1. Phytosanitary inspection
Procedures

2. OBJECTIVE /SIGNIFICATION
 Checking compliance of phytosanitary regulations
 Making decision on phytosanitary measures
 Pest Risk Analysis on imported commodities.
 Evidence for dispute settling

3. 2. Requirements for phytosanitary inspection
Inspecting rapidly, detecting exactly and treating regulated and
unknown pests timely according to phytosanitary regulations for
import, export and transit based on activities as below:
- Checking and identifying lawful documents relating to
regulated articles as regulations for export, import and transit
- Checking and identifying pest status on commodities.
- Sellecting options and making appropriated decision
3. Phytosanitary process
- Phytosanitary process for import
- Phytosanitary process for export
- Phytosanitary process for transit

4. Import
1.Declaration, documents
submission
Owner should declare and submits
documents relating to commodities as
following:
1.1. Regulated articles for
consumption
-Registration/declaration with the Plant
quarantine office for importing commodities
should implement at less prior 24h
-Submitting relevant documents to
Plant quarantine office, including:
+ Phytosanitary Certificates for export
or re-export of exporting country;
+ Other relevant documents (when
necessary)

5. 1.2. Seed plants, benefit organisms
or other regulated articles under the
law
- Registration/declaration with the Plant
quarantine office for importing commodities in
the period of 24h before inportation
- Submitting relevant documents to Plant
quarantine office, including:
+ Phytosanitary import permit;
+ Phytosanitary Certificates for export or
re-export of exporting country;
+ Other relevant documents (when
necessary)

6. 2. CHECKING
2.1. Documents checking
Base on declaration, the plant quarantine
office shall:
- Identify/verify exactitude of documents relating
to commodities;
- Determine place and time for inspection;

7. 2.2. Commodities inspection
2.2.1. Preliminary/general inspection
Inspecting outside commodities,
parkages, means of transport,
size, quantity and slits to collect
insect pests flying, creeping or
clinging on commodities.

8. 2.2.2. Detail inspection
 Inspecting inside of commodities
and sampling;

9. Collecting samples of commodities damaged by
organisms and phases of insects

10.  Identifying pest and commodities
samples in laboratory in order:
insect, weed, nematode, fungus,
bacteria, virus...
 ELISA, PCR methods (when
necessary)

11.  In term of regulated pests or
unknown pests are not
detected during inspection ,
the plant quarantine officer
shall issue the Phytosanitary
certificate for import
accompanied with
consignments.
 If regulated pests or
unknown pests detected
during inspection,
phytosanitary measures shall
be applied depending on
pests, commodities character
or other specific conditions,
including:
+ Fumigation;
+ Destruction;
+ Re-turn, re-ship;
+ Other measures.

12. Declaration/
documents submision
Documents Checking
Inspection of Goods
Preliminary inspection Inspection in detail Diagnosis, identification /testing in
(Out side (Inside checking, Laboratory
checking,collecting sampling, pests (Insect, nematode, fungus, weed,
pests i) collectioni) bacterium..)
Yes Were any regulated pests or
Treatment unknown pests detected?
No
Issue of
Yes Phytosanitary
Were any Release
Certificate
phytosanitaryrequirements
For of
met?
(Import, transit Goods
and domestic
transportation)

13. 3. Inspection of seed plant or benefit
organisms
Seed plant or benefit organisms imported must
comply with item 1 and 2 of this procedure and
other than regulations as below:
3.1. Seed plant or benefit organisms are
firstly imported
All commodities must be moved to isolating
areas for inspection and supervision by Post
entry plant quarantine office, including:
- Growing, raising
- Supervising, detecting latent pests on seed
plants;
- Assessing, verifying and considering benefit
organisms in accordance with standard
- Issuing Phytosanitary certificate for post entry
or applying phytosanitary measures

14. 3.2. Seed plant provided in the list of
plants allowed of production or trade
Base on the phytosanitary notification of
plant quarantine office at point of entry, pest
status in growing areas will be inspected and
monitored by domestic plant quarantine
offices
Notifications of non-compliance such as
regulated pests or unknown pest detected
shall be sent to owner and relevant
organizations.
Phytosanitary treatment will be applied
and outbreak of pest is also promulgated.

15. 4. Regulated articles subject to provisional import and then re-exported,
provisional export and then imported; transported from border gate to
border gate, bonded warehouse
Any consignments subject to provisional import and then re-exported,
provisional export and then imported, from border gate to border gate,
bonded warehouse must be complied with phytosanitary procedure for
import
5. Regulations for phytosanitary notification
5.1. Notification for exporting country
Phytosanitary notification shall be sent to plant quarantine authority of
exporting country by Plant quarantine office of Vietnam in some cases as
below:
+ Consignments infested with regulated pest or unknown pests as well as
phytosanitary measures are applied to control pests;
+ Regulated articles subject to prohibition into Vietnam;
+ Regulated articles are not accompanied with phytosanitary certificate
issued by authority on plant quarantine of exporting country;
All the above case shall be notified to head of plant quarantine office as
soon as possible.

16. 5.2. Notification for owner or other relevant offices
The plant quarantine office at border gate shall inform to owner or other
relevant agencies/offices in cases on the following:
+Regulated articles infested with regulated pests or unknown
pests;
+ Phytosanitary measures applied;
+ Time for inspection extended over 24 h;
+ Consignment is seed plants or benefit organisms.
6. Samples and phytosanitary records keeping

17. export
1.Declaration,documents submission
- Registration/declaration for importing commodities should be implemented before
24h
- Submitting to Plant quarantine office any relevant documents, including:
+ Commercial Contract, L/C (if necessary);
+ Other relevant documents (if necessary)
2. Checking
2.1. Documents checking
Base on declaration, the plant quarantine office shall:
- Identify/verify exactitude of documents relating to commodities;
- Determine place and time for inspection;
- Refer to phytosanitary regulations of importing country and conditions
provided in commercial contract

18. 2.2. Commodities inspection
2.2.1. Preliminary/general inspection
Inspecting outside commodities, parkages,
means of transport, size, quantity and slits to
collect insect pests flying, creeping or clinging
on commodities.

19. 2.2.2. Detail inspection
- Inspecting inside of commodities and sampling;
- Collecting samples of commodities damaged
by organisms and phases of insects
- Identifying pest and commodities samples in
laboratory in order: insect, weed, nematode,
fungus, bacteria, virus...
- ELISA, PCR methods (if necessary)
In term of phytosanitary regulations of importing
country as well as relevant conditions of
commercial, L/C are met well during
inspection, the plant quarantine office shall
issue the Phytosanitary certificate for export
accompanied with consignments.
In term of failure to comply with phytosanitary
regulations of importing country or relevant
conditions of commercial or L/C during
inspection, there is no Phytosanitary certificate
issued by Plant quarantine office for this.
3. Samples and phytosanitary records keeping

20. Declaration/
documents submission
ents Checking
Inspection of Goods
Preliminary Inspection in Diagnosis, identification
inspection detail /testing in Laboratory
(Out side (Inside checking, ((Insect, nematod, fungus,
checking,colle sampling, pests ,weed, bacterium..)
cting pests i) collectioni)
No No Were any requirements of
Phytosanitar
importing country or
y
contract met?
Certificates
issued Yes
Issue
Of
Phytosanitar
y Certificate

21. transit
1. Declaration, documents submitting
- Registration/declaration for importing commodities should be implemented at less
prior 24h
- Submitting to Plant quarantine office any relevant documents, including:
+ Phytosanitary Certificates for export or re-export of exporting country;
+ Other relevant documents (if necessary)
2. Inspection and suppervision
Base on declaration, the plant quarantine office shall:
- Identifying/verifying exactitude of documents relating to commodities;
- Inspecting and collecting pests outside of consignments, means of transport or
slits where pests can hide
- Checking package
In term of consignments/lots meet phytosanitary regulations in transit, the plant
quarantine office shall issue phytosanitary certificate for transit.
If consignments/lots infested with regulated pests or unknown pests, phytosanitary
measures will be applied suitably depending on characteristic of specific pests or
commodities. In term of failure to package, they must be re-packaging.
3. Samples and phytosanitary records keeping

22. Thank you !