Plant Quarantine: The by law Documents need for applying • Copy of Certificate of Incorporation

prohibition of exotic pests entering into Import Certificate The application will be registered if the
Myanmar. - Apply with completed application form above necessary documents are completed.
of Department of Agriculture (DOA)-
Plant Pest Quarantine law has been
PPD and original payment receipt of Estimated time for Import Certificate
enacted since June 16, 1993.
bank • 3 office days (excluded official non-
- Approved letter of company (if working public holidays)
(Standard Operating Procedure - SOP for
company assigns representative for
Plants and Plant Products Importer)
application) Fees for Import Certificate
The importers should apply Import
- Register maximum (2) representatives 30000 kyat
Certificate for the plants and plant
per company
products that have been allowed. The list
If the import is for planting; Import Certificates can be applied at
is available both at Plant Protection
• Sugarcane - A letter from Sugar Crops Plant Quarantine, land border entry/exit
Division (PPD) notice board and
Division inspection points
www.ppdmyanmar.org
• Perennial Crops - A letter of Perennial
The import Certificate must be sent to
Crops Division
NPPO of exporting country where issues
• Seeds and Planting materials - A letter
Phytosanitary Certificate.
of Seed Division
• Forest plants - A letter of Forestry
Department
Procedures for inspection of commodity
at arrival (MACCS)
• Inform to DOA-PPD with OGA test
application for getting inspected
• If pests found, disinfest or destroy the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
import commodities by exporters’ cost and Irrigation
Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Division

• Submit original Phytosanitary

Certificate

• Inspect whether Phytosanitary

Certificate complies with Import
Certificate, visual inspection of 0.005-
0.01% of representative samples of
imported commodity, laboratory test (if
needed) Standard Operating Procedure –
SOP for Plants and Plant Products
• If pest free and Phytosanitary
Importers
Certificate is in comply with Import
Certificate then agreed in MACCS.
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(Standard Operating Procedure – SOP Documents need for applying The application will be registered if the
for Plants and Plant Products Phytosanitary Certificate above necessary documents are
Exporters) - Apply with completed application form completed.
of DOA-PPD and original payment • If needed, laboratory test for pest
• Application receipt of bank and disease. If pest found, Phytosanitary
- Submit representative samples of Certificate will not be issued.
• Apply before shipment
export commodities
• Applying after shipment will not be
- Fumigation Certificate (original) issued Estimated time for Phytosanitary
accepted
by fumigation company which has been Certificate
• Apply Phytosanitary Certificate in licensed by Pesticide Registration Board • 3 office days (excluded official non-
comply with importing country - Approved letter of company working public holidays)
requirements representative (if company assigns
representative for application) Fees for Phytosanitary Certificate
• Commodities to be exported should
- Register maximum (2) representatives 30000 kyat
be inspected at PPD and land border
per company
entry/exit points
- For forestry products, Certificate for
legality of forest products/Specification Phytosanitary Certificates can be applied
(Measurement/packing list) at Plant Quarantine, land border
entry/exit inspection points
(Standard Operating Procedure-SOP for (Standard Operating Procedure - SOP for Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
Plants and Plant Products Re-Exporters) Plants and Plant Products in Transit) and Irrigation
Department of Agriculture
- Submit original Phytosanitary - Commodities in transit should be Plant Protection Division
Certificate inspected by Plant Quarantine, land
border entry/exit inspection points
- Apply Phytosanitary Certificate in
- Original Phytosanitary Certificate
comply with requirement of importing
- If pest found or re-packing or package
country
torn, apply Phytosanitary Certificate at
Plant Quarantine, land border entry/exit
inspection points

Standard Operating Procedure-SOP for

Plants and Plant Products Exporter

2019 June