Changes
New Australian ISTA laboratory approved for seed purity testing: AgEtal Pty Ltd
Effective from 16 September 2022The department has approved a new laboratory, AgEtal Pty Ltd located in Queensland, to perform seed purity analysis on seed that has been imported into Australia.
The list of department approved seed testing laboratories in Australia has been updated to include the following laboratory:
Testing laboratory |
Address |
Country |
Certificate type |
AgEtal Pty Ltd |
Unit 3, 24-26 Carroll Street Wilsonton, Queensland 4350 |
Australia |
ISTA |
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.
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of seed for sowing, importers of seed for human consumption, their brokers, Client Contact Group and Biosecurity Cargo Operations (Assessment and Inspections).
Further information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or emailĀ imports@agriculture.gov.au.
This Change applies to the following Cases:
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Wild tomato seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
- Unrestricted Luffa spp. and Momordica spp. seed for sowing
- Apium graveolens seed for sowing
- Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
- Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Cucurbit seed for human consumption
- Seed for sowing products
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Benincasa hispida seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Pastinaca sativa seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Coriander seed for human consumption
- Cumin seed for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Fennel seed for human consumption
- Celery seed for human consumption
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing