Tomato potato psyllid information for businesses

Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) was first detected in Victoria in November 2024. This was the first detection in Australia outside Western Australia. In October 2025, TPP was detected in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. TPP uses the Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae families of plants as hosts, and can readily settle on non-host plants, referred to as ‘carriers’.

Due to the detection, all Victorian businesses transporting TPP host or carrier plants or produce interstate from 8 December 2025 will need to comply with entry requirements set by each destination jurisdiction. See Import conditions for each state below.

Depending on the destination state, you may need either:

• a plant health certificate (issued by an Agriculture Victoria authorised officer), or
• a plant health assurance certificate (PHAC) (issued by an approved accredited business).

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

Interstate quarantine requirements

• See the latest biosecurity updates about market access and available arrangements

The following document contains host and carrier produce lists and requirements for each jurisdiction,

• Tomato potato psyllid interstate quarantine requirements [PDF File - 182.5 KB]
• Tomato potato psyllid interstate quarantine requirements – accessible   [MS Word Document - 156.7 KB]

Also check the current import conditions for each state below.

Interstate certification assurance

Agriculture Victoria is providing arrangements to facilitate businesses to self-certify their consignments as meeting interstate requirements. This includes developing online training and auditing processes to support timely accreditation to reduce impacts to business.

These arrangements allow businesses to respond quickly to market demands while still meeting interstate quarantine conditions.

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.

The accreditation is an agreement between a business and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). The accredited business assumes responsibility for treating and/or inspecting produce and then issuing a PHAC.

These accreditations are routinely audited by Agriculture Victoria to ensure they are working effectively.

To obtain an application form contact the Biosecurity Services Centre on biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Moving carrier produce (ICA–61) – Queensland

Agriculture Victoria has developed the ICA–61 accreditation to help maintain interstate market access for fruit and vegetable industries trading with Queensland.

Applications opened on 24 November. Once businesses receive their certificate of accreditation, they are not required to operate under ICA–61 until import conditions are implemented, which is expected to be 8 December 2025.

What ICA–61 covers

ICA–61 allows accredited fruit and vegetable producers to self-certify non-host produce (produce not from the Convolvulaceae or Solanaceae plant families) for export to Queensland.

This accreditation:

• eliminates the need for a plant health certificate for each consignment
• reduces costs and delays associated with certification by an Agriculture Victoria authorised officer
• requires all commercially sorted, graded, and packed produce for Queensland markets to be:
  • washed
  • inspected
  • securely consigned to prevent reinfestation by TPP.

Moving carrier produce – other states

TPP biosecurity requirements for movement of carrier fruit and vegetables to interstate markets (other than Queensland) include:

• produce with green material:
  • no TPP requirements for movement into NSW, NT and SA
  • Tasmania: Requires fumigation under ICA–04
• without green material attached:
  • no TPP requirements for movement into NSW, NT, SA and Tasmania
• Western Australia: TPP is already known to occur in WA and as a result there are no additional restrictions for trade. All other import requirements still need to be met.

Important note: The definition of green material may differ across jurisdictions; therefore, it is recommended to consult the relevant state import regulations.

TPP host produce is not covered by ICA–61 and will need to be consigned under another approved accreditation option.

Moving carrier nursery stock

Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA)-62 was released on 7 November 2025 for nursery businesses that trade interstate. It allows accredited nurseries to self-certify TPP carrier nursery stock to certain interstate markets. Carrier nursery stock means any plant or planting material (e.g. potted plants, rootstock, cuttings) that have green plant material attached on them.

Once businesses have applied for their ICA-62 and been issued their Certificate of Accreditation, they do not need to operate under it until 8 December 2025.

For NSW and Tasmania only

Seeds, tubers, and bulbs that are not of the Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae family of plants and do not have green plant material attached are exempt from TPP certification requirements.

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory does not have entry requirements specified for TPP for carrier nursery stock. Therefore, trade can continue.

Other states and territories

Accreditation procedures are under development to meet the entry requirements of Queensland.

TPP is already known to occur in Western Australia and as result there are no additional restrictions for trade into WA for TPP. All other import requirements still need to be met.

Contact information

A practical industry guide has been developed to guide businesses through these changes.

For further information about obtaining Plant Health Certificates certification or specific questions about one of the above mentioned arrangements, contact your local Agriculture Victoria officer:

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

For market access questions email market.access@agriculture.vic.gov.au

For further information about the application process or to obtain an application contact the Agriculture Victoria Biosecurity Services Centre via biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Import conditions for each state

Check the current import conditions for Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) in each state:

• New South Wales: Movement conditions for plants, plant products and related items (search for ‘TPP’)
• Tasmania: Importing Plants (Nursery Stock) (search for ‘Import Requirement 46 – Tomato Potato Psyllid – Hosts and Carriers’)
• South Australia: New Condition 17 entry conditions for SA (includes PDF link and recent changes)
• Queensland: Tomato-potato psyllid
• Northern Territory: Northern Territory Plant Health Manual (PDF – search for ‘Condition 23 for TPP’)

Webinar recordings and transcripts

Collateral

• Tomato potato psyllid Identification poster – print version [PDF File - 1.2 MB]
• Tomato potato psyllid Identification poster – digital version [PDF File - 661.3 KB]
• Tomato potato psyllid Identification poster – accessible [MS Word Document - 803.9 KB]
• Tomato potato psyllid awareness and Identification poster – print version [PDF File - 809.7 KB]
• Tomato potato psyllid awareness and Identification poster – digital version [PDF File - 534.0 KB]
• Tomato potato psyllid awareness and Identification poster – accessible [MS Word Document - 485.3 KB]

Drought relief for accreditation fees

As part of the Victorian Government Drought Support Package, the Duties and Fees Relief package is helping to reduce the cost of doing business for Victorian primary producers.

For 2025–26, fees and charges remain at 2024–25 rates. From 1 October 2025 Agriculture Victoria waived specific plant biosecurity fees and charges. Other service delivery will be maintained at the standard rate for fees and charges.

Service delivery fee waivers, related to the changes in market access for TPP, will be applied to application fees, audits, including associated travel and issuance of non-conformance reports form 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Fees and charges

Information about plant biosecurity fees can be found at Fees and charges for plant biosecurity services