Key Information
You will find key information on Presentations, Notices and Important Dates below. This section is updated frequently with the latest information pertaining to the eCert Platform and Industry.
Ecert -Stefan vd Berg -Litchi USA Presentation Pre season (21/07/2025)
2025 USA Litchis Presentation PPECB Bongani Mabece (21/07/2025)
Litchi pre-season 2025 export presentation – Ben Halliday (21/07/2025)
DPH-Juliet Moeti (2) Litchi Pre-season meeting (21/07/2025)
DIS-Andrew Ntlhane Litchi pre-season meeting 2025 (21/07/2025)
DFSQA-Ansie Els Litchi-preseason meeting 2025 (21/07/2025)
HEPRO-Cherin Balt Litchi pre-season 2025 (21/07/2025)
Annexure B – Updated Approved Laboratories for CBS Testing (27/06/2025)
Final KOREA PUCs and PHCs citrus database for 2025 export season (07/04/2025)
Letter to SF ISPM15 service providers (28/03/2025)
Final Thailand Citrus PHCs and PUSCs Databases 2024 2025 (12/03/2025)
Citrus FCM SA 2025 Export Season (10/03/2025)
Citrus FFMS 2025 Export Season (10/03/2025)
Annexure E: Work Instruction for Orchard Inspection (10/03/2025)
Annexure D: Procedure for the Inspection of Citrus Fruit Upon Arrival at the Packhouse (10/03/2025)
Annexure C: Procedure for the 1% Fruit Inspection Along the Line in the Packhouse (10/03/2025)
Annexure B: Approved Laboratories (10/03/2025)
Annexure A: Procedure for Latency Expression Test for Valencia (10/03/2025)
Procedure to Ensure Compliance for Export of Fresh Citrus Fruit to the EU 2025 (10/03/2025)
PHCs list for Stone fruit export from SA to USA 2024-2025 (01/01/2025)
Stone fruit list of PUCs facilities intended for export from SA to USA 2024-2025 (01/01/2025)
Final-list-for Wine – grapes to USA 2024-25-season (05/11/2024)
Final-list-of-PUCs-for-export-of-Table-grapes-to-Thailand-during-2024-25-season (04/11/2024)
Final-list-of-PHCs-for-export-of-Table-grapes-to-Thailand-during-2024-25-season (04/11/2024)
Final List of PUC’s and PHC’s for LITCHI 2024 (04/10/2024)
Final list of PUCs for export of Apples to Taiwan during 2023-24 season (30/05/2024)
Final list of PHCs for export of Apples to Taiwan during 2023-24 season (30/05/2024)
Final China PUCs and PHCs Citrus database for 2024 export season (30/05/2024)
List of PUCs PHCs and Exporters for Citrus export to Philippines during 2024 season (28/05/2024)
Final Thailand Citrus database for PUCs and PHCs for 2024 export season as of 10 April 2024
Final Korea PUCs and PHCs Citrus databases for 2024 export season
TITAN 2.0 Citrus Pre-season 2024 – Consolidated Taction-PPLP-FA024560 (22-03-2024)
FMS – PPECB DALRRD Road Show – 2024(22-03-2024)
CITRUS PRE-SEASON MEETING 2024 – DALRRD (22-03-2024)
Citrus Preseason Workshop (eCert ) – Thembeka-PPLP-FA024560 (22-03-2024)
CIT-02 – CBS Procedure 2024 (22-03-2024)
Final list of Production Units for export of Pears to Kenya during 2023-24 season (22-03-2024)
Final list of Packhouses for export of Apples to Kenya during 2023-24 season (22-03-2024)
Final list of Packhouses for export of Pears to Kenya during 2023-24 season (22-03-2024)
Final list of Production units for export of Apples to Kenya during 2023-24 season (22-03-2024)
DALRRD TARRIFS 2024-2025 (22-03-2024)
FRUIT FLY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
for export of fresh Citrus fruit produced in South Africa
(Citrus FF-MS) (15-03-2024)
FCM SYSTEMS APPROACH (CITRUS FCMSA)
FOR THE EXPORT OF FRESH CITRUS FRUIT THAT IS PRODUCED IN SOUTH
AFRICA AND EXPORTED TO THE EU (15-03-2024)
USA: DOCUMENT – V (14-03-2024)
TAIWAN: DOCUMENT – R (14-03-2024)
SOUTH KOREA: DOCUMENT – P (14-03-2024)
PHILIPPINES: DOCUMENT – T (14-03-2024)
JAPAN: DOCUMENT- S (14-03-2024)
CHINA: DOCUMENT – O (14-03-2024)
ANNEXURE E: WORK INSTRUCTION FOR ORCHARDS INSPECTION (14-03-2024)
ANNEXURE D: PROCEDURE FOR THE INSPECTION OF FRUIT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE PACKHOUSE(14-03-2024)
ANNEXURE C: PROCEDURE FOR THE 1% FRUIT INSPECTION ALONG THE LINE IN THE PACKHOUSE(14-03-2024)
ANNEXURE B: APPROVED LABORATORIES (14-03-2024)
ANNEXURE A: PROCEDURE FOR LATENCY EXPRESSION TEST FOR VALENCIA (14-03-2024)
CBS RMS 2022 & Process Map CBS RMS 2022
DALRRD – Letter to FPEF – Certification of EU Citrus – 2022-05-10
DALRRD – Citrus Pre-Season Meeting 2022 – (2022-04-14)
PhytClean Presentation – Citrus Pre-Season Meeting 2022
DALRRD Presentation – Citrus Pre-Season Meeting 2022
DALRRD Letter to Stakeholders – (2021-08-03)
Letter To CGA FMS Audits – (2021-06-30) – DALRRD
SA Citrus Exports up 50% to USA – News24
Record-breaking export season for South African Citrus – IOL
Invitation of Virtual DALRRD and PPECB Citrus Pre-Season Workshops – (2021-03-02) – (DALRRD)
Media Statement: Minister Didiza Congratulates the Citrus Industry – (2021-02-02) – (DALRRD)
Notice: Kempton Park Issuing Office – Temporary Closure – (2020-12-27) – (DALRRD)
Invitation to attend Post-Season Phyto Workshop for Citrus Export Season 2019/2020 – (2020-11-14) – (DALRRD)
eCert & Titan Joint Communications for the Deciduous Season – (2020-10-30) – (DALRRD/eCert/PPECB)
eCert Presentation – Table Grapes 2020/2021 – (2020-10-08) – (eCert/PPECB)
Standard Operating-Procedure on Official Export Certification of Regulated Agricultural-Products (Revised) – (09-2020) – (DALRRD)
Support Services for Phytosanitary Certification – (2020-07-28) – (DALRRD)
Security Paper For Phytosanitary Certification – (2020-07-13) – DALRRD
Announcement to the Export Industry – Cape Town Issuing Office – Temporary Closure – (2020-05-08) – DALRRD
eCert & Titan 2.0 – Joint Communication – eInspect & TUR – (08.05.2020) – DALRRD
Guideline for Transmission of Phytosanitary Certificates by Email – (09.04.2020) – DALRRD
Implementation of eCertification Platform for Phytosanitary Certification – (16.03.2020) – DALRRD
eCert Stakeholders Meeting – (19.02.2020) – Stellenbosch
CRI Post Harvest Workshop – eCert Presentation – (03,02,2020)
eCert/DALRRD – Coordinating Meeting – (13.11.2019)
Annual Citrus Coordinating Meeting – (13.11.2019) – Nelspruit
eCert End User Training Workshop – (24.10.2019)
eCert Table Grapes Notice – Implementation Notice – (08.10.2019)
eCert Implementation Workshop – (26.09.2019)
eCert Implementation Workshop – (27.08.2019)
Cold Chain Pre-Season – Robertson – (2020/2021)
Q136 – Container Service Confirmation
Deciduous Pre-Season – (2020/2021)
TITAN 2.0 – Pre-Season – (2021)
National Depots – Contact List – (2020)
Q22 – Shipping Pulp Temperature
Ordinary Handling Protocol – HP29 – Handling Procedures for Stone Fruit
eCert Presentation – (2020-10-27)
TITAN 2.0® Integration between TITAN 2.0® & eCert TUR – (14.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0® Manual Inspection System (MIS) – (14.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2 0® Tracking Unit Register Inspections and Re-Inspections Update – (06.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0 – Architecture – (16.01.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0 – Full Export Process – (30.01.2020) – PPECB
CRI – No 307 – Consumer Assurance Updater – (2020-11-13)
CRI – No 308 – FMS Changes 2021 – (2020-12)
CRI – FMS Citrus 2021 – (2020-11-12)
DAFF / DALRRD – eCertification / ePhyto
1 April 2020 – Plant-Based Products
All plant-based products are to complete an electronic phytosanitary certificate (ePhyto) using the eCert Platform – https://app.ecert.co.za/
Citrus Industry:
For the citrus industry, the timelines remain as those previously communicated, specific
All citrus exports will be handled using the eLOT Notice, PHC Quality, PHC Phyto, eINSPECT, eCert process from 1 April 2020.
eLot Process and TUR (Tracking Unit Register) from 1 April 2020 with an onboarding period up until 15 May 2020
Other Fruit Industries:
For other fruit Industries:
From the 1st April 2020, all fruit industries will be obliged to use the eLOT Notice, PHC Quality, PHC Phyto, eINSPECT and eCert.
1 November 2019 – Table Grape Industry:
The eCertification module was implemented from 1 November 2019
eCert Platform Organogram – (27.01.2020)
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eCert Organogram (Team Members) (23/05/2024)
