Alerts
New approved ISTA laboratory for seed purity analysis
Effective from 28 August 2020The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the 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 |
SGS Canada Inc. |
Unit 310, 280 Portage Close Sherwood Park, AB, T8H 2R6 Canada |
Canada |
ISTA |
Who does this alert affect:
Importers of seed for sowing and seed for human consumption (including their brokers), Client Contact Group Canberra and Inspections Group.
Import permits:
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:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum hosts as seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Palm seed for sowing
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Birdseed
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Popping corn for human consumption
- Kibbled cereal mix for human consumption
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Raw seed for human consumption