Plant Quarantine Import Regulations

Thailand

Plant Quarantine Act

Presently, the Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 (1952) amended by the Plant Quarantine Act
(No. 2) B.E. 2542 (1999) is being enforced. The Act contains 27 Sections. In order to prevent the
invasion of plant pests and diseases from outside the country, a number of regulations, notifications
and orders are applied to imported plants and plant products under the Plant Quarantine Act.

Administrative Body of the Act

The Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 (1952) amended by the Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2)
B.E. 2542 (1999) is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives. The Department of Agriculture has assigned the Plant Quarantine Sub-Division,
Agricultural Regulatory Division to carry out various functions authorized by the Act.

Plant Quarantine Import Requirements

Under the Act, the import of plants and plant products is categorized into 3 groups namely
prohibited, restricted and unprohibited materials according to their economic importance and
prevalence to plant pests and diseases at their place of origin. Following are import requirements of
prohibited, restricted and unprohibited materials.

 Prohibited materials :

The import of the following items listed in Table 1 is not allowed. Exceptions are permitted
only for cases approved in advance by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of
experimentation or research only.

(1) Plants and plant products designated by the Ministerial Notification, shipped from the
areas specify by the Ministerial Notification.
(2) Plants, plants pests and diseases and carriers
(3) Soil and organic fertilizer

The requirement for importation of prohibited materials is set as follows:

(1) They must be imported via 3 plant quarantine stations namely; Bangkok International
Airport, Bangkok Maritime Port and Bangkok General Post Office Plant Quarantine
Station.
(2) They must bear phytosanitary certificate issued by the proper government agency of the
exporting country.
(3) Phytosanitary certificate should be declared that the consignment is free from plant
quarantine pests and diseases according to conditions prescribed the Director-General of
the Department of Agriculture.

 Restricted materials

The import of the following items listed in Table 2 is allowed. The requirement for
importation of restricted materials is set as follows:

/conversion/tmp/scratch/381582833.doc
 2

(1) They must bear phytosanitary certificate issued by the proper government agency of the
exporting country.
(2) The must be handled according to conditions prescribed by plant quarantine officer.
(3) Furthermore, importation of restricted materials, particularly, plants intended for
propagation must be subjected to thoroughly examination.

 Unprohibited materials

Plant materials other than those classified as prohibited and restricted materials are
unprohibited materials. Permission and a Phytosanitary Certificate are not required for
importation. However, the imported unprohibited materials have to be notified for inspection
at ports of entry. All materials are subjected to inspection and also put under quarantine
treatment or destruction if plant quarantine pests and diseases are found.

-----------------------------

Table 1. Prohibited Materials

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
Plant
1 Plant in the genus Africa 1. Preserved food.
Citrus, Fortunella Australia 2. Oranges (including navels, valencias, mandarins
and Poncirus Central America and its hybrids such as tangor), lemons, grapefruit
Ceylon (including pummelo) from Australia which must
Europe be handled according to the Department of
India Agriculture Notification : Conditions for Import
Indonesia of Fresh Citrus Fruit from Australia to Thailand
Japan dated 15 June 2004.
Near East 3. Oranges (including navels, tangerines, tangelos,
Mediterranean valencias), lemons and grapefruit (including
Region pummelo) from California, USA which must be
South America handled according to specific commodity
United States of understanding 1 (SCU 1) : conditions for export
America of fresh citrus from California, USA to Thailand.
4. Oranges (including navels, tangerines, tangelos,
valencias), grapefruit (including pummelo) and
lemon (excluding sour lemon, Citrus limon) from
Florida, USA which must be handled according to
specific commodity understanding 2 : Conditions
for export of fresh citrus fruit from Florida, USA
to Thailand.
5. Oranges (navels, tangerines, tangelos, valencias),
lemons, limes, and grapefruit (including
pommelo) from Arizona, USA which must be
handled according to specific commodity
understanding 4 : Conditions for export of fresh
citrus fruit from Arizona, USA to Thailand.
6. Citrus seeds from California, USA, French, Spain,
Israel, South Africa and Australia which must be
handled according to conditions stipulated by the
Director-General of the Department of Agriculture
 3

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
and accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate.
2 Coconut Central America 1. Preserved food.
(Cocos nucifera) East Africa 2. Finished products of coconut plants which have
Guam been processed by the method declared by the
India owner to the Director-General of the Department
Philippines of Agriculture before the importation and the
South America Director-General of the Department of
West Indies Agriculture has decided the same are free of
West Africa plant pests.
3. Dehusked coconut which must be handled
according to conditions stipulated by the
Director-General of the Department of
Agriculture.
3 Plants in the genus Africa Cotton lint imported for industrial use which must be
Gossypium Central America accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate of the
Mexico country of origin.
United States of
America
Venezuela
West Indies
4 Plants in the genus Central America
Hevea such as South America
rubber etc. and West Indies
carrier such as
Fresh latex, Cup
lump, Scrap.
5 Cassava Africa Preserved food
(Manihot Brazil Flour
esculenta) Indonesia Sago
6 Plants in the genus Central America 1. Preserved food
Oryza Ceylon 2. Finished products of plants in the genus Oryza
India spp. Which much be handled according to
Japan conditions stipulated by the Director-General of
Philippines the Department of Agriculture
Republic of China 3. Rice, broken-milled rice and steamed rice which
South America much be accompanied by Phytosanitary
United States of Certificate
America
West Africa
West Indies

Genetically
modified
plant
1 Plants in the genus All countries
Agrostis
2 Actinidia chinensis All countries
Planch
3 Allium cepa L. All countries
4 Plants in the genus All countries
 4

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
Amelanchier
5 Ananus comosus All countries
(L.) Merr.
6 Apium graveolens All countries
var. dulce (Mill.)
D.C.
7 Arabidopsis All countries
thaliana L.
8 Plants in the genus All countries
Arachis
9 Armoracia All countries
rusticana P.
Gaertner, Meyer &
Scherb.
10 Asparagus All countries
officinalis Linn.
11 Atropa belladonna All countries
L.
12 Avena sativa L. All countries
13 Beta vulgaris L. All countries
sub sp. vulgaris
14 Plants in the genus All countries
Brassica
15 Plants in the genus All countries
Camellia
16 Plants in the genus All countries
Capsicum
17 Papaya (Carica All countries
papaya L.)
18 Plants in the genus All countries
Chrysanthemum
19 Cichorium intybus All countries
L.
20 Citrullus lanatus All countries
(Thumb) Matsun &
Nakai
21 Plants in the genus All countries
Citrus
22 Cocos nucifera L. All countries
23 Plants in the genus All countries
Coffea
24 Plants in the genus All countries
Cucumis
25 Plants in the genus All countries
Cucurbita
26 Daucus carota L. All countries
27 Plants in the genus All countries
Dendranthema
28 Dianthus All countries
 5

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
caryophyllus L.
29 Elaeis guineensis All countries
Jacq.
30 Plants in the genus All countries
Eucalyptus
31 Plants in the genus All countries
Fortunella
32 Plants in the genus All countries
Fragaria
33 Plants in the genus All countries
Gladiolus
34 Glycine max L. All countries 1. Preserved food
2. Soybean use as raw material to produce animal
feed or food for human consumption or use for
industrial purpose
35 Plants in the genus All countries
Gossypium
36 Plants in the genus All countries
Helianthus
37 Plants in the genus All countries
Hevea
38 Plants in the genus All countries
Hordeum
39 Plants in the genus All countries
Ipomoea
40 Plants in the genus All countries
Juglans
41 Lactuca sativa L. All countries
42 Lens culinaris All countries
Medik.
43 Plants in the genus All countries
Linum
44 Liquidambar All countries
styraciflua L.
45 Plant in the genus All countries
Lupinus
46 Lycopersicon All countries
esculentum Miller
47 Plant in the genus All countries
Malus
48 Manihot esculenta All countries
Crantz.
49 Plant in the genus All countries
Musa
50 Medicago sativa L. All countries
51 Tobacco All countries
(Nicotiana
tabacum L.)
52 Plant in the family All countries
 6

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
Orchidaceae
53 Plant in the genus All countries
Oryza
54 Plant in the genus All countries
Papaver
55 Plant in the genus All countries
Pelargonium
56 Plants in the genus All countries
Petunia
57 Plant in the genus All countries
Phaseolus
58 Plant in the genus All countries
Picea
59 Pisum sativum All countries
60 Plant in the genus All countries
Poncirus
61 Plants in the genus All countries
Populus
62 Plant in the genus All countries
Prunus
63 Plant in the genus All countries
Pyrus
64 Ribes nigrum All countries
65 Plant in the genus All countries
Ricinus
66 Plant in the genus All countries
Rosa
67 Plants in the genus All countries
Rubus
68 Plants in the genus All countries
Saccharum
69 Plants in the genus All countries
Solanum
70 Plants in the genus All countries
Sorghum
71 Plants in the genus All countries
Stylosanthes
72 Theobroma cacao All countries
L.
73 Torenia fournieri All countries
Lind.
74 Plants in the genus All countries
Trifolium
75 Plants in the genus All countries
Triticum
76 Plants in the genus All countries
Vaccinium
77 Plants in the genus All countries
Vigna
 7

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
78 Plants in the genus All countries
Vitis
79 Corn (Zea mays L.) All countries 1. Preserved food
2. Maize use as raw material to produce animal feed
or food for human consumption or use for
industrial purpose
80 Plants in the genus All countries
Zoysia
Carrier
1 Soil All countries -
2 Organic fertilizer All countries 1. Organic fertilizer from animals except excrement
of animal.
2. Organic fertilizer from plants which have been
processed by the method declared by the owner to
the Director-General of the Department of
Agriculture before the importation and the
Director-General of the Department of Agriculture
has decided the same are free of plant pests.

Plant pest
Fungi -
1 Ascochyta gossypii All countries -
2 Balansia oryzae- All countries
sativae
3 Deuterophoma All countries
tracheiphila
4 Elsinoe australis All countries
5 Microcyclus ulei All countries
6 Pseudophaeolus All countries
baudonii
7 Septoria citri All countries
8 Sphaceloma All countries
manihoticola
Bacteria
1 Xanthomonas All countries
campestris pv.
cassava
Virus
1 Cassava African All countries
mosaic virus
2 Cassava brown All countries
streak virus
3 Cassava red mottle All countries
virus
4 Cassava witches All countries
broom virus
5 Cotton All countries
anthocyanosis virus
6 Cotton leaf All countries
 8

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
crumple virus
7 Cotton leaf mosaic All countries
virus
8 Cotton leaf mottle All countries
virus
9 Cotton stenosis All countries
virus
10 Cotton terminal All countries
stunt virus
11 Rayado fino virus All countries
12 Rice hoja blanca All countries
virus
13 Sugarcane ramu All countries
stunt virus
Viroid
1 Citrus ramu stunt All countries
viroid
2 Citrus exocortis All countries
viroid
3 Coconut cadang – All countries
cadang viroid
4 Grapevine yellow All countries
speckle viroid
5 Potato spindle All countries
tuber viroid
Mycoplasma
1 Citrus witches All countries
broom MLO
2 Palm lethal All countries
yellowing MLO
3 Spiroplasma citri All countries
4 Sugarcane grassy All countries
stunt MLO
Insect
1 Anastepha All countries
fraterculus
2 Anastepha ludens All countries
3 Anastepha All countries
suspensa
4 Anthonomus All countries
grandis
5 Anthonomus All countries
vestitus
6 Artona catoxantha All countries
7 Bactrocera tryoni All countries
8 Ceratitis capitata All countries
9 Diatraea All countries
saccharalis
10 Erinnyis ello All countries
 9

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
11 Lissorhoptrus All countries
oryzophilus
12 Opogona sacchari All countries
13 Oryctes boas All countries
14 Phenacoccus All countries
herreni
15 Prostephanus All countries
truncatus
16 Pseudotheraptus All countries
devastans
17 Rhynchophorus All countries
palmarum
18 Sacadodes pyralis All countries
19 Scirtothrips All countries
aurantii
20 Sesamia calamistis All countries
21 Sesamia cretica All countries
22 Trioza erytreae All countries
23 Trogoderma All countries
granarium
Mite
1 Aceria sheldoni All countries
2 Mononychellus All countries
tanajoa
Nematode
1 Anguina tritici All countries
2 Aphelenchoides All countries
arachidis
3 Belonolaimus All countries
longicaudatus
4 Globodera pallida All countries
5 Globadera All countries
rostochiensis
6 Heterodera avenae All countries
7 Heterodera All countries
glycines
8 Heterodera All countries
graminis
9 Heterodera oryzae All countries
10 Heterodera All countries
oryzicola
11 Heterodera All countries
punctata
12 Heterodera All countries
sacchari
13 Heterodera All countries
schachtii
14 Heterodera sorghi All countries
15 Heterodera zeae All countries
 10

No. Plant, Plant pest Source Exception

or Carrier
16 Hirschmaniella All countries
miticausa
17 Hoplolaimus All countries
columbus
18 Hoplolaimus All countries
indicus
19 Meloidogyne All countries
coffeicola
20 Meloidogyne All countries
exigua
21 Pratylenchus All countries
thornei
22 Rhadinaphelenchu All countries
s cocophilus
23 Scutellonema All countries
bradys
24 Xiphinema All countries
americanum
25 Xiphinema index All countries
Weed
1 Salvinia molesta All countries

Table 2. Restricted Materials

No. Plant and Carrier Origin Exception

1 Ananus comosus All countries Preserved food
2 Arachis hypogaea All countries Preserved food
3 Plants in the genus Camellia All countries Preserved food
4 Plants in the genus Capsicum All countries Preserved food
5 Carica papaya All countries Preserved food
6 Citrullus lanatus All countries Preserved food
7 Plants in the genus Citrus All countries other than Preserved food
those indicated in
prohibited materials
8 Cocos nucifera All countries other than Preserved food
those indicated in
prohibited materials

and the following carries : dried All countries

copra, dried copra meal and coir
9 Plants in the genus Coffea All countries Preserved food
10 Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta All countries Preserved food
and the following carrier : flour
11 Cucumis melo All countries Preserved food
12 Elaeis guineensis All countries -
13 Glycine max and the following All countries Preserved food
carriers : flour, soy meal and full
fatted soy flour
 11

No. Plant and Carrier Origin Exception

14 Plants in the genus Gossypium All countries other than -
those indicated in
prohibited materials
and the following carriers : cotton
seed meal All countries
15 Plants in genus Hevea and the All countries other than -
following carriers : fresh latex, those indicated in
cuplump, scrap prohibited materials
16 Hordeum vulgare All countries Preserved food
17 Ipomoea batatas and the following All countries Preserved food
carriers : flour
18 Plants in the genus Lupinus All countries -
19 Lycopersicon esculentum All countries Preserved food
20 Manihot esculenta All countries other than Preserved food
those indicated in
prohibited materials
and the following carriers : flour and
sago All countries
21 Plants in the genus Musa and the All countries Preserved food, rope
following carriers : flour
22 Nicotiana tabacum All countries Cigarettes, smoking
tobacco, cigars and
cigarillos
23 Plants in family Orchidaceae All countries -
24 Plants in the genus Oryza All countries other than Preserved food
those indicated in
prohibited materials

and the following carriers : flour, rice All countries

bran, defatted rice bran and rice malt
extract.
25 Plants in the genus Saccharum All countries -
26 Solanum tuberosum and the All countries Preserved food
following carriers : flour
27 Sorghum bicolor and the following All countries Preserved food
carriers : flour
28 Theobroma cacao All countries Preserved food
29 Plants in the genus Triticum and the All countries Preserved food
following carriers : flour
30 Vigna radiata and the following All countries Preserved food
carriers : flour
31 Zea mays and the following carriers : All countries Preserved food
flour, cob, corn meal and corn
flour