Apply In Person

1. To apply for the Plant Import Permit (PIP), the applicant should make the application to the National Plant Protection Office (NPPO) under the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security. Please view the Ministry’s contact details through this Contact details.
2. Visit the ministry's office and obtain the application form for the Plant Import Permit at the front desk of the National Plant Protection Office or download the form directly through this Application form.
3. Read and complete the application form as required and attach all the required supporting documents to the application form.
4. The applicant should then visit the ministry’s office and submit the complete application file including the to the official at the service desk of the National Plant Protection Office.
5. The official will check the application form and the attached document for completeness and issue the applicant with the acknowledgment receipt of the application.
6. After the verification process, the application will be forward to the responsible authority for approval.
7. The responsible will evaluate the application and if meets the required merits the official will authorize the grant of the import permit.
8. Once approved, the applicant will be informed of the approval through his/her contact details and required to collect the Plant Import Permit at the National Plant Protection Office office within 3 days.

Apply Online

1. To apply for Plant Import Permit online, the applicant should make the application using the TradeNet Portal through this TradeNet Portal.
2. On the website, enter your user name and password to log in to your account. Note that if you don’t have an account, you will have to register with The Mauritius Network Services (MNS) using this online process Online Registration for the Companies and Businesses Registration Integrated System (CBRIS).
3. Upon the online registration with the Companies and Businesses Registration Integrated System you will be issued your user name and password.
4. Use the login credential to login into the TradeNet Portal through this TradeNet Portal.
5. Once logged into your account, click on the “Permit Application” on the information bar to open the drop-down menu and then click on the “New Permit” and select “Import” to go to the application for import permit form.
6. Complete the application form accordingly and then click on the “Next” button to go to the next section of the import permit form.
7. Complete the online application form by providing all the required information and then attach all the required supporting documents in the Attachments and Action buttons sections and then save and submit the MFISH permit application form.
8. Once you have filled up the form and save the changes, the application status will be changed from "Incomplete" to "Completed" and upon submission of the application, you will receive a pop-up notification with a message of the successful submission.
9. Note that On submission of a new MFISH permit application, the system will automatically check for available funds (balance amount of your pre-paid account with Mauritius Network Services) for payment of the Mauritius Network Services fee due (also known as ‘single window application fee’).
10. If there are insufficient funds, the submission will not be successful and you will be notified by email to replenish your account.
11. If there are sufficient funds, the submission will be successful and the system will automatically deduct the Mauritius Network Services fee amount due from the available funds. Your balance amount will thus be updated after deduction.
12. Upon successful submission, the status of your permit application will be changed from "Completed" to "Submitted"
13. Then the application will be processed by the relevant authority at the ministry office and you can view your application progress through your dashboard.
14. Once the permit is processed, you will be informed through your email address.
15. Login to your account and print the import permit.

• Completed application form.
• Proforma invoice.
• Any other required document/s.

Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security
(Attn. Divisional Scientific Officer, National Plant Protection Office),
Reduit
Tel. No.: 464 4874
E-mail: moa-pathology@govmu.org

Ministry of Agro Industry & Food Security
Address: Levels 8 & 9,
Renganaden Seeneevassen Building,
Cnr Jules Koenig & Maillard Street,
Port Louis,
Mauritius.
Tel: (+230) 212 0854, (+230) 212 2940
Fax: (+230) 212 4427
E-mail: moaheadoffice@govmu.org
​Contact details

• Individuals and companies who wish to obtain a plant import permit.

• If applied in-person, no payment is required for issuing the Plant Import Permit, but for the online application, the application fee is Rs.(MUR) 100.

• The permit is valid for the period stated on it.

Application form.

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The application is processed within 3 working days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants should apply for the Plant Import Permit at least five days before the importation of the consignment into Mauritius.

• Name.
• Contact information.
• Importation details.
• Description of plant materials to be imported.
• Declaration.

• The permit proves that the holder is authorized to import the plant into Mauritius as required by law.

• National Plant Protection Office FAQs

Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.

e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security

More information which might help people.