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 (Unofficial Translation)  
 
Notification of Department of Agriculture  
Re: Conditions for Import of Kratom  Seed s B.E. 2565  (2022 ) 
 
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 The Department of Agriculture has completed pest risk analysis for commercial 
importation of  kratom seeds.   
 
 By virtue of the provisions of Section 8(2) and Section 10 of the Plant Quarantine Act 
B.E. 2507 (1964) amended by the Plant Quarantine Act (No.3) B.E. 2551 (2008)  The 
Director -General of Department of Agriculture through the recommendation of the Plant 
Quarantine Committee hereby announces  phytosanitary import requirements of  kratom seeds  
for sowing as follow:  
 
1. This notification shall be called “Notification of Department of Agriculture, Re: 
Condi tions for Import of Kratom Seeds  B.E. 2565 (2022 ).” 
 
2. This notification shall come into force a s from the  day following the date of its 
publication in the Government Gazette.1   
 
3. Permitted Plant S pecies  
 
Kratom ( Mitragyna speciosa ) seeds  
 
4. Permitted C ountry  
  
 All countries  
 
5. Quarantine  Pests of Concern  
 
A list of quarantine pests of concern to the Kingdom of Thailand for kratom seeds  is 
given in the Annex . 
 
 
 
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1 The Government Gazette: Vol. 139, Special Part 129 D, Page 30-32, Date 8 June 2022  
 
This translation is provided by Department of Agriculture as the competent authority for information purposes 
only. Whilst Department of Agriculture has made efforts to ensure the accuracy and correctness of the 
translation, the original Thai text as formally adopted and publ ished shall in all events remain the sole 
authoritative text having the force of law.    
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6. Import P ermit  
 
Import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture ( DOA ) is required.   
 
7. Means of C onveyance  
 
Kratom seeds  must  be imported from a  port in any coun try to a port in the Kingdom of 
Thailand  by air cargo.  
 
8. Requirements for Importation   
 
8.1 Kratom seeds  must be  non-genetically modified organism s. 
 
8.2 The shipment must be packed in  new, clean packaging  and free of live insects, 
soil, sand, contamina nt seeds, other plant material s (including leaf, stem material,  
fruit pulp, pod material) and animal material s (including animal faeces and 
feathers).  
 
9. Phytosanitary Certification  
   
A phytosanitary c ertificat e (PC)  or a re-export phytosanitary certifi cate issued by the 
National Plant Protection  Organization  from the exporting country  is require d. The 
original copy  must accompany every  consignment to the Kingdom of Thailand .  
  
10. Import inspection  
  
10.1 When the consignments  arrive at the point of en try in the Kingdom of Thailand,  
the import inspection must be conducted after confirming the respective documents  
accompanying the consignments concerned.  
 
10.2 DOA reserved the right to have the consignment re -exported or destroyed at 
the importer’s expen ses, if non -compliance with documentary and 
phytosanitary import requirements is identified.  
 
10.3 All consignments must be ins pected for the presence of live insects, disease 
symptoms and contamination (contaminant seed, soil particles and animal and 
plant material)  when arrive at the point of entry in the Kingdom of Thailand . 
Subsequently, a representative sample must be drawn and submitted a 
designated laboratory for further analysis. The consignment must be held 
under quarantine pending results of the a nalysis.  
 
10.4 If genetically modified kratom seeds  are found, the consignment must be           
re-exported or destroyed at the importer’s expenses.    
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10.5 If quarantine pests of Thailand concern as stipulate in the Annex are found, the 
consignment must be  treated with an appropriated treatment (if available), re -
exported or destroyed at the importer’s expenses  
 
10.6 If the consignments are frequently found to be non -compliance with 
 phytosanitary import requirements or other cases, DOA may suspend, 
 termin ate or impose additional specific import conditions from a certain 
 country as the Annex  of this notification.  
 
10.7 If live pests not listed in the Annex , other organisms or contaminants which 
potentially pose a phytosanitary risk to the Kingdom of Thaila nd are found, the 
pests, other organisms or contaminants must be handled with an appropriate 
procedure (if available) as the case may be, or re -exported or destroyed at the 
importer’s expense. The DOA reserved the right to temporary suspension of 
import fr om the identified  pathway until a risk assessment of intercepted 
organisms is determined.  
 
 
       Issued on 7 June B.E. 2565 (2022)  
 
                                                              Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs  
 
Director -General  
Department of Ag riculture  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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Annex  
 
List of Quarantine Pests of  Kratom seeds  
Attached to the Notification of Department of Agriculture  
Re: C onditions for Kratom Seeds B.E. 2565  (2022 ) 
 
Scientific name  Common name  
Insect   
Order Coleoptera   
Family  Derm estidae   
Trogoderma granarium  khapra beetle  
Trogoderma variabile  warehouse beetle  
     Order Lepidoptera   
Family Pyralidae   
Plodia interpunctella  Indianmeal moth