Lot requirements and documents
Lot acceptance requirements
These requirements apply to acid high-moor sphagnum peat without lime or fertilizer.
We accept and ship a lot of acid sphagnum peat only with a laboratory report for that lot, and only if the results meet this table. Limed peat and sphagnum moss follow a specification agreed in the contract.
| Parameter | Requirement | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Peat type | high-moor, sphagnum | botanical composition |
| pH | 2.5–3.5 | KCl suspension |
| pH | 3.0–4.5 | water suspension (H2O) |
| Degree of decomposition | max. 20% | as stated in the report |
| Ash content | max. 10% | dry basis |
| Moisture | max. 65% | at shipment |
| Organic matter | min. 80% | dry basis |
| Electrical conductivity (EC) | max. 0.2 mS/cm | as stated in the report |
| Fractions | 0–10 mm, 0–20 mm, 10–20 mm, 20–40 mm, 0–40 mm | sieve analysis |
pH measured in a KCl suspension and pH measured in water give different values, so every report states both.
Documents for each lot
- Laboratory report of the lot
- Phytosanitary certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Packing list and specification
A buyer can order an independent test of a sample by agreement.
Shipments to China
GACC notice No. 210.
- The enterprises that produce, process and store the peat are registered with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).
- Peat travels in new, clean, sealed packaging.
- Every unit is marked in Chinese or English: product name, place of production, name of the enterprise and its registration number in China.
- The phytosanitary certificate carries the additional declaration required by China for organic growing media.
Shipments to Turkey
Plant Quarantine Regulation of Turkey, Resmî Gazete No. 33245.
- Peat (customs code 2703) passes plant health control at the first point of entry into Turkey and travels with the phytosanitary certificate of the exporting country.
- For packaged peat obtained wholly from Sphagnum and used as a growing medium, the certificate states that the peat comes from non-agricultural land, has not been used before and is free of harmful organisms by laboratory analysis.
- Other packaged peat and growing media for sowing or planting contain no soil, and the certificate states fumigation or heat treatment.
- Soil may not be imported into Turkey. The lot contains no soil.
- Wooden pallets carry the ISPM 15 mark.
- The importer is registered in the Turkish plant quarantine system (BKKTS), notifies the shipment before it arrives and files the original certificate, the transport document and the invoice.
- For bulk peat in a container we confirm the conditions with the importer before the contract.