Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A14: Authorization requirement for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons for importing certain products 
Date when the measure came into force
10 December 2012 
Publication where the measure is specified
Plant Protection Act 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Plant Protection (Import) Regulations 
Country/Region applying the measure
Malawi 
The rationale of the measure
None specified 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
4. (1) Save as is otherwise provided, no person shall import vegetative material, mushroom or other fungal spawn, seeds or any unmanufactured plant product, or any rooting compost, soil or other growing media, unless a permit authorizing such importation is submitted.
(2) No person shall import any live insect or other invertebrate, or any plant pathogen unless a permit authorizing such importation is submitted. 
Reference of the measure
Article 4 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
0601.10.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms,crowns and rhizomes, dormant, ingrowth or in flower; chicory plantsand roots other than roots ofheading 12.12: Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms,crowns and rhizomes, dormant No    
0601.20.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms,crowns and rhizomes, dormant, ingrowth or in flower; chicory plantsand roots other than roots ofheading 12.12: Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms,crowns and rhizomes, in growth orin flower; chicory plants No    
0602.10.00 Other live plants (including theirroots), cuttings and slips;mushroom spawn: Unrooted cuttings and slips No    
0602.20.00 Other live plants (including theirroots), cuttings and slips;mushroom spawn: Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted ornot, of kinds which bear edible fruitor nuts No    
0602.30.00 Other live plants (including theirroots), cuttings and slips;mushroom spawn: Rhododendrons and azaleas, graftedor not No    
0602.40.00 Other live plants (including theirroots), cuttings and slips;mushroom spawn: Roses, grafted or not No    
0602.90.00 Other live plants (including theirroots), cuttings and slips;mushroom spawn: Other No    
0603.11.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Roses No    
0603.12.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Carnations No    
0603.13.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Orchids No    
0603.14.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Chrysanthemums No    
0603.15.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Lilies (Lilium spp.) No    
0603.19.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fresh: Other No    
0603.90.00 Cut flowers and flower buds of akind suitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Other No    
0604.20.00 Foliage, branches and other partsof plants, without flowers orflower buds, and grasses, mossesand lichens, being goods of a kindsuitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Fres No    
0604.90.00 Foliage, branches and other partsof plants, without flowers orflower buds, and grasses, mossesand lichens, being goods of a kindsuitable for bouquets or forornamental purposes, fresh, dried,dyed, bleached, impregnated orotherwise prepared: Othe No    
0701.10.00 Potatoes, fresh or chilled: Seed No    
0701.90.00 Potatoes, fresh or chilled: Other No    
0702.00.00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled No    
0703.10.00 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks andother alliaceous vegetables, freshor chilled: Onions and shallots No    
0703.20.00 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks andother alliaceous vegetables, freshor chilled: Garlic No    
0703.90.00 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks andother alliaceous vegetables, freshor chilled: Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables No    
0704.10.00 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi,kale and similar edible brassicas,fresh or chilled: Cauliflowers and headed broccoli No    
0704.20.00 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi,kale and similar edible brassicas,fresh or chilled: Brussels sprouts No    
0704.90.00 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi,kale and similar edible brassicas,fresh or chilled: Other No    
0705.11.00 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory(Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: Lettuce: Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce) No    
0705.19.00 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory(Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: Lettuce: Other No    
0705.21.00 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory(Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: Chicory: Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybusvar. foliosum) No    
0705.29.00 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory(Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: Chicory: Other No    
0706.10.00 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot,salsify, celeriac, radishes andsimilar edible roots, fresh or chilled: Carrots and turnips No    
0706.90.00 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot,salsify, celeriac, radishes andsimilar edible roots, fresh or chilled: Other No    
0707.00.00 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh orchilled No    
0708.10.00 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled, fresh or chilled: Peas (Pisum sativum) No    
0708.20.00 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled, fresh or chilled: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) No    
0708.90.00 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled, fresh or chilled: Other leguminous vegetables No    
0709.20.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Asparagus No    
0709.30.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Aubergines (egg-plants) No    
0709.40.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Celery other than celeriac No    
0709.51.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Mushrooms and truffles: Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus No    
0709.59.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Mushrooms and truffles: Other No    
0709.60.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Fruits of the genus Capsicum or ofthe genus Pimenta No    
0709.70.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Spinach, New Zealand spinach andorache spinach (garden spinach) No    
0709.91.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Other: Globe artichokes No    
0709.92.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Other: Olives No    
0709.93.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Other: Pumpkins, squash and gourds(Cucurbita spp.) No    
0709.99.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: Other No    
0710.10.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Potatoes No    
0710.21.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled: Peas (Pisum sativum) No    
0710.22.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) No    
0710.29.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled: Other No    
0710.30.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Spinach, New Zealand spinach andorache spinach (garden spinach) No    
0710.40.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Sweet corn No    
0710.80.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Other vegetables No    
0710.90.00 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked bysteaming or boiling in water), frozen: Mixtures of vegetables No    
0711.20.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved(for example, by sulphur dioxidegas, in brine, in sulphur water orin other preservative solutions), butunsuitable in that state for immediateconsumption: Olives No    
0711.40.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved(for example, by sulphur dioxidegas, in brine, in sulphur water orin other preservative solutions), butunsuitable in that state for immediateconsumption: Cucumbers and gherkins No    
0711.51.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved(for example, by sulphur dioxidegas, in brine, in sulphur water orin other preservative solutions), butunsuitable in that state for immediateconsumption: Mushrooms and truffles: Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus No    
0711.59.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved(for example, by sulphur dioxidegas, in brine, in sulphur water orin other preservative solutions), butunsuitable in that state for immediateconsumption: Mushrooms and truffles: Other No    
0711.90.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved(for example, by sulphur dioxidegas, in brine, in sulphur water orin other preservative solutions), butunsuitable in that state for immediateconsumption: Other vegetables; mixtures ofvegetables No    
0712.20.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Onions No    
0712.31.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Mushrooms, wood ears (Auriculariaspp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) andtruffles: Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus No    
0712.32.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Mushrooms, wood ears (Auriculariaspp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) andtruffles: Wood ears (Auricularia spp.) No    
0712.33.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Mushrooms, wood ears (Auriculariaspp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) andtruffles: Jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) No    
0712.39.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Mushrooms, wood ears (Auriculariaspp.), jelly fungi (Tremella spp.) andtruffles: Other No    
0712.90.00 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced,broken or in powder, but not furtherprepared: Other vegetables; mixtures ofvegetables No    
0713.10.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Peas (Pisum sativum): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.10.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Peas (Pisum sativum): Other No    
0713.20.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Chickpeas (Garbanzos): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.20.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Chickpeas (Garbanzos): Other No    
0713.31.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Beans of the species Vigna mungo(L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.)Wilczek: Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.31.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Beans of the species Vigna mungo(L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.)Wilczek: Other No    
0713.32.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolusor Vigna angularis): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.32.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolusor Vigna angularis): Other No    
0713.33.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Kidney beans, including white peabeans (Phaseolus vulgaris): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.33.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Kidney beans, including white peabeans (Phaseolus vulgaris): Other No    
0713.34.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Bambara beans (Vigna subterraneanor Voandzeis subterranea): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.34.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Bambara beans (Vigna subterraneanor Voandzeis subterranea): Other No    
0713.35.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.35.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata): Other No    
0713.39.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Other: Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.39.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): Other: Other No    
0713.40.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Lentils: Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.40.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Lentils: Other No    
0713.50.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major)and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina,Vicia faba var. minor): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.50.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major)and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina,Vicia faba var. minor): Other No    
0713.60.10 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Other: Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan): Seeds of a kind used for sowing No    
0713.60.90 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled,whether or not skinned or split: Other: Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan): Other No    
0714.10.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: Manioc (cassava) No    
0714.20.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: Sweet potatoes No    
0714.30.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: Yams (Dioscorea spp.) No    
0714.40.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: Taro (Colocasia spp.) No    
0714.50.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.) No    
0714.90.00 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalemartichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar roots and tubers with highstarch or inulin content, fresh,chilled, frozen or dried, whether ornot sliced or in the form of pellets;sago pith: OtherEdible fruit and nuts; p No    
0801.11.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Coconuts: Desiccated No    
0801.12.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Coconuts: In the inner shell (endocarp) No    
0801.19.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Coconuts: Other No    
0801.21.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Brazil nuts: In shell No    
0801.22.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Brazil nuts: Shelled No    
0801.31.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Cashew nuts: In shell No    
0801.32.00 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts, fresh or dried, whether or notshelled or peeled: Cashew nuts: Shelled No    
0802.11.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Almonds: In shell No    
0802.12.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Almonds: Shelled No    
0802.21.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.): In shell No    
0802.22.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.): Shelled No    
0802.31.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Walnuts: In shell No    
0802.32.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Walnuts: Shelled No    
0802.41.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Chestnuts (Castanea spp.): In shell No    
0802.42.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Chestnuts (Castanea spp.): Shelled No    
0802.51.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Pistachios: In shell No    
0802.52.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Pistachios: Shelled No    
0802.61.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Macadamia nuts: In shell No    
0802.62.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Macadamia nuts: Shelled No    
0802.70.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Kola nuts (Cola spp.) No    
0802.80.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Areca nuts No    
0802.90.00 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whetheror not shelled or peeled: Other No    
0803.10.00 Bananas, including plantains, freshor dried: Plantains No    
0803.90.00 Bananas, including plantains, freshor dried: Other No    
0804.10.00 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados,guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh or dried: Dates No    
0804.20.00 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados,guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh or dried: Figs No    
0804.30.00 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados,guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh or dried: Pineapples No    
0804.40.00 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados,guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh or dried: Avocados No    
0804.50.00 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados,guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh or dried: Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens No    
0805.10.00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: Oranges No    
0805.20.00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: Mandarins (including tangerines andsatsumas); clementines, wilkings andsimilar citrus hybrids No    
0805.40.00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: Grapefruit including pomelos No    
0805.50.00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citruslatifolla) No    
0805.90.00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: Other No    
0806.10.00 Grapes, fresh or dried: fresh No    
0806.20.00 Grapes, fresh or dried: Dried No    
0807.11.00 Melons (including watermelons)and papaws (papayas), fresh: Melons (including watermelons): Watermelons No    
0807.19.00 Melons (including watermelons)and papaws (papayas), fresh: Melons (including watermelons): Other No    
0807.20.00 Melons (including watermelons)and papaws (papayas), fresh: Papaws (papayas) No    
0808.10.00 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: Apples No    
0808.30.00 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: Pears No    
0808.40.00 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: Quinces No    
0809.10.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (includingnectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: Apricots No    
0809.21.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (includingnectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: Cherries: Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) No    
0809.29.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (includingnectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: Cherries: Other No    
0809.30.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (includingnectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: Peaches, including nectarines No    
0809.40.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (includingnectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: Plums and sloes No    
0810.10.00 Other fruit, fresh: Strawberries No    
0810.20.00 Other fruit, fresh: Raspberries, blackberries, mulberriesand loganberries No    
0810.30.00 Other fruit, fresh: Black, white or red currants andgooseberries No    
0810.40.00 Other fruit, fresh: Cranberries, bilberries and other fruitsof the genus Vaccinium No    
0810.50.00 Other fruit, fresh: Kiwifruit No    
0810.60.00 Other fruit, fresh: Durians No    
0810.70.00 Other fruit, fresh: Persimmons No    
0810.90.00 Other fruit, fresh: Other No    
0811.10.00 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cookedby steaming or boiling in water,frozen, whether or not containingadded sugar or other sweetening matter: Strawberries No    
0811.20.00 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cookedby steaming or boiling in water,frozen, whether or not containingadded sugar or other sweetening matter: Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries,loganberries, black, white or redcurrants and gooseberries No    
0811.90.00 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cookedby steaming or boiling in water,frozen, whether or not containingadded sugar or other sweetening matter: Other No    
Description
Vegetative material, mushroom, other fungal spawn, seeds, any unmanufactured plant product, or any rooting compost, soil or other growing media.
Exceptions:
1. cured tobacco of the previous season’s crop from Rhodesia or Zambia;

2. cut flowers intended for ornament;

3. fruit, other than citrus fruit and tomatoes, from Mozambique, Rhodesia, South Africa or Zambia;

4. grains and pulses produced in Africa intended for human consumption;

5. plants, or parts of plants, carried by travelers by road or rail and intended for consumption as food in the journey;

6. seeds of ornamental flowering plants, excluding trees and shrubs, other than Althaea, Berberis, Helianthus, Hibiscus, Hollyhock, Malva, Nicotiana and Pyrethrum;

7. seeds of vegetables other than those of aubergine (egg plant, brinjal), benas, Capsicum (green peppers or chillies), lettuce, pea, Physalis (Cape gooseberry) and tomato;

8. vegetables, except potatoes and tomatoes, from Mozambique, Rhodesia, South Africa or Zambia;

9. a plant, other than citrus or grape vines, produced in a nursery approved by the Permanent Secretary. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world