NameImport Permit Requirements for Plant and Plant Products
DescriptionAll plant material must be declared upon arrival into Fiji. The brought or imported items may need a Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) import permit or treatment, and other products may be prohibited. Depending on the level of biosecurity risk plant and plant products can be imported with or without a BAF import permit. Importation of all plant and plant products need to meet certain biosecurity requirements to prevent the introduction of pests and diseases to Fiji. BAF regulates such items and assists importers meet these requirements.
CommentsExamples of plants and plant products that must be declared include: All food items, including all fresh fruits & Vegetables, grains, pulses, seeds (sowing and consumption), nuts etc. Dried and fresh flowers, Seeds, , other Plant products (dried and preserved), Plant cuttings, Items made of bamboo, cane, rattan, coconut, straw, Items made of wood, for example, drums, carvings, masks, weapons, or tools, pine cones, Any souvenirs made from plant material, for example corn and straw, including items stuffed with seeds and straw, Herbal medicines, health supplements, and homeopathic remedies, Religious offerings. Or anything that is made from plant or plant products. Plant products that can be imported without an import permit, that are highly processed products made with plant ingredients only, and are commercially prepared, labeled or fully cooked. Examples of such items are: Dried & grounded herbs and spices, roasted, chopped & kibbled, hulled, de-shelled nuts and seeds, 100% vegetarian meals, commercially prepared cakes bread and Cereals, [muesli, oats, porridge, cereal bar etc], 100% vegetarian spreads and dips e.g. jams, peanut butter, vegemite, syrup, vegetable dips etc, commercially prepared preserved fruits & vegetables, Vegetable shortening & oils, Noodles with vegetable flavorings, Baby Food with 100% vegetable & fruit ingredients, commercially prepared dried or dehydrated mushroom, commercially prepared dried Seaweed, Instant coffee, tea, cocoa powder, milo, non-dairy sweeteners, Handicraft that is treated, vanished free from any signs of pest disease and do not contain barks, seeds, cones and animal products, Cosmetic products. Plant products that must have a valid an import permits (down load import permit) all kind of fresh fruits and vegetables, Row seeds of all kinds, Fresh plant products e.g plant cutting, flowers, seedlings, wood products with barks and cones, etc, Rice, Used farm equipment machinery, Soil or aggregates all kind and Biological specimens of all kind.
Validity From19-12-2008
Measure TypePermit Requirement
AgencyBiosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Legal Document- Biosecurity Act 2008
Procedures
# Procedure Name Description Category View Detail
1 Import Permit for Plant or Plant Products To obtain an import permit for plants and plant products in Fiji, the importer must follow the procedures set by the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF). Begin by getting your BAP (Facility approved by BAF) and then submitting a completed application form to BAF, including details about the plant species and its intended use. BAF assesses the risk associated with importing the plant material to ensure it aligns with Fiji’s quarantine regulations. If the assessment is favorable, you receive an import permit with specific conditions to meet during shipment. This process helps protect Fiji’s agricultural and ecological environment from potential biosecurity threats which is verified on arrival of the consignment in Fiji. Import
Forms
# Title Description Issued By File
1 Application Form to Import Plant or Plant Products To import BAF regulated articles, the importer must have a BAF-approved facility (BAP), only then the importer may apply for the import permit. To apply for the BAP, the importer must fill out the BAP application form, submit (via email or hand delivery) to the nearest BAF Office. The application form is reviewed and facility inspections are made by the Station. Once the station recommends approval of the facility, only then can the importer apply for the import permit. The importer must fill out the Import Permit Application form. Provide detailed information about the plant species, quantity, origin, and intended purpose. Submit the completed application Form to BAF via email or physically at any nearest BAF office. Once the application is approved, the BAF officer creates an invoice and issues it to the importer via email or hard copy. Once the fee is paid via online or cash at BAF. Importers can also make the payment online using cards on the BAF website. Payments can also be made from mobile banking accounts. BAF processes the permit within three working days and issues it to the importer via email and hard copy original. Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) PDF
Commodity/s
# HS Code Description
1 06 Chapter 6 - Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
2 07 Chapter 7 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
3 08 Chapter 8 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
4 10 Chapter 10 - Cereals
5 080520 -  Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
6 06011000 - Bulbs tubers tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant
7 06012000 - Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, ....
8 06021000 - Unrooted cutting and slips
9 06022000 - Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts
10 06023000 - Rhododendrons and azaleas grafted or not
11 06024000 - Roses, grafted or not
12 06029000 - Other
13 06031100 --roses
14 06031200 --carnations
15 06031300 --orchids
16 06031400 --chrysanthemums
17 06031500 - - Lilies (Lilium spp)
18 06031900 --other
19 06039000 - Other
20 06042000 - Fresh
21 06049000 - Other
22 07011000 - Seed
23 07019000 - Other
24 07020000 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
25 07031000 - Onions and shallots
26 07032000 - Garlic
27 07039000 - Leeks and other alliacaous vegetables
28 07041000 - Cauliflowers and headed broccoli
29 07042000 - Brussels sprouts
30 07049000 - Other
31 07051100 - - Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce)
32 07051900 - - Other
33 07052100 - - Without chicory (Cichorium intybusvar foliosum)
34 07052900 - - Other
35 07061000 - Carrots and turnips
36 07069000 - Other
37 07070000 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
38 07081000 - Peas (Pisum sativum) (for example, garden peas)
39 07082000 - Beans (Vigna spp.,Phaseolus spp.) (for example, long bean)
40 07089000 - Other leguminous vegetables
41 07092000 - Asparagus
42 07093000 - Aubergines, (egg-plants)
43 07094000 - Celery other than celeriac
44 07095100 - - Mushrooms
45 07095200 Mushrooms of the genus Boletus
46 07095300 Mushrooms of the genus Cantharellus
47 07095400 Shiitake (Lentinus edodes)
48 07095500 Matsutake (Tricholoma mastsutake Tricholoma manivelare.
49 07095600 Truffles (Tuber spp)
50 07095900 - - Other
51 07096000 - Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
52 07097000 - Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)
53 07099100 - - Globe artichokes
54 07099200 - - Olives
55 07099300 - - Pumpkins,squash and gourdds (Cucurbita spp.)
56 07099900 - - Other
57 07101000 - Potatoes
58 07102100 - - Peas (Pisum sativum) (for example, garden peas)
59 07102200 - - Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.,) (for example, long bean)
60 07102900 -- Other
61 07103000 - Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)
62 07104000 - Sweet corn
63 07108000 - Other vegetables
64 07109000 - Mixtures of vegetables
65 07112000 - Olives
66 07114000 - Cucumbers and gherkins
67 07115100 - - Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus
68 07115900 - - Other
69 07119000 - Other vegetables, mixtures of vegetables
70 07122000 - Onions
71 07123100 - Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus
72 07123200 - - Wood ears (Auricularia spp.)
73 07123300 - Jelly fungi (Tremella spp.)
74 07123400 Shiitake (Lentinu edodes)
75 07123900 - Other
76 07129000 - Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables
77 07131010 - - - Dried leguminous vegetables, split
78 07131090 - - - Other
79 07132000 - Chickpeas (garbanzos)
80 07133100 -- Beans of species Vigna Mungo (L) Hipper or Vigna radiata (L) wilczek :
81 07133200 -- Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus) or Vigna augularis) :
82 07133300 --- Kidney beans, including white pean beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) :
83 07133400 - - Bambara beans (Vigna subterranea or Voandzella subterranea)
84 07133500 - - Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata)
85 07133900 -- Other
86 07134000 - Lentils
87 07135000 - Broad beans (Vicia faba var, major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var, equina, ---
88 07136000 - Pigeon peas (Cajanus Cajan)
89 07139000 - Other
90 07141000 - Manioc, (cassava)
91 07142000 - Sweet potatoes
92 07143000 - Yams (Dioscorea spp.)
93 07144000 - Taro (Colocasia spp.)
94 07145000 - Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.)
95 07149010 - - - Taro (dalo)
96 07149000 - Other
97 07149090 Other
98 08011100 - - Dessicated
99 08011200 - - In the inner shell (endocarp)
100 08011900 -- Other
101 08012100 - - In shell
102 08012200 - - Shelled
103 08013100 - - In shell
104 08013200 - - Shelled
105 08019090 Coconuts, excluding desiccated
106 08021100 - - In shell
107 08021200 - - Shelled
108 08022100 - - In shell
109 08022200 - - Shelled
110 08023100 - - In shell
111 08023200 - - Shelled
112 08024100 - - In shell
113 08024200 - - Shelled
114 08025100 - - In shell
115 08025200 - - Shelled
116 08026100 - - In shell
117 08026200 - - Shelled
118 08027000 - Kola nuts (Cola spp.)
119 08028000 - Areca nuts
120 08029000 - Other
121 08029100 Pine nuts in shell
122 08029200 pine nuts shelled
123 08029900 Other
124 08031000 - Plantains
125 08039000 - Other
126 08041000 - Dates
127 08042000 - Figs
128 08043000 - Pineapples
129 08044000 - Avocados
130 08045000 0- Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens
131 08051000 - Oranges
132 08052100 - Mandarins (including tangerines and atsumas);
133 08052200 - Clementines
134 08052900 - Other
135 08054000 - Grapefruit and pomelos
136 08055000 -Lmons(Citrus lemon,citrus limonum) and limes ( Citrus aurantifolia,citrus latifolia)
137 08059000 - Other
138 08061000 - Fresh
139 08062000 - Dried
140 08071100 - - Watermelons
141 08071900 - - Other
142 08072000 - Pawpaws (papayas)
143 08081000 - Apples
144 08083000 - Pears
145 08084000 - Quinces
146 08091000 - Apricots
147 08092100 - - Sour Cherries (Prunus cerasus)
148 08092900 - - Other
149 08093000 - Peaches, including nectarines
150 08094000 - Plums and sloes
151 08101000 - Strawberries
152 08102000 - Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries
153 08103000 - Black, white or red currants and gooseberries
154 08104000 - Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinim
155 08105000 - Kiwifruit
156 08106000 - Durians
157 08107000 - Persimmons
158 08109000 - Other
159 08111000 - Strawberries
160 08112000 - Rasberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currant and --
161 08119000 - Other
162 08121000 - Cherries
163 08129010 - - - Passionfruit
164 08129090 - - - Other
165 08131000 - Apricots
166 08132000 - Prunes
167 08133000 - Apples
168 08134000 - Other fruit
169 08135000 - Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
170 08140000 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provi...
171 10011100 - - Seed
172 10011900 - - Other
173 10019100 - - Seed
174 10019900 - - Other
175 10021000 Seed
176 10029000 - Other
177 10031000 - Seed
178 10039000 - Other
179 10041000 - Seed
180 10049000 - Other
181 10051000 - Seed
182 10059000 - Other
183 10061000 - Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
184 10062000 - Husked (brown) rice
185 10063000 - Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed
186 10064000 - Broken rice
187 10071000 - Seed
188 10079000 - Other
189 10081000 - Buckwheat
190 10082100 - - Seed
191 10082900 - - Other
192 10083000 - Canary seed
193 10084000 - Fonio (Digitaria spp.
194 10085000 - Quinoa
195 10086000 -Triticale
196 10089000 - Other cereals
Step-by-Step Guide
# Process name Process short name Activity
1 How to Import Plant or Plant Products How to Import Plant or Plant Products Import
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