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PeruProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

Draft Directorial Resolution (Proyecto de Resolución Directoral) establishing phytosanitary requirements of mandatory compliance for the importation of annatto (Bixa orellana) seeds originating in and coming from Nicaragua

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Proyecto de Resolución Directoral para el establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario cumplimiento en la importación de granos de achiote (Bixa orellana) de origen y procedencia Nicaragua (Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of annatto (Bixa orellana) seeds originating in and coming from the Philippines)

Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 12 May 2026. The comment period closed on 11 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Annatto (Bixa orellana) seeds (HS code 140490)

HS codes
  • 14 · Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
    • 140490 Vegetable products n.e.s
Notifying member
Peru
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 12 May 2026. Check WTO ePing or Peru for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/PER/1125
Keywords
Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 July 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
Upon publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/PER/1125; it can take them up with Peru.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of annatto (Bixa orellana) seeds originating in and coming from the Philippines are being submitted for public consultation, following the completion of the relevant pest risk analysis.

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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