BP Singh

122 Radhey ShyamThe import of seeds/planting materials is regulated as perprovisions of The Plants, Fruits and Seeds (Regulation of importinto India) Order, 1989 (PFS Order), issued under DIP Act, 1914.The pre-entry requirements for flowers and ornamental plants,flowers, vegetables seeds (FVS), bulbs and tubers (BT) and cuttings&. saplings (CS) are as under:Requirementi) Import permit (E)ii) Phytosanitary Certificate(PSC:E)iii) Additional Declarationa) Freedom from soil (E)b) Freedom from weedsc) Plant Quarantineobjectsvi) Approval of PEQfacilitiesFVS(E =existing; R ==required; NR =Not required)Plant Quarantine screening at the port of entryAll the imported consignments of seeds/planting materialsare subjected to Plant Quarantine screening at the port of entry.The screening may include visual inspection, laboratoryinvestigations, fumigation/chemical treatment and grow-out tests.Post-entry Quarantine (PEQ) and role of DIAs. Under Plants, Fruits and Seeds (Regulation of import intoIndia), Order, 1989, Cacoa and all species of the family Sterculiaceaeand Bombaceae, all species of Citrus (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit etc.), Coconut seeds and plants (all species of Cocoa), Potato(all species of Solanum), Sugarcane (all species of Saccharum),Sunflower (all species of Helianthus), Tobacco (all species ofNicotiana), Wheat (all species of Triticum), cuttings/saplings/budwoods of flowers and ornamental plants and planting materials/seeds of fruits are subjected to post-entry quarantine inspection.In fact, no exclusive post-entry quarantine station is available withthe National Plant Quarantine Service at present.The post-entry quarantine facilities in which the importedplants/planting materials required to be grown are to be createdRRRRRNRBTRRRNRRNRcsRRRNRRR