This permit is required for any person or entity intending to import soil, peat, sphagnum moss, or other growing media under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003.For the purpose of this approval, import refers to the act of bringing any kind of seed, plant, plant product, or other regulated article from a place outside India into any part of the territory of the Republic of India, whether by sea, land, air, or across any customs frontier.This permit is applicable in cases where soil is imported in any form for research purposes, or when growing media containing soil, peat, or other organic materials, as well as peat or sphagnum moss, are imported for horticultural purposes.
