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Notification of Department of Agriculture  
Re: Conditions for Import of Capsicum  Seed s B.E. …. (….)  
 
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 The Department of Agriculture has completed pest risk analysis for commercial 
importation of  capsicum  seeds.   
 
 By v irtue 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 
Quaran tine Committee hereby announces  phytosanitary import requirements of  capsicum  
seeds for sowing as follow:  
 
1. This notification shall be called “Notification of Department of Agriculture,             
Re: Condi tions for Import of capsicum  seeds B.E. …. (…. ).” 
 
2. This notification shall enter into force  sixty  days after the date of its proclamation in 
the Government Gazette.    
 
3. Permitted Plant S pecies  
 
The following species of capsicum seed are permitted to import to the Kingdom of 
Thailand.   
3.1  Capsic um annuum  
3.2  Capsicum baccatum  
3.3  Capsicum chinense  
3.4  Capsicum frutescens   
3.5  Capsicum pubescens  
 
4. Permitted C ountry  
  
 All countries  
 
5. Quarantine P ests of Concern  
 
A list of quarantine pests of concern to the Kingdom of Thailand for capsicum  seeds is 
given in the Attachment . 
 
6. Import P ermit  
 
Import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture ( DOA ) is required.   
 
 
7. Means of C onveyance  
  
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Capsicum  seeds must  be imported from a  port in any country  to a port in the Kingdom 
of Thailand  by air car go or sea cargo  or land cargo .  
 
8. Requirements for Importation   
 
8.1 capsicum  seeds must be  non-genetically modified organism . 
 
8.2 The shipment must be packed in  new, clean packaging  and free of live insects, 
soil, sand, contaminant seeds, other plant m aterial s (including leaf, stem material,  
fruit pulp, pod material) and animal material s (including animal faeces and 
feathers).  
 
8.3 Capsicum  seed lots are required to fulfill  at least one of the following 
phytosanitary  import conditions.  
 
8.3.1 Capsicum  seeds were produced  in a pest free area or  pest free  place  of 
production or pest free production site for Clavibacter michiganensis 
subsp.  michiganensis,  Tomato brown rugose fruit virus,  Columnea 
latent viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid  in accordance w ith relevant 
International Standards for Phytosanitary  Measures (ISPM s). OR 
  
8.3.2 Capsicum  seeds  were officially tested on  sample of 3,000 seeds (or at least 
10 percent of the lot as a small seed lot ) using an appropriate genetic 
method  and found free fr om Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.  
michiganensis,  Tomato brown rugose fruit virus,  Columnea latent viroid  
and Potato spindle tuber viroid.    
 
8.4 If the consignment of capsicum seeds is subjected to laboratory tests for plant 
diseases specified in 8.3.2 , the testing shall be performed by NPPO -operated or 
NPPO -accredited/approved laboratories. The test report shall include the 
following information i.e. quantity of seed sample taken for testing, testing 
method, target pathogens and name and address of the t esting laboratory. The 
original copy of test report must accompany with the phytosanitary certificate.  
 
 
9. Phytosanitary Certification  
 
9.1 A phytosanitary c ertificat e (PC) 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 and bear the 
following additional declaration:   
 
 “The consignment of capsicum  seeds  was produced in a pest free area or  pest 
free place of production or pest free pr oduction site for  Clavibacter 
michiganensis subsp.  michiganensis,  Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, 
Columnea latent viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid .” 
    
  OR  
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 “The consignment of capsicum  seeds  was officially tested,  on sample of 3,000 
seeds ( or at  least 10 percent of the lot as a small seed lot ) using an appropriate 
genetic method and found free from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. 
michiganensis,  Tomato brown rugose fruit virus,  Columnea latent viroid and Potato 
spindle tuber viroid. ” 
 
9.2 The ori ginal copy of test report specified in 8.4 must accompany with the 
phytosanitary certificate.  
 
10. Import inspection  
  
10.1 When the consignments  arrive at the point of entry in the Kingdom of Thailand,  
the import inspection must be conducted after confirm ing 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 expenses, if non -compliance with documentary or phytosanitary 
import requirements is ident ified.  
 
10.3 All consignments must be ins pected for the presence of live insects/snails, 
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 . Subse quently, 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 analysis.  
 
10.4 In the case of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.  michiganensis, Tomato brown 
rugose fruit virus, Columnea latent viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid  being  
found during import inspection, the consignment must be re -exported or destroyed  
at the importer’s expense.  
 
10.5 If quarantine pests of Thailand concern as stipul ate in the Appendix 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 any live organism of potential quarantine concern to Thailand not listed in  
the Appe ndix is found, the consignment shall be re -exported, destroyed or  
treated with an appropriated treatment (if available) at the importer’s  expenses. 
The DOA reserved the right to temporary suspension of import  from the identified  
pathway until a risk assess ment of intercepted organisms  is determined.  
 
 
    Issued on ……………………………………..  
 
                                                              
 Director -General  
                       Department of Agriculture   
  
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Appendix  
 
List of Quarantine Pests of  Capsic um seeds  
Attached to the Notification of Department of Agriculture  
Re: C onditions for Import of Capsicum  Seeds B.E. …. (….)  
 
Scientific name  Common name  
Insects   
 Order Coleoptera   
  Family Dermestidae   
   Trogoderma granarium  khapra beetle  
            Trogoderma sternale  trogoderma dermestid beetle  
   Trogoderma variabile  grain dermestid  
Pathogens   
    Bacteria   
   Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp. michiganensis  bacterial canker of tomato  
   Pseudomonas cichorii  bacterial blight of endive  
   Pseu domonas corrugata  pith necrosis of tomato  
   Pseudomonas syringae  pv. syringae  bacterial canker or blast  
   Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci  wildfire  
   Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato  bacterial speck  
   Pseudomonas viridiflava  bacterial leaf blight of  tomato  
   Rhodococcus fascians  fasciation: leafy gall  
    Fungi   
   Chalara elegans  black root rot  
   Didymella lycopersici  canker of tomato  
   Peronospora hyoscyami  f.sp. tabacina  blue mould of tobacco  
   Phytophthora boehmeriae  ramie leaf spot  
   Verticillium albo -atrum  verticillium wilt of lucerne  
 Virus   
   Alfalfa mosaic virus  alfalfa yellow spot  
   Tobacco rattle virus  spraing of potato  
   Tobacco ringspot virus   
   Tobacco streak virus  tobacco streak  
   Tomato black ring virus  ring spot  of beet  
              Tomato brown rugose fruit virus   
   Tomato bushy stunt virus  Lycopersicon virus 4 
   Tomato mosaic virus  tomato mosaic  
   Tomato ringspot virus  ringspot of tomato  
   Tomato torrado virus  torrado disease  
   Viroid   
   Columnea latent viroid   
   Potato spindle tuber viroid  spindle tuber of potato