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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issues the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2026, to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, by adding Durio zibethinus (Durian) fruits from Vietnam to Schedule VI for consumption.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 3828(E), issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) on July 9, 2026, and published on July 13, 2026, exercises powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914). It introduces the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2026, which amends the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003. The amendment specifically inserts new entries into Schedule VI of the 2003 Order: at serial number 128, "Durio zibethinus (Durian)" is added as a plant species, categorized as "Fruits for consumption," with "Vietnam" as the country of origin. No additional declarations are required for the Phytosanitary Certificate, and no special conditions of import are specified for this entry. The Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The original Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, was published vide S.O. 1322 (E) dated November 18, 2003, and has been subsequently amended multiple times.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28072026-274879 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3666] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th July, 2026 S.O. 3828(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, namely: - (I) Short title and Commencement. - (1) This Order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. (II) Amendment of Schedule VI. - Against serial number 128 in column (1), and the following entries shall be inserted after the existing enteries:- +------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | S.No | Plant species | Category of plant material | Country of Origin | Additional declarations required to be incorporated into Phytosanitary Certificate | Special conditions of import | +======+=============================+==========================+===================+=========================================================================================+============================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | 128 | Durio zibethinus (Durian) | Fruits for consumption | (iii)Vietnam | NIL | NIL | +------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ [F. No. 18-1/2016-PP.II(pt.)] MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy. Note: The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322 (E) dated 18th November, 2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, S.O. 427(E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), dated 25th February 2005, S.O. 462 (E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121 (E), dated 14th July 2006, S.O. 1353 (E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O. 1873 (E), dated 31st October 2006, S.O. 2074 (E), dated 6th December 2006, S.O. 2069 (E), dated 3rd December, 2007, S.O. 3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O. 2847 (E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O. 2888 (E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O. 2286 (E), dated 9th September, 2009, S.O. 2390 (E), dated 16th September, 2009, S.O. 3269 (E), dated 23rd December, 2009, S.O. 3298 (E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O. 907 (E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O. 2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O. 2284 (E), dated 15th September, 2010, S.O. 2516 (E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O. 2711 (E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O. 3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O. 887 (E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O. No. 2845 (E) dated 21st December, 2011, S.O. No.296 (E) dated 17th February, 2012, S.O. 2775(E) 23rd November, 2012 S.O.799(E) dated 21st March, 2013, S.O.1378(E) dated 28th May, 2013, S.O.1531(E) dated 14th June, 2013, S.O.2919(E) dated 26th September, 2013, S.O.1508(E) dated 13th June, 2014, S.O. No.1632(E) dated 27th June, 2014, S.O. No.2320(E) dated 12th September, 2014,S.O. No.2542(E) dated 29th September, 2014, S.O. No.2879(E) dated 11th November, 2014, S.O. No.3114(E) dated 10th December, 2014, S.O. No. 1413(E) dated 26th May, 2015, S.O. No. 2496(E) dated 15th September, 2015, S.O. No. 101(E) dated 13th January, 2016, S.O. No. 608(E) dated 7th March, 2016 S.O. No.1873(E) dated 25th May, 2016, S.O. No.2192(E) dated 20th June, 2016, S.O. No. 2248(E) dated 29th June, 2016, S.O. No.2453(E) dated 5th July, 2016, S.O. No.2614(E) dated 5th August, 2016 and S.O. No.264(E) dated 12th January, 2017, S.O. No. 364(E) dated 3rd February, 2017, S.O. 1344 (E) dated 27th April, 2017, S.O. 1475 (E) dated 8th May, 2017, S.O. 2019 (E) dated 21st June, 2017 and S.O. 2152 (E) dated 6th July, 2017 and S.O. No. 2752 (E) dated 23rd August, 2017, S.O. No. 3293(E) dated 6th October, 2017, S.O. No.3556(E) dated 7th November, 2017 and S.O. No. 4082(E) dated 27th December, 2017, S.O. No. 1248(E) dated 20th March, 2018, S.O. No. 1873(E) dated 10th May, 2018, S.O. No.1930 dated 15th May, 2018, S.O. No. 2059(E) dated 24th May, 2018, S.O. No. 2286(E) dated 4th June, 2018 and S.O. No. 3194(E) dated 29th June, 2018, S.O. No. 3392(E) dated 10th July, 2018, S.O. No. 3998(E) dated 16th August, 2018, S.O. No. 5158(E) dated 3rd October, 2018 and S.O. No. 5830(E) dated 22ndNovember, 2018 and S.O. No. 6224(E) dated 18th December, 2018, S.O. No.941(E) dated 19th February, 2019 and S.O. No. 1728(E) dated 6th May, 2019, S.O. No. 1817(E) dated 24th May, 2019,S.O. No.1954(E) dated 11.06.2019, S.O. No. 2525(E) dated 15th July, 2019 and S.O. No.2603 (E) dated 18th July, 2019 and S.O. No. 3141(E) dated 29th August, 2019; S.O. No. 3594(E) dated 1st October, 2019 and S.O. No.3845(E) dated 24th October, 2019 and S.O. No. 4083(E) dated 8th November, 2019 and S.O. 4615 (E) dated 21st December, 2019 and S.O. 352 (E) dated 24th January, 202

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