Section 3(20) in Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
(20)No consignment shall be permitted import unless accompanied by an original Phytosanitary Certificate issued by an authorized officer at the country of origin in PQ Form 21 or at the country of re-export in PQ Form 22;Provided that cut flowers, garlands, bouquets, dry fruits/nuts etc., weighing not more than two kilograms imported for personal consumption may be allowed to be imported without a Phytosanitary Certificate or an import permit.Provided that all consignments of Similar material: Inorganic soil additives, Leonardite, Lignite, Pure sand (Silica, Zircon, Quartz, etc.,) Pure clay like kaolin etc., Rock aggregates and Gravel, Volcanic pumice, Chalk, Rock salt, Diatomaceous earth, All kinds of ore, Vermiculite, Perlite, Gypsum, Zeolite etc., may be allowed to be imported in any form, for industrial and non agricultural purpose, without a Phytosanitary Certificate or an import permit.
