Services Provided

• 1. Inspection of incoming vessels, aircrafts, mails, passengers, baggage and cargoes to ensure that they are free from plant and animal pests & diseases and comply with import requirements
• 2. Assessment of import application
• 3. Issuance of import permits on plants, animals and their products, second hand goods, and sand & gravel
• 4. Issuance of phytosanitary certificate for plant products to be taken abroad by air and sea travelers
• 5. Conduct import risk assessment to determine import conditions for regulated goods
• 6. Inspection and certification of commercial regulated goods for export
• 7. Conduct national surveillance and surveys on weeds, plant pests and diseases
• 8. Inspection and treatment of planting materials to ensure that they do not carry pests and diseases to outer islands
• 9. Conduct research trials on control measures applicable for plant pests and diseases in atoll conditions
• 10. Prepare technical advisory information on biosecurity and plant protection for mass production and dissemination by ITE