Rwanda - Obtain Plant Import Permit

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. Visit the ERALIS portal via this direct link: ERALIS
2. Enter your email address and password to login if you are a registered user or click on New User to create your account.
3. In the registration form, choose to register as an individual or company and enter all the required information and then submit by clicking on the submit button
4. Upon successful submission, you will receive a notification directing you to complete the registration via the link sent to your email inbox
5. Go to your email account and click on the link provided to setup you password, make sure that the password matches the confirmation password for a successful setup, then click on the Home icon to login
6. Fill in the online application form and upload all the required documents and then click on submit to send your application
7. Once submitted, you will be able to see the progress of your application in your account and determine the results of the application through the keys provided i.e. pending, rejected or approved
8. In case of new crop or variety, the registration processes of new variety according to the seed law will apply and when the application is received, RALIS will proceed for the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) concerning the commodity in order to make quarantine decisions.
9. If the results of the PRA show that the material can be imported into the country the some phytosanitary measures, the Directorate will proceed to issue a Plant Importation Permit specifying the phytosanitary import requirements to be fulfilled, including virus free certification, issued by an accredited laboratory/competent authority. Note that if the results of the PRA show that it may not be possible to import the planting material in question, then further discussions with all interested parties, will be held to arrive at a final decision.

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Required Documents

• Invoice - plant import
• Packing list
• Certificate of analysis for planting material

Office Locations & Contacts

RWANDA INSPECTORATE, COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RICA)
P.O Box 621 , Kigali
Tel: +250 788 154 500
Email: [email protected]
Website:RICA

Eligibility

• Registered business and individuals wishing to import plants Rwanda

Fees

• Free

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. E.g. links

Sample Documents

• Plant import permit

Processing Time

• Within 3 days

Related Videos

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'.

Instructions

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• The name of the importer
• The country of origin of the plants/planting material
• Scientific name, common Name and variety of plants intended to be imported
• Intended use of plants to be imported.
• The number (quantity) of seed/planting material intended to be imported
• The form in which the planting materials will be imported (cuttings, tissue culture, leaves etc.)
• The final destination

Need for the Document

• Import permit proves that an importer has been allowed to import plants in Rwanda

Information which might help

• Import permit guideline: guideline

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Trade Portal
  

Others

More information which might help people.