NamePlant Import Permit
DescriptionA permit is required from the Plant Quarantine Division of MICAF prior to the unloading of any plant, hay, straw or fodder imported into Jamaica. The permit must be acquired prior to the unloading at the port of entry. Permits may be applied for through the MOAT portal. https://www.moatrade.gov.jm/MOA/.
CommentsImporters can pay online using a credit card or at the cashier at either complexes or the Plant Quarantine Head Office. ( The items that require an import permit are seeds, coffee, cocoa, silica, sand, banana, citrus, orange, lime, ginger, spices, potato, yam, herbs, roots plants, flowers, horticulture, fruits, vegetables)
Validity From1994-09-14
Validity To9999-09-09
Measure TypePermit Requirement
AgencyPlant Quarantine Division
Legal Document- The Plants Quarantine Act
Procedures
# Procedure Name Description Category View Detail
1 Import Permit of Plant Quarantine Division- PQD Detailed process flow outlining the necessary procedure to acquire an import permit through the Plant Quarantine Division. This includes flowers, seeds, fruits, vegetables, horticulture, coffee, cocoa, coconut, silica, sand, banana, Procedure
Forms
# Title Description Issued By File
1 Phytosanitary Import Permit Request Application for Phytosanitary import permit (This includes flowers, horticulture, seeds , silica, sand, aggregates, citrus, orange, ginger , spices , potato, yam, herbs , roots fruits, vegetables , coconut , cocoa ,coffee and other plants specimens) Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) PDF
Commodity/s
# HS Code Description
1 440131 Wood pellets
2 0602100010 unrooted cuttings and slips for commercial purposes
3 0602100020 Unrooted cuttings and slips, nesoi
4 0602200010 Trees, shrubs etc for commercial purposes
5 0602200020 Trees, shrubs etc. nesoi; not for commercial purposes
6 0602300010 Rhododendroms and azaleas grafted or not; for commercial purposes
7 0602300020 Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not , for other purposes
8 0602400010 Roses, grafted or not, for commercial purposes
9 0602400020 Roses grafted or not, for other purposes
10 0602901000 Banana plants:
11 0602901010 Banana plants for commercial purposes
12 0602901020 Banana plants, not for commercial purposes
13 0602902000 Coconut plants:
14 0602902010 Coconut plants for commercial purposes.
15 0602902020 Coconut plants not for commercial purposes
16 0602903000 Cocoa plants:
17 0602903010 Cocoa plants for commercial purposes
18 0602903020 Cocoa plants not for commercial purposes
19 0602904000 Citrus plants:
20 0602904010 Citrus plants for commercial purposes
21 0602904020 Citrus plants not for commercial purposes
22 0602909000 Other:
23 0602909010 Other live plants (including their roots) cuttings and slips nesoi; mushroom, spawn for commercial purposes.
24 0602909020 Other live plants( including their roots) cuttings and slips, nesoi mushroom, spawn for other purposes.
25 0803101000 Fresh
26 0803102000 Dried:
27 0803102010 naturally dried
28 0803102020 artificially dried
29 0803901100 Fresh banana
30 0803901200 Dried banana:
31 0803901210 Naturally dried
32 0803901290 Artificially dried
33 0805100010 Oranges, fresh
34 0805211000 Ugli fruit:
35 0805211020 Ugli Fruit artificially dried
36 0805212000 Ortaniques:
37 0805212010 Ortaniques fresh or naturally dried
38 0805219000 Other:
39 0805219010 Other, fresh or naturally dried
40 0805219020 Other, artificially dried
41 0805220010 Clementines, fresh or naturally dried
42 0805220020 Clementines, artificially dried
43 0805290010 Citrus hybrid fruits, nesoi, fresh or naturally dried
44 0805290020 Citrus hybrid fresh, nesoi artificially dried.
45 0805400010 Grapefruit fresh or naturally dried
46 0805400020 Grapefruit artificially dried
47 0805501000 Lemons:
48 0805501010 Lemons fresh or naturally dried
49 0805502000 Limes:
50 0805502010 Limes fresh or naturally dried
51 0805502020 Limes artificially dried.
52 1801001000 Raw
53 1801002000 Roasted
54 1802000000 Cocoa shell, husk, skins and other cocoa waste.
55 1803100000 Not defatted
56 1803200000 Wholly or partly defatted
57 1804000000 Cocoa butter, fat and oil.
58 1805001000 Put up for retail sale in packages of not more than 2 kg
59 1805009000 Other
60 1806100000 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
61 1806200000 Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
62 1806310000 Filled
63 1806320000 Not filled
64 1806900000 Other
65 2505100000 Silica sands and quartz sands
66 4401310000 Wood pellets
Step-by-Step Guide
# Process name Process short name Activity
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