Updated Wednesday 24 December 2025

Update on interstate trade from Victoria for vegetables that are hosts or carriers of Tomato potato psyllid 

Market access arrangements for nursery, fruit and vegetable businesses that send fruit interstate from Victoria have changed due to detections of tomato potato psyllid in Victoria.

Businesses that move host or carrier produce or plants must comply with entry requirements set by the receiving state or jurisdiction.

Agriculture Victoria has established accreditation arrangements to facilitate businesses to self-certify their consignments as meeting interstate requirements. Information from Agriculture Victoria outlining interstate quarantine requirements for different jurisdictions is available here.

Agriculture Victoria has also provided a step-by-step guide to accreditation for growers, which is available here.

Agriculture Victoria website for latest information

Agriculture Victoria has set up this webpage for businesses to stay up to date as market access requirements evolve: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/tomato-potato-psyllid/tomato-potato-psyllid-information-for-businesses/tomato-potato-psyllid-interstate-quarantine-requirements

Depending on the destination state, you may need either:

• a Plant Health Certificate (PHC) (issued by an Agriculture Victoria authorised officer), or
• a Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) (issued by an approved accredited business).

Please note there are different interstate requirements for hosts or carriers of TPP.  Please contact the relevant destination state to determine what is required.

Businesses are urged to apply for self-accreditation

Agriculture Victoria has arrangements in place to facilitate businesses to self-certify their consignments as meeting interstate requirements. Agriculture Victoria’s step-by-step guide to accreditation for growers, is available here.

Step 1. –Submit an application to become accredited. To register for accreditation, you can fill in forms PSF-001 and PSF-260 and send them to: biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Step 2. Once processed (this can take up to 5 days), you will receive links to the e-learning modules. The e-learning module replaces the usual face-to-face initial audit.

Step 3. When you have successfully completed the module and assessment you will receive a Certificate of Accreditation.  The assessment is challenging to maintain rigour in the process, and successful completion requires reading all content in the modules. You may need to take the assessment multiple times if you don’t pass on your first attempt.

Step 4.  When you have an IP number an accredited business will be able to issue a Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC).  When a PHAC is issued by an accredited business, it is accepted as evidence of complying with the quarantine requirements for interstate and intrastate markets.  These accreditations are routinely audited by Agriculture Victoria to ensure they are working effectively.

Please note when completing the application form:

• You must complete part 1 and part 2 and/or part 3 of the application form depending on whether or not you have a current arrangement with Agriculture Victoria.
• Ensure you complete all sections of the application form and include any required attachments.
• All potential staff from a business who may sign Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) books on behalf of the business need to complete an Authorised Signatory form.

You cannot operate under an accreditation until you receive a Certificate of Accreditation from Agriculture Victoria.

Definitions of host and carrier produce

Hosts of TPP are any plant and plant material from the plant families Convolvulaceae or Solanaceae. Examples include tomato, capsicum, chilli, eggplant and water spinach (kang kong).

A list of carrier produce can be found here: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/tomato-potato-psyllid/tomato-potato-psyllid-information-for-businesses/tomato-potato-psyllid-interstate-quarantine-requirements.

Note that plant classifications differ between jurisdictions, with the largest differences observed for Queensland. Requirements may also depend on whether the produce has green material.

What is required by destination states?

Each state may have different requirements. Make sure you check these requirements for the state or territory to which you are sending produce.

It is essential to stay updated as conditions and accreditation options evolve.

For more information on accreditation options visit the interstate quarantine regulations webpage: https://interstatequarantine.org.au/

Also check the current import conditions for TPP in each jurisdiction:

• New South Wales: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/biosecurity/plant-biosecurity/market-access-and-trade/nsw-movement-zones/movement-conditions-for-plants,-plant-products-and-related-items (search for “TPP”)
• Tasmania: https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/biosecurity/importing-plants (search for “Import Requirement 46 – Tomato Potato Psyllid – Hosts and Carriers”)
• South Australia: https://interstatequarantine.org.au/new-condition-17-entry-conditions/ (includes PDF link and recent changes)
• Queensland: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/plants/priority-pest-disease/tomato-potato-psyllid
• Northern Territory: https://daf.nt.gov.au/publications/publications-search/publications-database/primary-industry/plants/plant-health-manual.pdf (search for “Condition 23 for TPP”)

A summary table is provided here (current as at 23 December 2025):

The following pathways are available to move produce interstate from Victoria

The following procedures are available for movement of produce for host and carrier vegetables.  Please refer to the latest versions of these documents for details on the requirements. Note that other procedures are available for nursery and strawberry and can be found on the Agriculture Victoria website. Please be sure to check the applicability of each procedure against each jurisdiction’s entry requirements.

To apply for accreditation, please complete the Application for Accreditation and Authorised Signatory Form(s) and submit via email as described above.

Packaging and labelling

Products need to be securely packaged according to requirements detailed in each procedure, to prevent reinfestation with TPP.

Two different labels may be required for each consignment:

1. A Packed Product Sample number (PPS number) is used to identify the products that have been inspected, if required by a particular procedure.
2. The Package Identification Label must be placed on the consignment itself for identification and traceability purposes.

Products that have been inspected for TPP may be labelled with a PPS number so that the inspected product can be clearly identified. The PPS label or sticker is to be placed on the package of inspected produce which could be a box, tray, or carton. An additional PPS label may be placed on the outer covering of packed product if labels cannot be seen once packed.

Each final package included in a consignment, for example a pallet wrapped up and prepared for transportation, must be labelled with package Identification Label which includes:

• the business Interstate Produce (IP) number,
• details of the procedure the product is certified under, e.g. ‘Meets ICA-62’, and
• the date according to the dispatch requirements of the procedure.

The label must be clear and able to withstand transportation so the consignment can be accurately matched with the relevant documentation for traceability and auditing purposes.

A business can put more than one copy of the Package Identification Label on each final package to ensure the label is not lost during transportation.

Summary of available interstate market access agreements is available on the Agriculture Website.

Products to manage Tomato potato psyllid in crops

Please refer to this list of Permits available for management of Tomato potato psyllid.  Please use according to directions on the label, and check with your crop advisor or APVMA PubCris for more information.

Monitoring guides and posters

• TPP monitoring guide
• Shed poster – TPP identification

• Shed poster – What to look for

For more information about Tomato potato psyllid

To confirm market access requirements please contact your local Agriculture Victoria Plant Biosecurity Officer by telephone on 1800 878 962 or email:

• South East Region: standards@agriculture.vic.gov.au
• South West Region: southwest@agriculture.vic.gov.au
• Northern Region: quarantine@agriculture.vic.gov.au

For assistance with completing the Application for Accreditation or Authorised Signatory form, please contact the Agriculture Victoria Biosecurity Service Centre on 1800 403 224 or via biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au.

For more information about TPP visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/tomato-potato-psyllid/tomato-potato-psyllid-information-for-businesses/tomato-potato-psyllid-interstate-quarantine-requirements.

For other information AUSVEG: (03) 9882 0277 or info@ausveg.com.au

About Tomato potato psyllid

• TPP is a small sap-sucking insect that affects Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae crops.
• It causes direct feeding damage, and may transmit the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) which leads to zebra chip disease in potatoes.
• Victoria remains free of CLso.
• Infestations of TPP can significantly reduce crop yield and quality, making early detection and management critical for growers.