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IndiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Foliage, branches and other parts of plants – India

Official title

Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 (Thirteenth Amendment) 2025

India notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 27 November 2025. The comment period closed on 26 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Kratom leaves (Mitragyna speciosa)

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 060490 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or…
Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 27 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or India for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/IND/341
Keywords
Plant health, Territory protection

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 January 2026
Proposed adoption
Yet to be decided.
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 26 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/IND/341; it can take them up with India.

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What the notification says

The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Order, 2025 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of Kratom leaves (Mitragyna speciosa) from Uganda.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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