Alerts
New approved ISTA laboratory for seed purity analysis
Effective from 2 August 2019The department has approved a new laboratory to perform seed purity analysis on seed being imported into Australia. The list of department approved seed testing laboratories has been updated to include the following laboratory:
Testing laboratory |
Address |
Country |
Certificate type |
GEVES - Station Nationale d’Essais de Semences |
BP 90024 F49071 Beaucouze Cedex France (FRDL0200) |
France |
ISTA |
What does this mean for my imports?
Seed species that require an import permit:
Existing import permits will not be varied to include the new laboratory, unless specifically requested by an import permit holder.
All new permits will be issued with the new laboratory included.
Seed species that do not require an import permit:
Certificates issued by the above laboratory will be accepted by the department immediately.
Further information:
For further information please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or imports@agriculture.gov.au.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Brassica spp. seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Daylily rust host seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Cucurbit seed for sowing requiring testing for plant viruses
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum hosts as seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Kibbled cereal mix for human consumption
- Popping corn for human consumption
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Birdseed
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing