Changes
New approved ISTA laboratory for seed purity analysis - SoDak Labs, Inc.
Effective from 5 March 2025The department has approved a second laboratory in the United States of America, SoDak Labs, Inc., to perform seed purity analysis on seed being imported into Australia.
The department’s webpage for department approved seed purity testing laboratories has been updated to list the laboratories details, as per the table below:
Testing laboratory |
Physical address |
Certificate type |
ISTA Accreditation number |
SoDak Labs, Inc. |
236 32nd Av, Brookings South Dakota 57006 United States |
ISTA |
USML1100 |
Effective immediately, purity analysis certificates issued by SoDak Labs, Inc. will be accepted by the department for imported consignments of seed.
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of seed for an end use of sowing and human consumption, their brokers, Client Contact Group and Cargo Operations.
Further information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@aff.gov.au (please include ‘Plant T2’ within the subject line).
This Change applies to the following Cases:
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Apium graveolens seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Celery seed for human consumption
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Cucurbit seed for human consumption
- Coriander seed for human consumption
- Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Cumin seed for human consumption
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Wild tomato seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Unrestricted Luffa spp. and Momordica spp. seed for sowing
- Benincasa hispida seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Fennel seed for human consumption
- Seed for sowing products
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Pastinaca sativa seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption