PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATES
Due to strict import laws in each country, we can not send plants, tissue cultured plants or seeds without a phytosanitary certificate if the importing country requires one.
To find out if your
country requires a phytosanitary certificate, view the information below.
If your country is not listed, please ask and we can find out for you.
Otherwise you can go to the Australian Quarantine web site at:
www.aqis.gov.au/phyto/asp/ex_search.asp
Look up your country, then under GROUP click on PLANTS,
then under FORM click on PLANTS-NURSERY STOCK.
Then press SEARCH.
As Carnivorous plants are not listed in their database, you have to look under
O for OTHERS.
Then click on PLANTS-NURSERY STOCK to see if you need an import permit or
phytosanitary certificate.
Because Carnivorous Plants are
not listed in the database for any country, we have to use the information for
all OTHER plants. Otherwise you can get a letter from your quarantine on
government letterhead, stating that you do not need a phytosanitary certificate
for importing carnivorous plants or tissue cultured plants in sterile flasks.
Please let them know that all plants are grown in peat moss, not soil, and this
peat moss is washed off before packing. The plants are then wrapped in
sphagnum moss to keep them moist. They will also need to state any other
importing requirements that they have on the letter, so that the Australian
government can put it in their system, and print it on the phytosanitary
certificate.
Once you get this letter, please let me know and I will tell you where to send
it.
SHARE AN ORDER:
You might like to think about importing with
a friend, or contact your local carnivorous plant society to see if someone will
share the cost of importing with you into your country. Visit our
Carnivorous Plant Society page to
find the society in your country.
CANADA
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | YES |
COSTA RICA
There are no restrictions listed for Costa Rica
listed under OTHERS,
which means that the Australian Quarantine have not been given them by the Costa
Rican government.
If you wish to import into Costa Rica, you will either have to purchase a
phytosanitary certificate or you will need to enquire with your quarantine if
you need a phytosanitary certificate or not. If they say that you do not
need one, then we need a letter from your quarantine advising us of this to
accompany the parcel.
EUROPEAN UNION
Members of the EUROPEAN UNION include CYPRUS, ESTONIA, POLAND, FRENCH SOUTHERN
STATES, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CHANNEL ISLANDS, DENMARK, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM,
IRELAND, PORTUGAL, GREECE, ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND,
NORTH, ISLE OF MAN, SWEDEN, FRENCH GUIANA, GUADELOUPE, FINLAND, LUXEMBURG,
MARTINIQUE, NETHERLANDS, SAINT PIERRE, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, MALTA, LATVIA,
HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, LITHUANIA, GIBRALTOR
The word OTHERS as a commodity is prohibited as an
import into EUROPEAN UNION.
So at present this relates to Carnivorous
Plants, unless you can get a letter from your quarantine on government letter
head saying that you do or don't require a phytosanitary certificate for
importing carnivorous plants.
Please let them know that all
plants are grown in peat moss, not soil, and this peat moss is washed off before
packing. The plants are then wrapped in sphagnum moss to keep them moist.
They will also need to state any other importing requirements that they have on
the letter, so that the Australian government can put it in their system, and
print it on the phytosanitary certificate.
Once you get this letter, please let me know and I will tell you where to send
it.
HONG KONG
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
JAPAN
PLANTS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
TISSUE CULTURE
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
MEXICO
PLANTS
At this point of time, live plants are not allowed to be
imported into
Mexico. You will need to contact your quarantine department and
discuss this matter.
TISSUE CULTURES
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
PHILIPPINES
PLANTS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
TISSUE CULTURES
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SOUTH AFRICA
There are no restrictions listed for South Africa listed under OTHERS, which
means that the Australian Quarantine have not been given them by the South
African government.
If you wish to import into South Africa, you will either have to purchase a
phytosanitary certificate or you will need to enquire with your quarantine if
you need a phytosanitary certificate or not. If they say that you do not
need one, then we need a letter from your quarantine on government letterhead
advising us of this to accompany the parcel.
However from experience in sending plants to South Africa, the plants need a
phytosanitary certificate, but not an import permit.
SOUTH KOREA
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
TISSUE CULTURE
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SINGAPORE
PLANTS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | YES |
TISSUE CULTURE
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
TAIWAN
PLANTS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
The Taiwan government
require an Electronic lodged Phytosanitary certificate - EXDOC. They will not
accept the computer typed phytosanitary certificate's that we use for other
countries.
This means that we have had to register Triffid Park with the Australian
quarantine EXDOC department to get an exporters number.
We then had to register each type of plant so that they get their own export
number.
We then had to register with a private company called SYSCOB who have the EXDOC
program and will produce the electronic certificate on our behalf.
When the AQIS (Australian Quarantine Inspection Service) inspecting officer has
inspected your order of plants, they will sign a document, which I then have to
fax through to SYSCOB, who will issue the certificate through the Melbourne AQIS
office.
Then this certificate has to be couriered to us, because we have to have the
original certificate, we cannot use a faxed copy.
TISSUE CULTURE
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
THAILAND
PLANTS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | NO |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
Restriction for Thailand:
Thailand have advised that all
plants/cuttings/budwood (nursery stock material) require a GMO free certificate
to accompany the consignment.
Cost of this certificate issued by Triffid Park = $Aus 10
This certificate does NOT have to be
issued by the appropriate government authority (AQIS) or on government
letterhead, but must be in the following format:
Name & Address of Institutions (to be shown in the top right hand corner)
Date (to be shown under the above detail)
To Whom It May Concern,
We hereby certify that the _______ (seeds, plants, cuttings, etc) were produced
by conventional method and are not genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
These ________ (seeds, plants, cuttings, etc) are consigned to:
Name & Address of Consignee
Signature
TISSUE CULTURE
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
Seeds must have the above G.M.O.
free certificate
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | NO |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PLANTS
Due to very strict inspections in
customs, ALL Sarracenias sent to the U.S.A. will have their traps cut off them
prior to posting.
The following is from the
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).
Import requirements are
subject to change. To ensure compliance, we advise importers to contact their
port of entry prior to importation. The ports can provide clearance
procedures and their office hours. Importers should expect delays when
bringing plants as baggage during weekends, on holidays, or after regular
scheduled hours. Telephone numbers for the plant inspection stations are
as follows:
Brownsville (Los Indios) (956) 399-2085
Honolulu, HI
(808) 861-8492
Houston, TX
(281) 233-7100
Linden, NJ
(908) 862-2012
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 725-1910
Miami, FL
(305) 526-2825
New Orleans, LA
(504) 464-0430
New York, (JFK)
(718) 553-1732
Nogales, AZ
(520) 287-6463
Orlando, FL
(407) 825-4222
San Diego, CA
(619) 661-3316
San Francisco, CA
(650) 876-9093
San Juan, PR
(787) 253-4699
Seattle, WA
(206) 764-6547
Tamuning, GU
(671) 647-6030
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
TISSUE CULTURES
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | NO |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
SEEDS
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
VIETNAM
| Documentation | Required |
| Import Permit | YES |
| Phytosanitary Certificate | YES |
| Additional Declaration | NO |
ZIMBABWE
There are no restrictions
listed for Zimbabwe listed under OTHERS, which means that the Australian
Quarantine have not been given them by the Zimbabwe government.
If you wish to import into Zimbabwe, you will either have to purchase a
phytosanitary certificate or you will need to enquire with your quarantine if
you need a phytosanitary certificate or not. If they say that you do not
need one, then we need a letter from your quarantine advising us of this to
accompany the parcel.
However from experience in sending plants to South Africa, the plants need a
phytosanitary certificate, but not an import permit.
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