and 

South America 


such as Alomae land Bobone (Rhabdo 

viruses), Dasheen mosaic virus (South 

Pacific strains) and Bacterial blight 

(Xanthomonas campestric pv. 

dieffenbachiae). 


such as: Palm lethal yellowing 

(phytoplasma) and related strains, 

Cadang cadang & Tinangaja (viroid), 

Lethal boll rot (Marasmiellus coco- 

philus), Red ring (Rhadinaphelenchus 

cocophilus (palmarum), South 

American Palm weevil (Rhyncophorus 

palmarum), Leaf minor (Promecotheca 

cumingi) and Palm kernel borer 

(Pachymerus spp). 


such as American leaf spot (Mycena 

citricolor, syn. Omphalia flavida), 

Coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum 

coffeanum var. virulens), 

Tracheomycosis (Gibberella xylariodes, 

syn Fusarium xylarioids), Powdery rust 

(Hemeleia coffeicola), Phloem necrosis 

(Phytomonas leptovasorum) and Coffee 

viruses (coffee ring spot, leaf rugosity, 

leaf curl, leaf crinkle and mosaic 

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7. Date palm (Phoenix 

dactylifera) 

8. 

. 

Forest plant species: 

(i) Chestnut (Castanea spp.) 

(ii) Elm (Ulmus spp.) 

(iii) Oak (Quercus spp.) 

(iv) Pine (Pinus spp.) and other 

coniferous species 

Seeds/ 

Off-shoots 

(suckers) 

(i) Seeds/ Fruits/ 

Grafts and other 

planting material 

(ii) Plants/ planting 

material 

(iii) Seeds/ Root 

grafts 

(iv) (a) Seeds/ 

Saplings 

Algeria and Morocco 

USA (Florida) 

North America (USA and 

Canada) 

North America (USA and 

Canada) and Europe and Russia 

United States of America 

North America (Canada, USA 

and Mexico). 

viruses), Coffee berry borer 

(Hypothenemus hampei, Sophronica 

ventralis) and Coffee thrips 

(Diarthrothrips coffeae). 


such as: Bayood (Fusarium oysporum 

f.sp. albedinis) and Palm lethal 

yellowing (Phytoplasmas) 


such as: Chestnut blight or canker 

(Cryphonectria (Endothia) parasitica)- 

American strain. 


such as: Dutch elm disease 

(Ceratocystis ulmi) - American and 

European strains, Elm mottle virus, Elm 

bark beetles (Scolytidae), Elm phloem 

necrosis (Phytoplasmas) and White - 

banded elm leaf hopper (Scaphoidous 

luteolus) -vector of Elm phloem 

necrosis. 

Due to incidence of destructive Oak wilt 

(Ceratocystis fagacearum) and Oak bark 

beetles (Pseudopityophthorus spp.) 


such as Pine rusts [Stalactiform blister 

rust(Cronartium coleosporioides), 

Comandra blister rust (C. comandrae), 

sweet fern blister rust (C. comptoniae), 

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9. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) 

and related species 

10. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 

and other tuber bearing species 

of Solanaceae 

(iv) (b) Logs with 

bark or wood (sawn 

or round), wood 

chips or saw dust. 

Seeds/Pollen/ 

seed sprouts 

Tubers and other 


11. Rubber (Hevea spp.) seeds/plants/ 

budwood and any 

other plant material 

North America (Canada & 

USA), Asia (China, Hong Kong, 

Japan, Korea, Republic of 

Taiwan) 

Southern fusiform rust (C. fusiforme), 

Western gall rust (Endocronartium 

harknessii), Brown spot needle blight 

(Mycosphaerella dearnesii, syn. 

Scirrhia acicola), Seedling die-back and 

pitch canker (Fusarium moniliforme 

f.sp. subglutinans) and Needle cast 

(Lophodermium spp.) 

Due to destructive Pine wood nematode 

(Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) 

Philippines and Guam Due to incidence of Cadang cadang & 

Tinangaja (viroid) 

South America Due to incidence of destructive pests 

such as Potato smut [Thecaphora 

(Angiosorus) solani], 

Potato purple-top wilt & stolbur 

(phytoplasmas), Potato viruses viz. 

Andean potato latent, Andean potato 

mottle, Arracacha B virus, Potato 

deforming mosaic, Potato T (capillo 

virus), Potato yellow dwarf, Potato 

yellow vein, Potato calico strain of 

Tobacco ring spot virus, Potato strain of 

Tobacco streak virus and Andean potato 

weevil (Premnotrypes spp.) 

Tropical America (Area Due to incidence of destructive South 

extending 231/2 degrees North American Leaf Blight of Rubber 

land 231/2 degrees South of the (Microcyclus ulei) 

equator (Tropics of Capricorn 

and Cancer) and includes 

adjacent islands and longitude 30 

50

12. Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Cuttings or setts of 

planting 

13. Sweet potato (Ipomoea spp.) Stem (Vine) 

cuttings rooted or 

un-rooted/tubers 

14 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Tubers for planting 

or propagation 

degree West land 120 degrees 

East including part of Mexico, 

North of the Tropic of Cancer) 

Fiji, Papua New Guinea, 

Australia, Philippines and 

Indonesia 

South Africa, East Africa, New 

Zealand, Nigeria, USA, 

Argentina and Israel. 

West Africa and Caribbean 

region 

Due to incidence of destructive Fiji 

virus 


such as: Scab (Elsinoe batatas), Scurf 

(Moniliochaetes infuscans), Foot rot 

(Plenodomus destruens), Soil rot 

(Streptomyces ipomoeae), Bacteria wilt 

(Pseudomonas batatae), Sweet potato 

viruses viz. Russet crack; feathery 

mottle; internal cork; chlorotic leaf spot; 

vein mosaic; mild mottle and yellow 

dwarf, vein clearing; chlorotic stunt; 

Sheffied’s virus A and B etc., Sweet 

potato witches’ broom (phytoplasmas) 

and seed bruchid (Mimosestes mimosae) 

Due to incidence of destructive Yam 

mosaic virus/ green banding virus 

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SCHEDULE-V 

[See clause 3 (3)(6)(7) and 10 and 11 (3)] 

List of plants and plant materials restricted import only by authorized institutions with additional declarations and special conditions 

S. 

No. 

Plant species/ 

variety 

1. Banana, Plantain 

and Abaca (Musa 

spp.). 

2. Cassava or 

tapioca (Manihot 

esculenta) 

Category of 

plants & plant 

material 

(i) Rhizomes/ 

Suckers 

(ii) Tissue 

cultured plants 

(i) Stem Cuttings 

Additional declarations 

required to be incorporated 

into PSC 

Freedom from: 

(a) Moko wilt (Burkholderia 

solanacearum Race-2) 

(b) Black leaf streak 

(Mycosphaerella fijiensis 

var. difformis) 

(c) Cameroon marbling 

(Phytoplasmas) 

(d) Rhizome rot (Erwinia 

chrysanthemi pv. 

paradisiaca) 

(e) Banana weevil (Hawaii) 

(Cosmopolites pruinosus), 

(f) Cane weevil (West Indies) 

(Metamasius hemipterus), 

(g) Banana weevil (East 

African), (Temnoschoita 

nigroplagiata). 

Certified that the tissue culture 

plants tested and found free from 

viruses and phytoplasmas 

affecting banana. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Super elongation 

(Sphaceloma manihoticola) 

Special conditions of 

import 

(i) Growing of imported 

consignment under 

post-entry quarantine 

for a period of 9-12 

months. 

(ii) Hot water treatment of 

rhizomes at 54 o C for 

10 min before 

planting. 

The above conditions 

shall not apply. 

(i) Post-entry quarantine 

for a period of one 

year. 

Authorized to 

import 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director, National 

Research Center on 

Banana, Tiruchi 

(Tamil Nadu). 

Commercial 

imports subject to 

prior approval of 

DAC. 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director, Central 

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3. Citrus spp. 

(lemon, lime, 

orange, grape 

fruit, mandarins 

etc.) and other 

Rutaceous hosts 

(ii) Seeds 

(iii) Tissue 

cultured 

plants 

(i) Grafts/ Bud 

wood/ 

Plants 

(b) Bacterial leaf spot 

(Xanthomonas 

campestris.pv. cassavae) 

(c) Cassava bacterial blight 

(Xanthomonas campestris 

pv. manihotis) - American 

strains. 

(d) Cassava viruses (viz. 

common mosaic, brown 

streak, leaf vein mosaic, red 

mottle and yellow vein 

banding 

(e) Cassava witches’ broom 

(phytoplasma) 

(f) Shoot fly (Carpolonchaea 

chalybea) 

(g) Mite (Mononychellus spp.) 

(h) Thrip (Frankliniella 

willamsi) 

As stated above at (b) and (c) 

Certified that the tissue cultured 

plants tested and found virusfree. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Mal secco (Deuterophoma 

tracheiphila) 

(b) Stubborn or little leaf 

(Spiroplasma citri) 

(c) Cancrosis B (Xanthomonas 

campestris pv. aurantifolii) 

(d) Citrus tatter leaf (Capillo 

(ii) Hot water dipping of 

cuttings at 50 o C for 

30 min. before 

planting. 



Same as above. 

Post-entry quarantine for 

a period of one year. 

Tuber Crops 

Research Institute, 

Sreekaryam 

(Kerala). 



Shall only be 

imported by 


Research Centre on 

Citrus, Nagpur, 

(Maharashtra). 

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4. Cocoa 

(Theobroma 

cacao) and 

related species. 

(ii) Seeds for 

propagation 

(iii) Tissue 


Seeds 

(beans)/pods/bud 

wood/rootstock 

virus) 

(e) Citrus witche’s broom 

(Phytoplasmas) 

(f) Satsuma dwarf virus 

(g) Sweet orange scab (Elsinoe 

australis) and Tryon’s scab 

(Sphaceloma fawcettii var. 

scabiosa) 

(h) Citrus burrowing nematode 

(Radopholus citrophilus) 

(i) Florida red scale 

(Chrysomphalus aonidium) 

(j) Citrus bud mite (Eriophyes 

sheldoni) 

(k) Citrus rust mite 

(Phyllocoptruta oleivora) 

As stated above at © 

Certified that the tissue-cultured 

plants are obtained from motherstock 

indexed or tested and 

maintained virus-free. 

Freedom from 

(a) Swollen shoot virus and 

related strains 

(b) Witches’ broom 

(Crinipellis ( Marasmius) 

perniciosa) 

(c) Watery pod rot ( Monilia 

(Moniliopthora) roreri) 

(d) Mealy pod 

(Trachysphaera 

The above condition shall 

not apply. 



a period of one year 


Commercial 

imports permitted 

subject to prior 

approval of DAC. 

Shall only be 

imported by the 

Director, CPCRI, 

Kasaragod, Kerala 

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5. Coconut (Cocos 

nucifera) & 

related species of 

Cocoidae 

(ii) Tissue- 


Seed nuts/ Seed 

lings/Pollen 

fructigena) 

(e) Mirids (Sahlbergia 

singularis & Distantiella 

theobroma) 

(f) Cocoa moth 

(Acorocercops 

cramerella) 

(g) Cocoa capsid 

(Sahlbergiella 

theobroma) 

(h) Cocoa beetle 

(Steirastoma brevi) 

(i) seedling damping-off 

(Phytophthora cactorum) 

(j) Chestnut downy mildew 

(Phytophthora katsurae) 

(k) Black pod of cocoa 

(Phytophthora 

megakarya) 

Certified that the tissue 

cultured plants are produced 

in vitro are obtained from 

mother stock tested and 

maintained free from cocoa 

viruses by appropriate 

authority at the country of 

origin. 

Freedom from: 

a) Palm lethal yellowing 

(phytoplasma) and 

related strains 

b) Cadang cadang & 

Tinangaja (viroid) 

c) Lethal boll rot 


shall not apply 

(i) The Seed nuts shall be 

fumigated with methyl 

bromide @ 16 gm/cu m 

for 12 hrs at 20 C under 

NAP at the port of entry 

or any other fumigant/ 

substance in the manner 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director, CPCRI, 

Kasaragod, Kerala 

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6.. Coffee (Coffea 

spp.) and related 

species of 

Rubiaceae 

(ii) Embryocultures 

Seeds (beans)& 

berries (freshly 

harvested)/ Grafts 

/ Bud wood / 

Seedlings/ Rooted 

cuttings. 

(Marasmiellus coco 

philus) 

d) Red ring 

(Rhadinaphelenchus 

cocophilus (palmarum) 

e) South American Palm 

weevil (Rhyncophorus 

palmarum) 

f) Leaf minor 

(Promecotheca cumingi) 

g) Palm kernel borer 

(Pachymerus spp) 

Certified that the embryo 

cultures are obtained from seed 

nuts collected from mother trees 

tested and found free from 

viroids. 

Freedom from: 

(a) American leaf spot (Mycena 

citricolor, syn. Omphalia 

flavida) 

(b) Coffee berry disease 

(Colletotrichum coffeanum 

var. virulens) 

(c) Tracheomycosis (Gibberella 

xylariodes, syn Fusarium 

xylarioids) 

(d) Powdery rust (Hemeleia 

coffeicola) 

(e) Halo blight (Pseudomonas 

syringae pv. garcae) 

(f) Leaf spot (Pseudomonas 

cichorii) 

approved by Plant 

Protection Adviser. 

(ii) Post-entry quarantine 

in offshore island facility 

at Andaman & Nicobar 

Islands for one 

reproductive cycle or five 

years period. 



Post entry quarantine for 

oneyear period. 


Shall only be 



Coffee Research 

Institute, 

Balehonnur, 

Chikmagalur 

(Karnataka). 

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7. Cotton 

(Gossypium spp.) 

8. Forest plant 

species 

(i) Chestnut 

(Castanea spp.) 

(ii) Tissue 


. 

Seeds for sowing 

(i) Seeds/ Fruits/ 

Grafts and other 


(g) Phloem necrosis 

(Phytomonas leptovasorum) 

(h) Coffee viruses (coffee 

ringspot, leaf rugosity, leaf 

curl, leaf crinkle and mosaic 

viruses) 

(i) Coffee berry borers 

(Hypothenemus hampei, 

Sophronica ventralis) 

(j) Coffee thrips (Diarthrothrips 

coffeae) 


plants tested virus -free 

(i) Freedom from: 

(a) Witches’ broom 

(Collectotrichum gossypii 

var. cephalosporioides) 

(b) Bacterial blight 

(Xanthomonas campestris 

pv. malvacearum (African 

strain) 

(c) (Anthonomus grandis & 

other Anthonomus spp.) 

(d) Seed bruchids (Amblycerus 

spp.,Megacerus spp., 

Spermophagus spp.) 

Freedom from: 

Chestnut blight or canker 

(Cryphonectria (Endothia) 


not apply. 

(i) The seed shall be given 

acid delinting treatment at 

the country of origin prior 

to shipment 

(ii) The seed shall be 

fumigated with suitable 

fumigant at the country of 

origin and treatment to be 

endorsed on phytosanitary 

certificate. 




Shall be imported 

by Director, Central 

Cotton Research 

Institute, Nagpur, 

(Maharashtra). 


by Director, Forest 


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(ii) Elm (Ulmus 

spp.) 

(iii) Oak 

(Quercus spp.) 

(iv) Pine (Pinus 

spp.) and other 

coniferous 

species 

parasitica)-American strain 

(i) Seeds/Plants Freedom from: 

(a) Dutch elm disease 

(Ceratocystis ulmi) - 

American and European 

strains 

(b) Elm mottle virus, 

(c) Elm bark beetles 

(Scolytidae) 

(d) White -banded elm leaf 

hopper (Scaphoidous 

luteolus) -Vector of Elm 

phloem necrosis 

(e) Seed Bruchid (Bruchidius 

spp.) 

(i) Seeds/ Plants 

Freedom from: 

(a) Oak wilt (Ceratocystis 

fagacearum) 

(b) Oak bark beetles 

(Pseudopityophthorus spp.) 

(c) Seed Bruchids (Bruchidius 

spp.) 

(i) Seeds/ Plants (i) Freedom from: 

(a) Pine rusts (Stalactiform 

blister rust(Cronartium 

coleosporioides), Comandra 


for a period of one year. 

(ii) Fumigation of 

planting material prior to 

dispatch at the country of 

origin and the treatment 

shall be endorsed on the 

phytosanitary certificate. 


for a period of one year 






phytosanitary certificate 

(h) Post-entry quarantine 


year. 

Dehradun or any 

other research 

institute under 

Indian Council of 

Forestry Research 

and Education. 









and Education 









and Education 





58

(v) Poplar 

Populus spp.) 

(i) Stem cuttings/ 


blister rust (C. comandrae), 

sweet fern blister rust (C. 

comptoniae); Southern 

fusiform rust (C. fusiforme)) 

(b) Western gall rust 

(Endocronartium harknessii) 

(c) Brown spot needle blight 

(Mycosphaerella dearnesii, 

syn. Scirrhia acicola) 

(d) Seedling die-back and pitch 

canker (Fusarium 

moniliforme f.sp. 

subglutinans). 

(e) Needle cast (Lophodermium 

spp.) 

(f) Pine wood nematode 

(Bursaphelenchus 

xylophilus) 

(g) Seed chalcid (Eurytoma 

sciromatis) 

(h) Seed Bruchids (Bruchidius 

spp.) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Hypoxylon canker 

(Hypoxylon mammatum) 

(b) Poplar rust (Melampsora 

medusae) 

(c) Septoria canker of poplar 

(Mycosphaerella populorum, 

syn. Septoria musiva) 

(d) Gummosis (Euitypa 

armeniacae) 

(e) Poplar mosaic virus 













and Education 









and Education 

59

(vi) Walnut 

(Juglans spp. 

9. Groundnut 

(Arachis spp.) 

10. Potato (Solanum 

tuberosum) and 

other tuber 

bearing species of 

Solanaceae 

(i) Seeds (nuts)/ 


Seeds/ Stem 

cuttings/Plants 

(i) Tubers and 

other planting 

material 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial blight 

(Xanthomonas juglandis) 

(b) Bark canker (Erwinia 

nigrifluens) 

(c) Gummosis (Euitypa 

armeniacae) 

(d) Codling moth (Carpocapsa 

pomonella) 

Free from 

(a) Scab (Sphaceloma arachidis) 

(b) Bacterial wilt (Burkholderia 

solanacearum) (African 

strains) 

(c) Peanut stripe virus 

(d) Peanut stunt virus 

(e) Tobacco streak virus 

(f) Seed Bruchid (Stator 

pruininus) 

(g) Testa Nematode 

(Aphelenchoides arachidis) 


(a) Potato tuber nematode 

(Ditylenchus destructor) 

(b) Stem and bulb nematode 

(Ditylenchus dipsaci ) 

(c) Potato cyst nematodes 

[Globodera (Heterodera) 

rostochiensis & Globodera 

pallida] 

(d) Gangrene (Phoma exigua 

var. foveata) 


a period of one year 


for a period of 6 

weeks 

(ii) Permitted to import 

only as decorticated 

seeds. 


a period of two growth 

seasons. 









and Education. 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director National 

Research Center on 

Groundnut, 

Junagadh, Gujarat 

State and Director 

General, 

International Crops 

Research Institute 

for Semi-Aried 

Tropics, 

Patancheru, Andhra 

Pradesh State. 

Shall only be 

imported by 


Potato Research 

Institute, Simla, 

Himachal Pradesh. 

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(ii) True 

seed/micro tubers 

(in vitro) of 

potato/tissuecultured 

plants 

(e) Potato wart (Synchytrium 

endobioticum) 

(f) Potato smut [Thecaphora 

(Angiosorus) solani] 

(g) Bacterial ring rot 

(Clavibacter michiganensis 

subsp. sepedonicus) 

(h) Potato purple-top wilt & 

stolbur phytoplasmas 

(i) Potato viruses viz. Andean 

potato latent, Andean potato 

mottle, Arracacha B virus, 

Potato deforming mosaic, 

Potato T (capillo virus), 

Potato yellow dwarf, Potato 

yellow vein, Potato calico 

strain of Tobacco ring spot 

virus, Potato strain of 

Tobacco streak virus 

(j) Colarado potato beetle 

(Leptinotarsa decemlineata) 

(k) Andean potato weevil 

(Premnotrypes spp.) 

The true seed/micro-tubers (in 

vitro) of potato are obtained 

from plants tested and certified 

free from viruses and viroids of 

potato and other tuber bearing 

Solanaceous plant species. 


not apply. 

Same as above. The 

commercial import 

subject to the 

approval of DAC 

and subject to the 

conditions specified 

there of. 

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11. Rice (Oryza 

sativa) 

12. Rubber (Hevea 

spp.) 

13. Sugarcane 

(Saccharum spp.) 

(i) Seeds for 

sowing 

Seed/ Saplings/ 

Bud wood. 

(i) Cuttings of 

setts for planting 


(a) Granary weevil 

(Sitophilus granarius) 

(b) White tip nematode 

(Aphelenchoides besseyi) 

(c) Leaf streak 

(Pseudomonas avenae) 

(d) Sheath brown rot 

(Pseudomonas 

fuscovaginae) 

(e) Seedling rot 

(Pseudomonas glumae) 

(f) Bacterial halo blight 

(Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. oryzae 


(a) South American leaf blight 

(SALB) (Microcyclus ulei 

syn. Dothidella ulei) 

(b) Shot hole borer (Xyleborus 

ferrugineus) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Fiji virus of sugarcane 

(b) Gummosis (Xanthomonas 

vasculorum) 

(c) Sugarcane white leaf 

(phytoplasmas) 

(d) Sereh 

Seed soaking overnight 

and hot water treatment at 

52 deg C for 10 min. 


for a period of one year. 

(ii) The consignment of 

seed and other planting 

material shall be treated 

with suitable systemic 

fungicide prior to dispatch 

of the consignment at the 

country of origin and the 

treatment shall be 


certificate. 

(i) Growing of 

consignment under 

post-entry quarantine 


year. 


dormant sets at 52 o C 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director, NBPGR, 

New 

Delhi/Director, 

Directorate of Rice 

Research 

Hyderabad 

Shall only be 

permitted import by 

the Director, 

Rubber Institute, 

Kottayam, (Kerala). 

Shall only be 

imported by 

Director, Sugarcane 

Breeding Institute, 

Coimbatore (Tamil 

Nadu). 

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14. Sweet potato 

(Ipomoea spp.) 

(ii) True seed or 

fuzz 

(iii) Tissue 


(i) Stem (vine) 

cuttings rooted or 

un-rooted/ tubers 

(e) Sugarcane downy mildew 

(Peronosclerospora 

sacchari) 

(f) Mottled stripe (Pseudomonas 

rubrisubalbicans) 

(g) Sugarcane viruses viz. 

bacilliform, mild mosaic, 

mosaic & streak 

(h) American sugarcane borer 

(Diatraea saccharalis) 

for 20 min. followed 

by dipping in systemic 

fungicide solutions 

viz. Benlate at 0.2% 

just prior to planting. 

(iii) All packages and 

packing material shall 

be disposed off by 

burning. 

As stated above at (b) and (e) (iv) Hot water treatment 

of fuzz at 58 o C for 5 

min. in water with 50 

ppm Tween-20 followed 

by a short dip in a 10 ppm 

solution of suitable 

fungicide just before 


plants tested and found virus- 

free 

Freedom from: 

(a) Scab (Elsinoe batatas) 

(b) Scurf (Moniliochaetes 

infuscans) 

(c) Foot rot (Plenodomus 

destruens) 

(d) Soil rot (Streptomyces 

ipomoeae) 

(e) Bacteria wilt (Pseudomonas 

batatae) 

(f) Sweet potato viruses viz. 

Russet crack; feathery 

mottle; internal cork; 

sowing. 

The above conditions (i) 

to (iv) shall not apply 


for one growth season. 

(ii) Freedom from soil. 

As above 

As above. 

Shall only be 

imported by 


Tuber Crops 


Sreekaryam 

(Kerala). 

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15. Tobacco 

(Nicotiana spp.) 

16. Wheat 

(Triticum spp.) 

17. Yam (Dioscorea 

spp) 

(ii) True seed/ 

Tissue-cultured 

plants 

(i) Seed for 

sowing 

(i) Seeds for 

sowing 

(i) Tubers for 

planting or 

chlorotic leaf spot; vein 

mosaic; mild mottle and 

yellow dwarf, vein clearing; 

chlorotic stunt; Sheffied’s 

virus A and B etc. 

(g) Sweet potato witches’ broom 

(phytoplasmas) 

(h) Seed bruchid (Mimosestes 

mimosae) 

Certified that the true seed / 

tissue-cultured plants are 

obtained from mother stock 

indexed or tested and maintained 

free from viruses and viroids of 

potato and other tuber bearing 

Solanaceous plant species. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Blue mould (Peronospora 

tabacina) 

(b) Broomrape (Orobanche 

cumana) 

(c) Tobacco cyst nematode 

(Heterodera tabacum) 


(a) Dwarf bunt (Tilletia 

contraversa) 

(b) Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 

(c) Spike rot (Pseudomonas 

atrofaciens) 

(d) Granary weevil (Sitophilus 

granarius) 

(i)Freedom from: 

(a) Yam mosaic virus/ green 



Post-entry consignment 

for a period of one growth 

season. 


one growth season. 

(i) Growing of 

consignment under post- 



by Central Tobacco 


Rajahmundry (AP) 

Shall only be 



Bureau of Plant 

Genetic Resources, 

New Delhi. 

Shall only be 

imported by 

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propagation banding virus 

(b) Crown gall ( Agrobacterium 

tumefaciens) 

(c) Weevil (Palaeopus spp.) 

(ii) Tissue 


(ii) Certified that the tissue 

cultured plants produced from 

virus-free mother stock. 

entry quarantine for one 

growth season. 


tubers at 52oC for 30 

minutes followed by 

chemical dip in 

fensulphathion at 0.125% 

for 10-15 min. before 

planting. 




Tuber Crops 


Sreekaryam 

(Kerala). 


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SCHEDULE-VI 

[See Clause 3 (3) (6), 10 and 11 (3)] 

List of plants/plant materials permitted import with additional declarations and special conditions 

S. Plant species Category of plant 

No. 

material 

1. Allium species (i) Seeds/bulbs for 

(onion, garlic, 

leek, shallot, 

etc.) 

sowing or planting 

2. Anthurium 

(Anthurium 

spp.) & other 

aroids 

(Dieffenbachia, 

Caladium, 

SyngoniumAgla 

onemaSpathiph 

(ii) Bulbs for 

consumption (i) Freedom from: 

(i) Cuttings/saplings 

for planting 

Additional declarations required to be 

incorporated into Phytosanitary Certificate 

Freedom from: 

(a) Smut (Urocystis cepulae) 

(b) Slippery skin (Pseudomonas cepacia) 

(c) Marginal necrosis (Pseudomonas 

marginalis pv. marginalis) 

(d) Pod and stem blight (Phomopsis 

longicolla) 

(e) Onion yellow dwarf virus - poty virus 

(f) Stem and bulbs nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(g) Onion maggot (Hylemia antiqua) 

(a) Smut (Urocystis cepulae) 

(b) Stem bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci ) 

(c) Onion maggot (Hylemia antiqua) 


(a) Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis 

pv. dieffenbachiae) 

(b) Dasheen mosaic virus 

Special conditions of import 

Freedom from soil. 

Fumigation by methyl bromide 

@ 16 gms/cu.m for 12hrs at 28 

o C and above under NAP and 

the treatment shall be endorsed 

on phytosanitary certificate or 

by any other 

fumigant/substance in the 

manner approved by the Plant 


Post-entry quarantine for a 

period of 45-60 days. 

66

yllum, 

Monstera 

Phylodendron) 

3. Barley 

(Hordeum spp.) 

4. Beans (Vigna 

(Phaseolus) 

spp.). 

(ii) Tissue cultured 

plants 

(iii) Cut flowers 

(Anthrium spp.) 

(i) Seeds for sowing 

(ii) Grains for 

consumption 

(ii) Certified that the tissue cultured plants 

produced from stock tested and maintained 

virus-free. 

Freedom from: 

Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 

dieffenbachiae) 


(a) Glume rot (Pseudomonas syringe pv. 

atrofaciens) 

(b) Barley viruses viz. Stripe mosaic 

(Hordeivirus), yellow dwarf (Luteovirus), 

yellow mosaic (Bymovirus), yellow striate 

mosaic (Cytorhabdovirus) 

(c) Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 

(d) Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) 

(ii) As at © and (d) above 

(i) Seeds for sowing Freedom from: 

(a) Scab (Elsinoe phaseoli) 

(b) Downy mildew of lima bean 

(Phytophthora phaseoli) 

(c) Pod and stem blight (Phomopsis 

The above conditions shall not 

apply. 


(i) Commercial import of seed 

for sowing subject to prior 

approval of DAC. 

(ii) Fumigation with Methyl 

bromide @ 32 gm/cu. m at @ 

28 C and above under NAP 

and the treatment to be 


certificate or by any other 




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5. Beet Root (Beta 

vulgaris) 

6. Berseem 

(Trifolium 

alexandrium) & 

Clovers 


consumption or 

processing 

longicolla) 

(d) Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium 

flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens) 

(e) Faba bean necrotic yellows virus 

(f) Bean bruchid (Acanthoscelides obtectus) 

Freedom from: 

(b) Bean bruchid (Acanthoscelides obtectus) 

Seeds for sowing Freedom from: 

(a) Downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa) 

(b) Silvering disease (Curtobacterium 

flaccumfaciens pv. betae) 

(c) Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. 

aptata) 

(d) Beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtti) 

(e) Beetroot rust (Uromyces spp.) 

(f) Beet yellows necrotic virus (rhizomania). 


(a) Northern anthracnose (Kabatiella 

caulivora) 

(b) Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(c) Black stem, leaf spot (Phoma medicaginis 

var. pinodella) 

(d) Sclerotinia wilt (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) 

Fumigation with Methyl 

bromide @32 gm/cu m for 24 

hrs at 28 C and above under 

NAP and the treatment shall be 






Freedom from soil. 

(i) Commercial import subject 

to prior approval of DAC. 


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7. Broad bean 

(Vicia faba) & 

Vetches (V. 

villosa) 


(a) Leaf & pod spot (Ascochyta fabae) 

(b) Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera 

glycines) 

(c) Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(d) Broad bean viruses viz. mottle, necrosis, 

strain (Comovirus), true mosaic, wilt virus 

l & 2 (Fabavirus) 



processing 

Freedom from: 

(a) Stem & bulb nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(b) Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera 

glycines) 

8. Cacti Plants for propagation Freedom from: 

(a) Cactus cyst nematode (Cactodera cactii) 

(b) Cactus virus X. & 2 (Carlavirus) 

9. Carnation 

(Dianthus spp) 

(i) Cuttings/Saplings 

for sowing/ 

planting 


(a) Bacterial wilt and stem cracking 

(Burkholderia caryophilli) 

(b) Slow wilt (Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. 

dianthicola) 

(c) Rust (Uromyces dianthi) 

(d) Smut (Sorosporium spaonariae) 

(e) Downy mildew (Peronospora dianthi, P. 

dianthicola) 

(f) Carnation viruses viz. Cryptic virus 1 & 2, 










(i) The plants shall be grown in 

post-entry quarantine facility 

for a period of 45-60 days. 


Post-entry quarantine facility 

for a period of 45-60 days. 

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10. Carrot (Daucus 

carota) 

11. Chicory & 

Endive 

(Cichorium 

spp.) 

12. Chrysanthemu 

m 

(Dendranthemu 

m spp.) 

(ii) Seeds/ Cut flowers 


plants 

Italian ring spot, latent, mottle, necrotic, 

stunt, yellow stripe. 

As above at ©, (d) and (e). 

Certified that the tissue-cultured plants 

obtained from mother stock tested and 

maintained free from all viruses affecting 

carnation. 


(a) Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas hortorum 

pv. carotae) 

(b) Carrot viruses (mottle dwarf, red leaf & 

yellow leaf). 


(a) Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas cichorii) 

(b) Bidens mottle virus, 

(c) Chicory yellow mottle virus 

(d) Anthracnose (Marssonina panottoniana) 

(i) Cuttings (rooted/ 

un-rooted) for 

planting. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Fasciation (Rhodococcus fascians) 

(b) Foliar nematodes (Aphelenchoides 

fragariae, A. ritzemabosi) 

(c) Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(d) South American leaf miner (Liriomyza 

huidobrensis) 

(e) Burdock leaf miner (Amauromyza 

maculosa) 

(f) White rust (Puccinia horiana) 

(g) Ray blight & stem canker (Didymella 

Above conditions shall not 

apply. 


apply. 

Commercial import subject to 

prior approval of DAC. 

(i) (i) Post-entry quarantine for a 


(ii) Free from soil 

contamination. 

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13. Citrus spp 

(lemon, lime, 

orange, 

grapefruit, 

mandarins, etc. 

and other 

rutaceous) 

(ii) Tissue-cultured 

plants. 

Fresh fruits for 

consumption 

ligulicoa, syn. Ascochyta chrysanthemi) 

(h) Chrysanthemum viruses viz. chlorotic 

mottle, stunt, vein chlorosis, virus B. 



maintained free from all viruses as stated 

above at (h). 

(i) Australia 

Country specific 

(a) Aspidiotus nerii (aucuba scale) 

(b) Bactrocera aquilonis 

(c) Bactrocera jarvisi 

(d) Bactrocera neohumeralis 

(e) Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly) 

(f) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(g) Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple 

moth) 

(h) Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) 

(i) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(j) Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale) 

(ii) Canada 

(a) Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth bug) 

(b) Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock 

mealybug) 

(c) Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (Jack 

Beardsley mealybug) 


apply. 

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(iii) Chile 


(b) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(c) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(d) Selenaspidus articulatus (West Indian red 

scale) 

(e) Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale) 

(iv) China 


(b) Bactrocera tsuneonis (Japanese orange fly) 

(c) Ceroplastes japonicus (tortoise wax scale) 

(d) Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) 

(e) Oraesia excavata (fruit piercing moth) 

(f) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(g) Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock 

mealybug) 

(h) Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (Jack 


(i) Unaspis citri (Citrus snow scale) 

(j) Unaspis yanonensis (arrowhead scale) 

(v) France 




(d) Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth) 

(e) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

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(f) Unaspis yanonensis (arrowhead scale) 

(vi) Iran 


(vii) Italy 




(d) Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth bug) 


mealybug) 

(viii) New Zealand 


(b) Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple 

moth) 

(c) Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) 

(d) Panonychus citri (citrus red mite) 


mealybug) 

(f) Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale) 

(ix) South Africa 



(c) Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruitfly) 

(d) Cryptophlebia leucotreta (false codling 

moth) 

(e) Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) 


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14. Cocoa 

(Theobroma 

cacao) 

Beans (fermented & 

dried) for processing 

or industrial use 

mealybug) 

(x) USA 

(a) Anastrepha fraterculus (South American 

fruitfly) 

(b) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly) 

(c) Anastrepha serpentina (sapodilla fruit fly) 

(d) Anastrepha striata (guava fruit fly) 

(e) Anastrepha suspensa (caribbean fruit fly) 

(f) Aspidiotus nerii (aucuba scale) 

(g) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(h) Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple 

moth) 

(i) Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth bug) 

(j) Panonychus citri (citrus red mite) 

(k) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(l) Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock 

mealybug) 

(m) Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (Jack 


(n) Selenaspidus articulatus (West Indian red 

scale) 

(o) Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Chocolate moth (Ephestia elutella) 

(b) Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia 

kuehniella) 

(c) Tropical nut borer (Hypothenemus 

obscurus) 

(d) Black pod of cocoa (Phytophthora 

megakarya) 

(e) Chestnut downy mildew (Phytophthora 

The consignment shall be 

fumigated with Methyl 

bromide @ 16g/m3 for 24 h at 

28 o C and above at NAP and 


on phytosanitary certificate or 

by any other 



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15. Chick Pea 

(Cicer 

aeriatinum) 

16. Coffee (Coffea 

spp.) and 

related species 

of Rubiaceae 

17. Cotton 

(Gossypium 

spp.) 

katsurae) 


Pod & stem blight (Phomopsis longicolla) 


consumption 

Coffee beans for 


processing 

Raw cotton bales for 

industrial use. 

Freedom from: 

Coffee Berry Borers (Hypothenemus hampei, 

Sophranica ventralis). 

(g) Freedom from: 

Cotton boll weevils (Anthonomus grandis, A. 

peninsularis and A. vestitus) 


Commercial import of seeds 


approval of Department of 

Agriculture & Cooperation. 



28 o C and above under NAP 

















bromide @ 24 gm/cu. m for 24 

h at 28 o C and above under 

NAP at the port of entry or by 

any other fumigant/substance 

in the manner approved by the 

Plant Protection Adviser. 

. 

18. Cowpea (Vigna (i) Seed for sowing Freedom from: Commercial import of seeds 

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spp.) (a) Bruchids (Bruchidium spp., Stator spp.) 

(b) Cowpea seed-borne viruses (bromo virus, 

19. Cucumber 

(Cucumis 

sativus) & 


20. Date palm 

(Phoenix 

dactylifera) 

(ii) Seed for 

consumption 

poty virus, comovirus, carmovirus) 


(a) Angular leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. lachrymans) 

(b) Fusarial wilts (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. 

cucumerinum, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. 

melonis) 

(c) Black spot (Phomopsis sclerotoides) 

(d) Septoria leaf spot (Septoria cucurbitarum) 

(e) Cucumber seed-borne viruses viz. yellow, 

necrotic stunt, soil-borne mosaic, leaf spot, 

green mottle mosaic, cryptic virus. 

(h) Suckers for 

planting 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bayood (Fusarium oysporum f.sp. 

albedinis) 

(b) Palm lethal yellowing (Phytoplasmas) 

(c) Texas root rot (Phymatotrichum 

omnivorum) 

(d) American palm weevil (Rhyncophorus 

palmarum) 



Agriculture & Cooperation. 


bromide @ 32 gm/cu. m at 28 o 

C and above under NAP and 

the treatment to be endorsed on 

phytosanitary certificate or by 



Plant Protection Adviser. 

(i) Commercial import subject 

to prior approval of 

Department of Agriculture 

& Cooperation. 

(ii) Post-entry quarantine for a 

period of one year. 

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21. Flower bulbs: 

(a) Dahlia spp. 

(b) Calla lilly 

(Zantedeschia 

spp.) 

(c) Gladiolus 

spp. 


plants for propagation 

(iii) Fresh/dry fruits 

for consumption 

Tubers for planting or 

propagation 

(i) Corms for 

propagation or 

planting 


plants 

Corms/ Corm lets for 

planting or 

propagation 

Freedom from: 

Palm kernel borer (Pachymerus lacerdae) 

Freedom from: 

Dahlia mosaic & other viruses affecting Dhalia 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial leaf spot (Xanthomonas 

campestris pv. zantedeschiae) 

(b) Zantadeschia mosaic virus 

Certified that tissue-cultured plants tested and 

found free from Zantadeschia mosaic virus. 

Freedom from: 

(a)Smut (Urocystis gladiolicola) 

(b)Rusts (Uromyces gladioli & U. 

transversalis) 

(c) Corm rot (F. oxysporum f.sp. gladioli) 

(d) Hard rot (Septoria gladioli) 

(e) Scab & neck rot (Burkholderia marginalis) 

(e) Base rot (Burkholderia gladioli pv. 

The above condition at (ii) 

shall not be applicable. 


bromide @ 16 gm/cu m for 24 

hrs at 28 o C and above under 







. 

(i) Post-entry quarantine for 


(ii) Freedom from soil 



apply. 

Same as above 

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(d) Heliconia 

spp. 

(e) Hyacinthus 

spp. 

(f) Iris spp. 

(bulbous and 

rhizomatous 

varieties) 

(g) Lilly 

(Lillium spp.) 

Rhizomes for 

propagation 

Bulbs for propagation 

or planting 

(i) Bulbs/ rhizomes for 

planting or 

propagation 

(j) Bulbs for planting 


plants 

gladioli) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Moko wilt (Burkholderia solanacearum 

Race 2) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial blight or yellow slime 

(Xanthomonas hyacinthi) 

(b) Hyacinth mosaic virus (Poty virus) 

(c) Stem & bulb nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Fusarial rot (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. 

gladioli) 


dipsaci) 

(c) Sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia bulborum) 

(d) Iris virus (Potyvirus) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. 

lilii) 

(b) Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lilii) 

© Bacterial leaf spot (Burkholderia gladioli 

pv. gladioli) 

(d) Lilly viruses (lilly rosette, lilly symptom 

less, tulip breaking and lilly curl stripe) 

Certified that tissue-cultured plants are tested 

and found virus-free. 





The above condition shall not 

apply. 

(h) Narcissus Bulbs for planting Freedom from: (i) Post-entry quarantine for 

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(Narcissus spp.) (a) Basal rot (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 

narcissi) 


dipsaci) 

© Narcissus fire (Botryotinia polyblastis) 

(e) Leaf scorch (Stagnospora curtissi) 

(f) Narcissus bulb flies (Merodona equesteris, 

Eumerus strigatus & E, tubuculatus) 

(g) Narcissus viruses 

(h) Tulipa spp. Bulbs for planting or 

propagation 

(j) Ornamental 

Zinger 

(Zingiber 

mioga) 

22. Grapevine 

(Vitis spp.) 

Rhizomes for 

propagation 

Rooted stock/ Bud 

wood (Stem cuttings) 

/Saplings. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bulb and stem nematode (Ditylenchus 

dipsaci) 

(b) Yellow pustule & hellfire (Curtobacterium 

flaccumfaciens pv. oortii) 

(c) Tulipa viruses viz. band breaking, chlorotic 

blotch, virus x and other seed borne viruses. 


(a) Leaf blight ((Xanthomonas campestris pv. 

zingibericola) 


(a) Grapevine Phylloxera or vine louse (Viteus 

vitifoliae, syn. Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) 

(b) Rust (Phakopsora vitis) 

(c) Dead arm (Cryptosporella viticola syn. 

Phomopsis viticola) 

(d) Cown gall (Agrobacterium vitis) 

(e) Gummosis (Pantoea agglomerans) 

(f) Hairy root (Agrobacterium rhizogenes) 

(g) Pierce’s disease (Xylella fastidiosa) 

(h) Bacterial necrosis (Xylophilus ampelinus) 

(i) Grapevine viruses: Luteovirus, Nepovirus, 

Closterovirus, Trichovirus, Potyvirus. 

one growth season 

(iv) Freedom from soil 

(v) Hot-water treatment of 

bulbs at 48.9 o C for 30 min 

followed by suitable 

fungicidal treatment and 

the treatment shall be 

endorsed on the 



(i) Post-entry quarantine for 



(j) Post-entry quarantine for a 

period of one year. 

(ii) Commercial imports 

subject to prior approval of 

Department of Agriculture & 

Cooperation 

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Grape Fresh fruits for 

consumption 

Country specific Quarantine pests: 

(i)Australia 


(b) Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly) 

(c) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(d) Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple 

moth) 

(e) Frankliniella occidentalis (Westeran 

flower thrips) 

(f) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealy 

bug) 

(ii)Canada 

(a) Frankliniella occidentalis (Westeran 

flower thrips) 

(b) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 

(c) Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) 

(iii)Chile 



(c) Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower 

thrips) 

(d) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 


mealybug) 

(f) Selenaspidus articulatus (West Indian red 

scale) 

(iv)China 


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(b) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 

(c) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(v)France 



(c) Frankliniella occidentalis (Western flower 

thrips) 

(d) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 


mealybug) 

(vi) Iran 


(vii) Italy 

(a) Arabic mosaic virus (hop barebine) 

(b) Aspidiotus nerii (aucuba scale) 

(c) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(d) Frankliniella occidentalis (Western flower 

thrips) 

(e) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 

(f) Phytonemus pallidus (strawberry mite) 

(g) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(viii) New Zealand 


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(b) Calepitrimerus vitis (mite, grape leaf rust) 

(c) Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple 

moth) 

(d) Frankliniella occidentalis (Western flower 

thrips) 

(e) Panonychus citri (citrus red mite) 


mealybug) 

(g) Pseudococcus longispinus (long-tailed 

mealybug) 

(ix) South Africa 

(a) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) 

(b) Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruitfly) 

(c) Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower 

thrips) 

(d) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(e) Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus 

thrips) 

(x) U.S.A. 

(a) Anastrepha fraterculus (South American 

fruit fly) 

(b) Aspidiotus nerii (aucuba scale) 

(c) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruitfly) 


moth) 

(e) Frankliniella occidentalis (Western flower 

thrips) 

(f) Panonychus citri (citrus red mite) 

(g) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 

(h) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

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23. Hops (Humulus 

spp.) 

24. Lucerne or Alfa 

alfa (Medicago 

spp.) 

(ii) Raisins (dried 

grapes) for 

consumption. 

(i) Cuttings (rooted/ 

un-rooted)/Saplings 

(ii) Dried flower cones 

(hops) in bales 

for industrial 

processing. 

mealybug) 

(i) Seelaspidus articulatus (West Indies red 

scale) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora 

humuli) 

(b) Hops cyst nematode (Heterodera humuli) 

(c) Hop viruses 


bromide @ 16 gms /cu. m for 

24 hrs at 28 o C and above at 

NAP and treatment shall be 





Protection Adviser.for this 

purpose 

(i) Post-entry quarantine for a 

period of 6 months. 


As above at (b). Fumigation with Methyl 

bromide @ 16 gms /cu. m for 

24 hrs at 28 o C and above at 

NAP and treatment shall be 







(a) Yellow leaf blotch (Pyrenopeziza 

medicaginis) 

(b) Sclerotinia wilt (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) 

(c) Bacterial wilt (Corynebacterium 


prior approval of Department 

of Agriculture & Cooperation. 

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25. Maize (Corn) 

(Zea mays) 

26. 

Oil palm (Elaeis 

guineensis) and 


michiganense pv. insidiosum) 

(d) Alfalfa cryptic virus, alfalfa mosaic virus. 

(i) Seeds for sowing. Freedom from: 

(a) Stewart’s wilt (Pantoea stewartii sub sp. 

stewartii) 

(b) Nebraska wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis 

sub sp. nebraskensis) 

(c) Southern corn blight (Drechslera maydis 

Race T) 

(d) Ergot (Claviceps gigantea) 

(e) Tropical rust (Physopella zeae) 

(f) Anthracnose (Kabatiella zeae) 

(g) Larger grain borer (Prostophonus 

truncatus) 

(h) Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) 

(i) Maize viruses 

(ii) Grain for 


processing 

(i) Seeds/ Pollen/ Seed 

sprouts 

Freedom from: 

(a) Ergot (Claviceps gigantea) 

b) Larger grain borer (Prostophonus 

truncatus) 

© Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) 

(i) Freedom from 

(a) Vascular wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. 

elaeidis) 

(b) Freckle (Cercospora elaedis) 

(c) Red ring (Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus) 

(i) Commercial import shall be 



Cooperation. 

(i) The above condition shall 

not apply. 

(ii) Fumigation with methyl 

bromide @ 32g/cu. m for 24 

hrs., at 28 o C and above under 







. 

(i)Commercial import of seeds 

(nuts) /seed sprouts subject to 



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27. Orchids: 

(Aranda, 

Catteleya, 

Cymbidium, 

Dendrobium 

Lawliocatteleya, 

Mokara, 

Odontoglosum, 

Phalaenopsis, 

Vanda, Vanila 

etc. 

28. Ornamental 

Palm species: 

(Arikuryoba, 

Borasus,Caryot 

a, Carypha, 

Chamaeodorea, 

Chrysalidocorp 

us, 

Dictyosperma, 

Washingtonia, 

Roystonia, 

(i) Saplings 


plants 

Seeds/ Seed sprouts (i) Freedom from: 

and its vector Rhyncophorus palmarum 

(d) Lethal bud rot or sudden wilt [Marchites 

sorpresiva (phytoplasmas)] 

(e) Fatal wilt or hart rot (Phytomonas staheli) 

(f) Leaf mottle virus 

(g) Cadang cadang and related viroids 

(h) Palm kernel borer (Caryobruchus spp. and 

Pachymerus spp.) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial leaf spots (Burkholderia gladioli 

pv. gladioli & Erwinia chrysanthemi) 

(b) Blossom blights (Colletotrichum coccodes 

& Phyllostica capitalensis) 

© Orchid viruses such as cymbidium mosaic, 

vanilla mosaic & necrosis, Odontoglosum ring 

spot and orchid fleck etc. 

Certified that the tissue-cultured plants are 



(a) Bactrial blight (Acidovorax avenae sub sp. 

avenae)- For Carypha spp only 

(b) Mosaic (Poty virus)- For Washingtonia spp 

only 

© Red ring nematode (Rhadinaphelenchus 

cocophilus) 

(ii) Certified that the seeds/seed sprouts 

collected from mother palms free from Cadang 

(ii) Consignment will be grown 

under post-entry quarantine for 

a period of 10-12 months. 



The above condition shall not 

apply. 


period of 10-12 months. 

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29. 

Hyophorbe, 

Pritchardia, 

Sabal, Syogrus, 

Trachycorpus, 

Vietchia, 

Mascarena 

Pea (Pisum spp) (i) Seeds for sowing 

30. Pelargonium 

(Pelargonium 

spp.) 



processing 

Seeds/Cuttings/ 

Saplings for planting 


cadang (viroids) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Pod and stem blight (Phomopsis logicolla) 


dipsaci) 

(c) Pea cyst nematode (Heterodera 

goettingiana) 

(d) Bruchids (Bruchidius spp. Specularis 

impressithorax) 

(e) Pea viruses viz. early-browning, enation 

mosaic, green mottle, mild mosaic, seed-borne 

mosaic (Potyvirus) 

31. Pepper/ Chillies Seeds for sowing Freedom from: 

(j) Freedom from soil. 

(ii) Seed shall be appropriately 

treated with suitable 

fungicide and treatment 



As above at (b), (c) and (d). Fumigation with Methyl 









Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial spot (Xanthomonas campestris 

pv. pellargonii) 

(b) Pelargonium viruses viz. flower break 

virus, leaf curl virus, vein clearing virus 

and zonate spot virus. 

purpose. 



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(Capscium spp.) (a) Bacterial scab (Xanthomonas campestris 

pv. vesicatoria) 

(b) Pepper viruses viz. mild mosaic, mild 

mottle, ring spot, severe mosaic and veinal 

mottle. 

32. Pome Fruits: 

(Apple, Pear 

(Pyrus spp.) 

Quince 

(Cydonia spp.) 

and Nectarine 

(Amygdalus 

spp)). 

. Pome fruits 

(Apple, Pear 

etc) 

(i) Cuttings/ Saplings/ 

Bud wood for planting 



plants 

Fresh fruits for 

consumption 


(a) Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) 

(b) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) 

(c) Hairy root (A.. rhizogenes) 

(d) Apple and pear rusts (Gymnosporangium 

spp) non asiatic 

(e) Apple chlorotic leaf spot, apple mosaic, 

apple scar skin, apple stem grooving 

viruses. 

(f) Seed chalcid (Megastigmus 

spermotrophus) 

(g) Viruses/phytoplasmas affecting Pomidae. 

Certified that the planting material is obtained 

from mother stock indexed/tested and 

maintained free from viruses and phytoplasmas 

affecting Pomidae. 

Country specific Quarantine Pests 

(i) Australia 

(a) Bactrocera tryoni 

(Queensland fruit fly) 


(c) Cydia pomonella (codling moth) 


moth) 



period of 1-2 years. 

(ii) Commercial imports 



& Cooperation (Ministry of 

Agriculture). 

The above condition at (i) shall 

not apply. 

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mealybug) 

(ii) Canada 

(a) Cydia molesta (oriental fruit moth) 

(b) Erwinia amylovora (fireblight) 

(c) Pandemis heparana (apple brown tortrix) 

(d) Peridroma saucia (pearly under wing 

moth) 

(e) Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock mealy 

bug) 

(f) Rhagoletis pomonella (apple maggot) 

(iii) Chile 


(iv) China 

(a) Adoxophyes orana (summer fruit tortrix) 

(b) Cydia funebrana (red plum maggot) 

(c) Cydia inopinata (Manchurian fruitmoth) 

(d) Cydia molesta (Oriental fruit moth) 

(e) Cydia pomenalla (Codling moth) 

(f) Pandemis cerasana (Common twist moth) 

(g) Pandemis heparana (apple brown tortrix) 

(h) Peridroma saucia (Pearly underwing moth) 

(v) France 



(c) Cydia funebrana (red plum maggot) 

(d) Cydia molesta (oriental fruit moth) 

(e) Cydia pomonella (codling moth) 

(f) Erwinia amylovora (fire blight) 

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(g) Pandemis heparana (apple browntortrix) 

(h) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing moth) 

(i) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet 

mealybug) 

(vi) Iran 

(a) Cydia pomonella (codling moth) 

(vii) New Zealand 

(a) Cydia molesta (oriental fruit moth) 

(b) Cydia pomonella (Codling moth) 


moth) 

(d) Erwinia amylovora (fire blight) 

(e) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealy 

bug) 

(viii) South Africa 


(b) Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruit fly) 

(c) Cydia molesta (Oriental fruit moth) 

(d) Cydia pomenella (Codling moth) 

(e) Erwinia amylovora (fire blight) 

(f) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealy 

bug) 

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33. Rape/Mustard 

(Brassica spp) 



(ix) U.S.A. 


(b) Cydia pomonella (codling moth) 


moth) 

(d) Erwinia amylovora (firteblight) 

(e) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealy 

bug) 

(f) Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock mealy 

bug) 

(g) Rhagoletis omonella (apple maggot) 

(x) Italy 



(c) Cydia funebrana (red plum maggot) 

(d) Cydia molesta (oriental fruit moth) 

(e) Erwinia amylovora (fireblight) 

(f) Pandemis cerasana (common twist moth) 

(g) Pandemis heparana (apple brown tortrix) 

(h) Peridroma saucia (pearly underwing 

moth) 

(i) Pseudococcus calceolariae (scarlet mealy 

bug) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Light leaf spot (Gloeosporium 

concentricum) 

(b) Raphanus leaf spot (Xanthomonas 

campestris pv. raphanai) 

(c) Bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. maculicola) 

Nil 




Agriculture & cooperation. 

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34. Rice (Oryza 

sativa) 

35. Rose (Rosa 

spp.) 

36 Small fruit plant 

species: 

(a) Blue berry 

& Cranberry 

(Vaccinium 

spp.) 

consumption (j) The above condition shall 

not apply. 

(ii) Devitalization of seed just 

prior to export and the 

treatment to be endorsed on 

(ii) Grain for 

consumption 

Rooted cuttings/ 

Grafts/ Bud 

wood/Saplings for 

planting 

(i) Cuttings 

(rooted/unrooted / 

Grafts/Bud 

wood/Saplings for 

planting. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) 

(b) Hairy root (A. rhizogenes) 

(c) Brand canker (Coniothyrium wernsdorfiae) 

(d) Brown canker (Cryptosporella umbrina) 

(e) Downy mildew (Peronospora sparsa) 

(f) Rust (Phragmidium spp.) 

(g) Rose streak virus 

(h) Rose wilt virus 

Freedom from: 

(a) Leaf rust (Pucciniastrum myrtili) 

(b) Red leaf (Exobasidium vaccinii) 

(c) Red gall (Synchytrium vaccinii) 

(d) Witches’broom (Pucciniastrum 

goeppertianum) 

(e) Straw berry weevils (Anthonomus signatus 

phytosanitary certificate 










purpose 


period of 18 months and 

buddings for 90 days. 

(ii) Freedom from soil for 

rooted cuttings. 

(i) Commercial imports are 



Cooperation 


period of 9-12 months; 

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(b) Gooseberry 

&Currants 

(Ribes spp) 


sowing 

(iii) Tissue-cultured 

plants 

(i) Cuttings 

(rooted/unrooted)/Bud 

wood/Grafts/Saplings 

& A. bisignifer) 

(f) Blue berry viruses viz., blue berry mosaic, 

shoe-string, red (necrotic) ring spot, leaf 

mottle, peach rosette and tomato ring spot 

(g) Phytoplasmas (blueberry stunt, 

witches’broom and cranberry false 

blossom 

Freedom from: 

(a) Mummy berry (Monilia vacciniicorymbasi) 

(b viruses affecting blueberry & cranberry as 

per item (f) above. 


obtained from mother stock tested/indexed and 


Freedom from: 

(a) American (gooseberry) mildew 

(Sphaerotheca mors-u-vae) 

(b) European (gooseberry) mildew 

(Microsphaeria grassulariae) 

(c) Leaf spot (Anthracnose) (Pseudopeziza 

ribis) 

(d) Cluster cup rust (Puccinia pringsheimiana) 

(e) Black pustule (Plowrightia ribesia) 

(f) Cane blight (Botryosphaeria ribris) 

(g) Viruses viz., black current reversion, 

gooseberry vein banding, raspberry ring 

spot, arabis mosaic, and strawberry latent 

ring spot. 

(v) Freedom from soil 

(vi) Dormant cuttings shall be 

appropriately treated or 

fumigated at the country of 

origin prior to shipment 

and the treatment shall be 


certificate.. 

As per conditions (i) and (ii) 

stated above. 

As per condition (i) stated 

above. 

(i) Commercial imports subject 



Coperation. 



(iii) Freedom from soil 

(iv) Dormant cuttings shall be 

appropriately fumigated or 

treated at the country of origin 



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© Raspberry 

(Rubus spp.) 

(a) Straw berry 

(ii) Seed for sowing 


plants. 

(i) Cuttings 

(rooted/unrooted)/Bud 

wood / 

Grafts/Saplings. 

(ii) Seeds for sowing 


plants 

Freedom from seed-borne viruses such as 

raspberry ring spot, arabis mosaic and 

strawberry latent ring spot. 




Freedom from: 

(a) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumaefaciens) 


© Rusts (Gymnoconia nitens, Kuehneola 

uredinalis, Phragmedium bulbosum, P. rubiidaeli, 

P. violacearum & Pucciniastrum 

americanum) 

(d) Downy mildew (Peronospora rubi) 

(e) Straw berry weevils (Anthonomus signatus 


(f) Viruses such as raspberry ring spot, leaf 

mottle, leaf spot, bushy dwarf, leaf curl, 

raspberry (black) necrosis, vein chlorosis & 

yellow dwarf, arabis mosaic and straw berry 

shoestring. 


raspberry ring spot, arabis mosaic and straw 

berry latent ring spot. 




certificate. 

As per condition (i) and (ii). 

As per condition (i). 




Cooperation. 



(iii) Freedom from soil 

(iv) Dormant cuttings shall be 


treated at the country of origin 



certificate. 

As per condition (i) and (ii). 

As per condition (i). 

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(Fragaria spp.) 

37. Sorghum 

(Sorghum spp.) 

Stem (runner) cuttings 

(rooted/un-rooted) for 

planting. 

(ii) Seeds for sowing 


plants for planting. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Phomopsis blight (Phomopsis obscurens) 

(h) Red stele (Phytophthora fragariae) 

(i) Crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) 

(j) Angular leaf spot (Xanthomonas fragariae) 

(k) American dagger nematode (Xiphinema 

americanum) 

(l) Leaf blotch (Gnomonia fragariae) 

(m) Straw berry weevils (Anthonomus signatus 


(n) Straw berry viruses viz., mottle, vein 

banding, crinkle leaf (rhabdovirus), mild 

yellow edge, latent ring spot (nepovirus), 

latent C, and raspberry ring spot (tomato 

black ring spot virus). 

(o) Aster yellows, straw berry green petal, 

phyllody & yellows (phytoplasmas). 


arabis mosaic, raspberry ring spot & straw 

berry latent ring spot. 

Certified that tissue-cultured plants are 

obtained from mother stock indexed/tested and 



(a) Bacterial blight (Burkholderia 

andropogoni) 

(b) Bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas 

vasicola pv. holcicola) 

(c) Milo disease (Periconia circinata) 




Cooperation. 

(iv) Post-entry quarantine for a 


(v) Freedom from soil 

(vi) Dormant cuttings shall be 


treated at the country of 


shall be endorsed on 


The above condition at (i) and 

(ii) 

The above condition at (i) 




Agriculture & Cooperation 

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38. Soybean 

(Glycine spp.) 

39. Stone fruits 

(Prunus spp.) 

such as plum, 

peach, cherry, 

apricot, almond 

(i) Seed for sowing 


consumption/ 

processing 

(i) Stones (Seeds)/ 

Grafts/ Bud 

wood/Cuttings. 

(d) Striga weed (Striga harmonthica ) 

(e) Sorghum viruses viz. chlorotic spot, 

mosaic 


(a) Downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica) 

(b) Stem canker (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. 

caulivora) 

(c) Root and stem rot (Phytophthora 

megasperma var. sojae) 

(d) Pod and stem blight (Phomopsis 

longicolla) 

(e) Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera 

glycines) 

(f) Bacterial wilt (Curtobacterium 

flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens), 

(g) Soybean viruses viz. mosaic, dwarf, crinkle 

leaf, chlorotic mottle,cucumber mosaic, 

stunt, poty, tobacco ring spot, tobacco 

streak, tobacco black ring. 

(h) Bruchids (Bruchidius spp.) 

Devitalisation of seed at the country of origin 

just prior to export and the particulars of 

treatment to be endorsed on PSC. 


(a) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) 


(c) Bacterial die back of peach (Pseudomonas 

syringae pv. persicae syn. P. 

morsprunorum) 

(d) Black knot (Dibotryan morbosum) 

(e) Gummosis (Euitypa armeniaceae) 

(f) Brown rot (Monilinia fructicola) 

(i) Commercial import of seeds 



Agriculture & Coperation 



period of 1-2 years 

(ii) Commercial imports are 



& Cooperation. 

(iii) Plants cuttings shall be 


treated against insect 

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plant 

(iii) Fresh fruits for 

consumption 

(iv) Dry fruits for 

consumption 

(American strain_) 

(g) Blossom blight & fruit rot (M. laxa) 

(h) Scab (Venturia cerasi, V. carpophila) 

(i) Cherry leaf spot (Blumeriella jaapii) 

(j) Plum weevil (Conotrachelus menuphar) 

Stone viruses viz. Prunus necrotic ring spot, 

Prunus virus S 


obtained from mother stock indexed/tested and 

maintained virus-free 


(a) Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) 

(b) Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) 

(c) Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) 

(d) Manchurian fruit moth (Cydia inopinata) 

(e) Cherry fruitworm (C. packardi) 

(f) Plum moth (C. prunivora) 

(g) Mexican fruitflies (Rhagoletis spp.) 

(h) Peach fruit moth (Carposina niponenosis) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia 

kuehniella) 

(b) Apricot chalcid 

infestation prior to dispatch 

at the country of origin and 

the treatment shall be 


certificate. 

The stones (seeds) shall be 

treated with suitable fungicide 


apply except the condition at 

(ii). 


bromide@ 16gm/cu. m for 

24hrs at 28 o C and above 

under NAP and the treatment 


phytosanitary certificate or by 

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40. Sunflower 

(Helianthus 

spp.) 

41. Timber logs 

(i) Chest nut 

(Castanea spp) 




processing 

Logs with bark 


(a) Downy mildew (Plasmopara halstedii) 

(b) Leaf spot (Septoria helianthi) 

(c) Broomrape (Orobanche cumana) 

(d) Sunflower viruses viz. crinkle, mosaic, 

yellow blotch 

(e) Bruchid (Bruchidius spp.) 

(f) Larger Dermestid beetle (Trogoderma 

versicolor) 

. 

Freedom from: 

(a) Chest nut blight (Cryphonectria 

parasitica)-American strain 



Plant Protection Adviser.for 

this purpose 

(i) Commercial import of seeds 



Agricultue & Cooperation. 

(ii) Seed treatment with 

metalaxyl @ 2% at the country 

of origin prior to shipment and 


on phytosanitary certificate. 

(i) The above conditions shall 

not apply. 

(ii) Devitalisation of seed at the 

country of origin prior to 

export and the particulars of 

treatment to be endorsed on 


The timber shall be fumigated 

with Methyl bromide @ 32 

gm/cu. m at 28 o C and above 

under NAP or kiln drying as 

the case may be at the country 

of origin and treatment shall be 





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(ii) Elm (Ulmus 

spp) 

(iii) Oak 

(Quercus spp) 

(iv) Pine wood 

(Pinus spp) 

42. Tobacco 

(Nictiana 

tabaccum 

43. Tomato 

(Lycopersicon 

esculentum) 

Leaves (unmanufactured) 

in bales 

Freedom from: 

(a) Dutch elm disease (Ceratocystis ulmi)- 

American & European strains 

(p) Elm bark beetle (Scolytidae) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum) 

(q) Oak bark beetles (Pseudopityopthorus spp) 

Freedom from: 

(a) Branch and trunk cankers (Atropellis 

piniphila, A. pinicola) 

(b) Pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus 

xylophilus) 

(c) Cerambicid vector (Monochamus spp.) 

(d) Pine beetles (Scolytidae) and pine weevils 

(Pissodes spp.) 

(e) Sirex wasp (Sirex spp) 


(a) Chocolate moth (Ephestia elutella) 

(b) Blue mould (Peronospora hyoscyami f.sp. 

tabacina) 


(a) Bacterial canker (Clavibacter 

michiganensis sub sp. michiganensis) 

(r) Bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. tomato) 

(s) Bacterial pustule (Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. punctulens) 

(d) Potato spindle tuber (viroid) 

Protection Adviser for this 

purpose. 




Fumigation with ALP 

(Phosphine) @ 3 tablets per 

tonne for 5-7 days. 

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44. Watermelon 

(Citrullus 

lanatus). 

45. Wheat 

(Triticum spp.) 



consumption 

Grains for 


processing 

Freedom from: 

(a) Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae 

subsp. citrulli) 

(b) Angular leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae 

pv. lachrymans) 

(c) Soft rot (Xanthomonas melonis) 

(d) Watermelon viruses viz. chlorotic stunt, 

curly mottle, mosaic virus 2. 

Nil 


(a) Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) 

(b) Confused flour beetle (Tribolium 

confusum) 

(c) Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 

(d) Dwarf bunt (Tilletia contraversa) 




(j) The above condition shall 

not apply. 

(ii) Devitalized by heat 

treatment at the country of 

origin and the treatment shall 

be endorsed on phytosanitary 

certificate 









Protection Adviser for this 

purpose. 

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SCHEDULE-VII 

[See Clause 3 (3), (6), (7) and 10 (2) (3)] 

List of Plants/planting materials, where imports are permissible on the basis of 

phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country, the inspection conducted 

by inspection authority and fumigation, if required including all other general 

conditions. 

S.No. Plants/plant material S. No. Plants/plant materials 

A. Spices and Condiments 41. Soap nut 

1. Black pepper (Piper niagrum) 42. Paneer dodi 

2. Caraway (Carum caraway) 43. Black cumin 

3. Chinese cassia (Cassia cinnnamomum) 44. Howbar 

4. Cloves 45. Ratton jot 

5. Cinnamom (Cinnamomum cinnamomum) 46. Banaba 

6. Garcinia (Garcinia combojia) 47. Gandh Roots 

7. Popy seed (Papavera somnifera) 48. Griffonia simplifolia 

8. Small cardamom (Eliteria cardamomum) 49. Rhodiola 

9. Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum) 50. Willow bark 

10. Dry Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) Narcotics & Bevarages 

11. Long Pepper (Piper longum) 51. Betel nut (Areca catechu) 

12. Staraniseed 52. Tea (including green tea) 

13. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) 53. Tea Seed Powder 

14. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) 54. Roasted Coffee beans 

15 Celary (Apium graviolens) 55. Cocoa powder 

16. Spearmint 56. Betel nut (Areca catechu) 

17. Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum- graekam) Timber logs & Timber Products 

18. Fennel 57. Agar wood 

19. Bay leaf 58. Ash logs 

20. Oreganum 59. Beech logs 

21. Laurel 60. Rubber wood 

22. All Spice (Pumento sp) 61. Bamboo sticks 

B. Dry fruits & Nuts 62. Rattan (Cane) 

23. Pistachio 63. Gurjan logs 

24.. Cashew nuts (Raw) 64. Keruing logs 

25 Figs (dried) 65. Merbau logs 

C. Medicinal Herbs 66. Padauk logs 

26. Gall nuts 67. Maple logs 

27. Cubebs (Piper cubeba) 68. Selaganbatu logs 

28. Gallangal Roots 69. Sal logs 

29. Kachura 70. Pyinkado logs 

30. Kava Roots 71. Teak Logs 

31. Kola nuts 72. Veneer & Plywood 

32. Rosemary Miscellaneous Plant Products 

33. Thyme 73. Copra (dried kernel of coconut) 

34. Liquorice 74. Animal feeds 

35. Neem 75. Hop pellets

36. Nutmeg & Mace (Mrystica aravens) 76. Hemp fibres 

37. Pacific yew 77. Spanish moss 

38. Guggal 78. Sisal fibres 

39. Mulati 79. Jute fibres 

40. Korean Gensing roots 80. Dry plant material 

1. Abutilon theophrasti 

2. Agrostemma githago 

3. Alectra sp. 

4. Allium vineale 

5 Ambrosia artemisiifolia 

6. Ambrosia maritima 

7. Ambrosia psilostachya 

8. Ambrosia trifida 

9. Ammi visnaga 

10, Apera-spica-venti 

11. Arceuthobiumoxycedri 

12. Avena sterilis 

13. Baccharis halimifolia 

14. Bromus diandrus 

15. Bromus rigidus 

16. Bromus secalinus 

17. Cardus pycnocephalus 

18. Cenchrus tribuloides 

19.Centaurea diffusa 

20. C. maculosa 

21. C. melitensis 

22. C. solstitialis 

23. Chondrilla juncea 

24. Cichorium endivia 

25. C. pumilum 

26. C. spinosum 

27. Cordia curassavica 

28. Cuscuta australis 

29. Cynoglossum officinale 

30. Desmodium tortuosum 

31. Echinochloa crus-pavonis 

SCHEDULE-VIII 

[See Clause 3 (12)] 

List of Quarantine Weed Species 

32. Echium plantagineum 

33. Emex australis 

34. Emex spinosa 

35. Froelichia floridana 

36. Helianthus californicus 

37. H. ciliaris 

38. H. petiolaris 

39. H. scaberrimus 

40. Heliotropium amplexicaule 

41. Ipomoea coccinea 

42. Leersia japonica 

43. Lolium rigidum 

44. Matricaria perforatum 

45. Mimosa pigra 

46. Orobanche cumana 

47. Phalaris paradoxa 

48. Polygonum cuspidatum 

49. P. perfoliatum 

50. Proboscidea lovisianica 

51. Raphanus raphanistrum 

52. Rumex crispus 

53. Salsola vermiculata 

54. Senecio jacobaea 

55. Solanum carolinense 

56. Striga hermonthica 

57. Thesium australe 

58. T.humiale 

59. Vicia villosa 

60. Viola arvensis 

61. Xanthium spinosum 

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S. No. 

(1) 

Particular of import 

(2) 

1. Plants / planting materials including 

cuttings, saplings, budwood, tissue 

culture of plant origin etc., 

requiring Post Entry Quarantine. 

2. Plants / planting materials including 

bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes, etc., 

not requiring Post Entry 

Quarantine. 

3. Mushroom spawn culture/corm lets 

of ornamentals bulbs, size up to 2.5 

cm diameter requiring Post-entry 

Quarantine and seeds for sowing. 

4. Plant material such as seeds and 

fruits for consumption 

Note: Fraction of Kg/Tonne may be 

rounded off to the nearest unit. 

Schedule IX 

[See clause 5] 

A-Inspection Fees 

Nos./ Weight/ Volume 

(3) 

(i) Upto 10 nos. 

(ii) Above 10 nos. 

(i) Upto 100 nos. 

(ii) Above 100 nos. 

(i) Up to 1 kg 

(ii) Above 1 kg up to 100 

kg 

(iii)Above 100 kg up to 

500 kg 

(iv) Above 500 kg 

(i) Up to 2 kg. 

(ii) Above 2 kg up to 100 

kg. 

(iii) Above 100 kg up to 

1000 kg. 

(iv) Above 1000 kg 

Fees 

(4) 

Rs. 250/- 

Rs. 250/- plus @ Rs. 1.60 per 

plant. 

Rs. 100/- 

Rs. 100/- plus @ Rs. 0.40 per 

plant. 

Rs. 100/- 

Rs. 100/- plus Rs. 50/- per 

additional kg 

Rs. 5050/-plus Rs. 15/- per 

additional kg 

Rs. 11050/-plus Rs. 5/- per 

additional kg 

Rs. 50/- 

Rs. 50/- plus Rs. 5/- per 

additional kg. 

Rs. 550/- plus Rs. 2/- per 

additional kg. 

Rs. 2500/- plus Rs.75/- per 

additional tonne except in case 

of pulses; 

Rs. 2500/- plus Rs. 50/- per 

additional tonne in case of 

pulses. 

B. FUMIGATION/DISINFECTION/DISINFESTATION/SUPERVISIONCHARGES 

1. 2. 3. 4. 

1. Plants / Planting materials/ 

Planting products/Dry fruits/ 

Fresh fruits/ Vegetables/ 

Seeds/ soil/ earth/clay. 

[The importer shall arrange 

for fumigation, disinfestations 

of consignment at his cost, 

under the supervision of Plant 

Protection Adviser or an 

office authorized by him on 

this behalf] 

(A) On volume basis 

(i) Upto 5 cu.m 

(ii) Above 5 cu.m 

(B) On container basis 

(i) 20’ container 

(33 cu.m) 

(ii) 40’ Container 

(66 cu.m) 

(C) Supervision Charges 

Rs. 600/- 

Rs. 600/- plus Rs. 300/- per 

additional 5 cu.m or part thereof. 

Rs. 2400/- 

Rs. 4500/- 

Rs.500/- per day per consignment 

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SCHEDULE-X 

[See Clause 2(xii) and Clause 3(3)] 

List of Permit Issuing Authorities for Import of Seeds, Plants and Plant Products and other 

articles 

S. No. Issuing Authority 

(1) 

(2) 

1. Plant Protection Adviser to 

the Government of India, 

Ministry of Agriculture, 

Directorate of Plant 

Protection, Quarantine & 

Storage, NH-IV, Faridabad, 

Haryana-121001 

2. Director, National Bureau of 

Plant Genetic Resources, 

PUSA Campus, New Delhi- 

110012 

3. Joint Director (PP) 

Plant Quarantine Division, 

Directorate of Plant 

Protection, Quarantine and 

Storage, NH-IV, Faridabad- 

121001, Haryana. 

4. Deputy Director (PP/Ent.), 


Station, Rangpuri 

New Delhi-110037. 

5. Deputy Director(PP/Ent.), 


Station, Ajnala Road, Near 

Airforce Station, Raja Sansi 

Airport, Amritsar-143101 



Station ,GST Road, 

near Trident Hotel, 

Meenambakam, Chennai-21 

Jurisdiction 

(3) 

All notified points of 

entry 

Authorized to issue permits for 

(4) 

All kinds of plants/plant 

materials and other items as: 

soil, peat, insects, microbial 

cultures, biocontrol agents etc. 

New Delhi All kinds of import of plant 

germplasm for public/private 

sectors Institutions/ in the 

All notified points of 

entry 

(i) New Delhi Airport 

(ii) All Notified points 

of entry in Northern 

Zone in the States of 

Delhi, Haryana, 

Himachal Pradesh, J&K, 

Rajasthan, U.P. and 

Uttaranchal. 

(i) Amritsar Airport 

(ii) All notified points of 

entry bordering 

Pakistan in the 

States of Punjab & 

UT Chandigarh 

(i)Chennai 

Airport/Seaport 

(ii)All notified points of 

entry in Southern Zone 

in the States of Andhra 

Pradesh, Karnataka, 

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, 

UTs A&N Islands, 

Lakshadeep and 

Pondicherry. 

country. 

All kinds of plants/plant 

materials 

Import of all kind of plants/ 

plant materials for sowing, 

planting propagation and 

consumption 

Import of all kind of plants/ 


planting, propagation and 

consumption 

. Import of all kind of plants/ 


planting, propagation and 

consumption 

7. Deputy Director (PP/Ent.), (i)Mumbai Import of all kind of plants/ plant 

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Station, Haji Bunder Road, 

Sewri, Mumbai-400 014 


RegionalPlant Quarantine 

Station,F.B.Block Sector III, 

Salt Lake City,Kolkata-24 

9. Plant Protection officer 

(E/PP) Plant Quarantine 

Station, 24 Paraganas, 

Bongaon (W.B) 

10. Plant Protection Officer 

(PP/E), Plant Quarantine 

Station, 25-A Hariyala Plot, 

Down Area Bhavnagar- 

364001/ Kandla 


(E/PP), Plant Quarantine 

Station, Willingdon Island, 

Cochin. 


(E/PP), Plant Quarantine 

Station, Panitanki-Naxalbari, 

Rath Khola, P.O. Naxalbari, 

Distt. Darjeeling (W.B.) 



Station, Gede Road, Nadiad 

(W.B.) – 741 503 


(ii)All points of entry 

notified in Western 


Goa, Gujarat, M.P., 

Chhatisgarh, Maharastra 

and UT Dadra & Nagar 

Haveli, Daman & Diu. 

(i) Kolkata 


(ii) All notified points of 

entry in Eastern 


Arunachal Pradesh, 

Assam, Bihar, 

Jharkhand, 

Meghalaya, 

Manipur, Nagaland, 

Orissa, Sikkim, 

Tripura, West 

Bengal and 

Mizoram. 

materials for sowing, planting, 

propagation and consumption. 

Import of all kind of plants/ plant 

materials for sowing, planting, 

propagation and consumption. 

Concerned Port of Entry Import of Plants and Plant 

materials for consumption only. 









14. Plant Protection Officer Concerned Port of Entry Import of Plants and Plant 

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(PP/E) Plant Quarantine 

Station, 

355, Beach Road, 

Tuticorin – 628 001(T.N.) 



Station, 

T.C. No. 28/419, 

Krishanmurari Road, Kaitha 

Mukku P.O., 

Thiruananthpuram – 695 024 


(PP/E) Plant Quarantine 

Station, Harbour, 

Vishakhapatnam –35 

17. Senior Plant Pathologist 


Cargo Air Terminal Complex, 

Begampet, Hyderabad –16 

18. Deputy Director (E),Central 

Integrated Pest Management 

Centre, Kormangla Road, 

19. 

White field, Bangalore – 70 

Plant Protection Officer (E), 

Central Integrated Pest 

Management Centre, 

16-Professor colony, 

Bhanwar Kua Main Road, 

Indore-452001 

20. Plant Protection Officer (E), 


Management Centre 

B-16,Mahanagar Extension 

Lucknow-226020 

21. Plant Protection Officer (E), 


Management Centre, New 

Punai Chowk Near Dr. Dutta 

House, Patna – 800 023 
















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SCHEDULE-XI 

[See clause 2 (xi)] 

List of Inspection Authorities for Certification of Post entry quarantine facilities and inspection 

of growing plants 

S. No. State/Union Territory 

(1) 

(2) 

1. Andaman & Nicobar 

Islands 

Jurisdiction 

(3) 

Entire Union 

Territory 

Designated Inspection Authorities. 

(4) 

Officer-in-charge, 

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 

Research Complex, Port Blair. 

2. Andhra Pradesh Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, 

Hyderabad. 

3. Arunachal Pradesh Entire State Joint Director, 


Research Complex for North-Eastern Hill 

Region, 

Arunachal Pradesh Center, 

Basar, Arunachal Pradesh. 

4. Assam Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. 

5. Bihar Except North and 

South Chota 

Nagpur, Santhal 

Region 

6. Bihar North and South 

Chota Nagpur, 

Santhal Region. 

7. Chandigarh Entire Union 

Territory 

8. Daman & Diu Entire Union 

Territory 

9. Delhi Entire Union 

Territory 

Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Rajendra Agricultural University, 

Pusa, Bihar. 


Bisra Agricultural University, 

Ranchi, Bihar. 


Punjab Agricultural Universitgy, Ludhiana.. 


Gujarat Agricultural Universitty, 

Banaskantha. 

Head, Division of Plant Pathology and 

Mycology, 

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 

New Delhi –110012. 

10. Goa Entire State Officer-in-charge, 


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Research Complex for Goa, Ele 

Farm, Ele, Old Goa-403 402. 

11. Gujarat Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Gujarat Agricultural University, Dantiwada. 

12. Haryana Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar. 

13. Himachal Pradesh Entire 

State(Agriculture) 

14. Himachal Pradesh Entire State 

(Horticulture and 

Forestry) 

Dead, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, 

Palampur. 


Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture 

and Forestry, Solan. 

15. Jammu & Kashmir Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Sher-e-Kashmir Agricultural University of 

Science and Technology, 

Srinagar/Jammu 

16. Karnataka, Shimoga, 

Chitterdurga, South 

Kanada, 

Chickmaglur, 

Kolar, Bangalore, 

Hassan, Coorg, 

Mandya, Mysore 

17. Karnataka Belgaon, Bellary, 

Bidar, Bijapur, 

Dharwar, Gulbarga, 

Raichur and Uttar 

Kannada 


University of Agricultural Sciences, 

Bangalore 560067. 


Dharwar University of Agricultural 

Sciences, 

Dharwar. 

18. Kerala Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur. 

19. Laskshadweep Entire Union 

Territory 

20. Madhya Pradesh All districts of state 

except Raipur, 

Durg, Rajnandgaon, 

Bilaspur, Rajgarh, 

Surguja and Bastar 

21. Madhra Pradesh Raipur, Durg, 

Rajnandgaon, 


Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur. 


Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishva Vidyala, 

Jabalpur. 


Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, 

108

Bilaspur, Rajgarh, 

Surguja and Bastar 

22. Maharashtra Konkan and 

Revenue Division 

of Bombay 

23. Maharashtra Revenue Division 

of Pune and Nasik 


of Aurangabad 

(7 districts) 


of Nagpur and 

Amravati 

Raipur. 


Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli. 


Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, 

Rahuri. 

Head Division of Plant Pathology, 

Marathwada Agricultural University, 

Parbhani. 

. 


Punjab Rao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. 

26. Manipur Entire State Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 


Region, 

Manipur Center, Lamphelpat, Manipur. 

27. Meghalaya entire State Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 

Research Complex, Meghalaya. 

28. Mizoram Entire State Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 


Region, Mizoram Center, Kelasib, 

Mizoram. 

29. Nagaland Entire State Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 


Region, Nagaland Center, Jharnapani, 

Nagaland. 

30. Orissa Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Orissa University of Agriculture and 

Technology, Bhubaneswar. 

31. Pondicherry Entire Union 

Territory 


Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 

Coimbatore. 

32. Punjab Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Punjab Agricultural University, 

Ludhiana. 

33. Rajasthan Entire State Head Division of Plant Pathology, 

Rajasthan Agricultural University, 

109

Bikaner. 

. 

34. Sikkim Entire State Head, Indian Council of Agricultural 

Research, Research Complex for North- 

Eastern Hill Region, Sikkim Center, 

Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim. 

35. Tamil Nadu Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 

36. Tripura Entire State Officer-in-charge, Indian Council of 

Agricultural Research, Research Complex, 

Agartala, Tripura. 

37. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Jhansi, 

Agra and Allahabad 

Division 

38. Uttar Pradesh Kumaon, Garhwal, 

Rohilkhand, Meerut 

Division. 

39 Uttar Pradesh Faizabad, 

Gorakhpur and 

Varanasi Division 


Chandrasekhar Azad University of 

Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. 


G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and 

Technology, Pantnagar. 


Narender Dev University of Agriculture 

and Technology, Faizabad. 

40. West Bengal Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, 

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, 

Kalyani, Mohanpur, Nadia (West Bengal). 

41 Karnataka Entire State Head, Division of Plant Pathology, IIHR, 

Hessarghata, Bangalore, Karnataka. 

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SCHEDULE-XII 

[See clause 3 (4)] 

Quantities of seeds permitted for trial purpose/accession to gene bank of National 

Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. 

Crop 

Species 

1. Black gram 

2. Castor 

3. Chick pea 

4. Cowpea 

5. Green gram 

6. Lentil 

7. Linseed 

8. Maize 

9. Minor millet 

10. Niger 

11. Pearl millet 

12. Peas 

13. Pigeon pea 

14. Rajmah 

Initial 

Trials 

(Kg) 

Multilocation 

Trials 

(MLT)(Kg) 

Agronomic 

Trials 

(AT)(Kg) 

MLT+ 

AT 

(Kg) 

3.0 6.0 14.0 20.0 700 

3.0. 6.0 9.0 15.0 500 

15.0 30.0 70.0 100.0 1000 

5.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 400 

3.0 6.0 14.0 20.0 120 

5.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 60 

5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 15 

5.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 900 

2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 15 

2.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 15 

1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 25 

15.0 30.0 70.0 100.0 900 

3.0 6.0 14.0 20.0 300 

15.0 20.0 30.0 50.0 1000 

15. Rape/ Mustard 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10 

16. Safflower 

2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 90 

17. Sesamum 

18. Sorghum 

1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7 

2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 90 

19. Soybean 10.0 20.0 55.0 75.0 500 

Accession 

To gene bank 

(Gm) 

[F.No. 8-2/2002-PP-I] 

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