Section 16: Importation or exportation of seeds

(1) An application to export or import seeds of a notified kind or variety into Nigeria shall be made to the Unit and the appellant shall forward a copy of such application to the Plant Quarantine Service.
(2) Seed samples meant for research purposes, seeds intended for export from or import into Nigeria shall carry the necessary phytosanitory certificates and viability tests result.
(3) Seed imported into Nigeria shall, in addition to identification as to their origin, be clearly labelled with analysis.