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<span>ePhyto Bhutan<small>BAFRA · Royal Government of Bhutan</small></span>
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<span class="eyebrow">Phytosanitary Certificate · Export · Briefing</span>
<h1><b>Certified plants</b> ready for export.</h1>
<p class="lede">How Bhutan's electronic phytosanitary certificate (<b>ePhyto</b>) connects to the global <b>IPPC</b> (International Plant Protection Convention) ePhyto Hub — what it collects, and where the work stands.</p>
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<p class="hero-meta">WIP service · published v16 · bhutan-staging · target UN/CEFACT SPSCertificate XML (schema 17A)</p>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">00</span><h2>At a glance</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">The key facts of the service and its Hub integration, before any detail. Use this as your reference card.</p>
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<div class="fact"><span class="k">Service</span><span class="v">Phytosanitary certificate (export of plants & plant products)</span><span class="cite">BPA (Business Process Analyzer) WIP copy · <span class="mono">522c7dc1…</span></span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Issuing authority (NPPO)</span><span class="v">BAFRA — Bhutan Agriculture & Food Regulatory Authority</span><span class="cite">NPPO = National Plant Protection Organization</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Hub operator</span><span class="v">IPPC Secretariat (FAO, Rome) + UNICC</span><span class="cite">FAO = UN Food & Agriculture Organization · UNICC = United Nations International Computing Centre (also Certificate Authority)</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Message format</span><span class="v">UN/CEFACT <span class="mono">SPSCertificate</span> XML</span><span class="cite">UN/CEFACT = UN Centre for Trade Facilitation & Electronic Business · SPS = Sanitary & PhytoSanitary · schema 17A</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Content standard</span><span class="v">ISPM 12</span><span class="cite">International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 12 — defines cert content & legal e-equivalence</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Connection</span><span class="v">Hub web service · SOAP + mutual TLS</span><span class="cite">X.509 digital certificates from UNICC</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Data source for the XML</span><span class="v">GDB‑EXPORT database, version 5.8</span><span class="cite">GDB = Generic Database · read by record/file ID · 20 records today</span></div>
<div class="fact"><span class="k">Scope (v1)</span><span class="v">Outbound export certificates</span><span class="cite">Inbound receive = future extension</span></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">01</span><h2>What ePhyto and the Hub actually are</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">The one-paragraph version you can say out loud, plus the routing picture.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10px">A <b>phytosanitary certificate</b> is the official document a country's plant-protection authority issues to confirm a shipment of plants or plant products was inspected, is free of pests, and meets the importing country's rules. <b>ePhyto</b> is its electronic form.</p>
<p>The <b>IPPC ePhyto Hub</b> is a central exchange run by the IPPC Secretariat with UNICC. Instead of every country building a connection to every trading partner, each country connects <em>once</em> to the Hub, which then routes certificates between countries — carried as a standardised <span class="mono">SPSCertificate</span> XML message.</p>
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<div class="node"><b>BAFRA</b><span>Bhutan exporter side · eRegistrations</span></div>
<div class="arrow">→</div>
<div class="node hub"><b>IPPC ePhyto Hub</b><span>central router (UNICC)</span></div>
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<div class="node"><b>Partner NPPO</b><span>India · Thailand · Bangladesh…</span></div>
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<p style="font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px">Bhutan is <b>not</b> using GeNS (IPPC's free off-the-shelf system) — it has its own national system (eRegistrations), which is why this is a direct system-to-Hub integration.</p>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">02</span><h2>Acronym & vocabulary</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">Every term an ePhyto expert will use in the room.</p>
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<div class="term"><b>IPPC</b><span>International Plant Protection Convention — the FAO treaty body (Rome) that owns the phytosanitary standard and runs the Hub.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>NPPO</b><span>National Plant Protection Organization — the agency that issues certificates. Bhutan's is <b>BAFRA</b>.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>UNICC</b><span>UN International Computing Centre — operates the Hub infrastructure and signs the X.509 certificates (acts as Certificate Authority).</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>GeNS</b><span>Generic ePhyto National System — IPPC's free web app for countries with no system. Bhutan does <em>not</em> use it.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>UN/CEFACT SPSCertificate</b><span>UN Centre for Trade Facilitation & Electronic Business · SPS = Sanitary & PhytoSanitary. The XML message format certificates travel in. "Mapping to the Hub" = emitting this exact shape.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>BPA</b><span>Business Process Analyzer — the no-code tool where the eRegistrations service (forms, roles, bots) is designed.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>GDB</b><span>Generic Database — the eRegistrations database where the finished certificate record is stored (here, the GDB‑EXPORT database).</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>ISPM 12</b><span>The IPPC standard defining certificate content and the legal equivalence of an authenticated ePhyto to paper + signature + seal.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>Mapping Guide v2.12 / schema 17A</b><span>The XML tag authority and current schema baseline the Hub validator expects.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>UAT</b><span>User Acceptance Testing — the Hub's test environment where you exchange dummy certificates with a partner before going live.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>X.509 certificate</b><span>A digital "passport" (public cert + private key) proving a connection really belongs to Bhutan's NPPO.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>SOAP / WSDL / mutual TLS</b><span>The Hub's connection technology: SOAP web services described by a WSDL, secured by both sides presenting certificates.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>ISO 3166-1 alpha-2</b><span>Two-letter country codes (BT = Bhutan). Required for all country fields in the XML.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>UN/LOCODE</b><span>UN location codes for ports / points of entry.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>EPPO</b><span>European & Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization — source of scientific (botanical) plant names; sent as free text.</span></div>
<div class="term"><b>TTL1 / TTL2 · TTFT · ZZZ</b><span>Treatment type level 1 / level 2 codes · the mandatory full-treatment text · the fixed Hub process-type code used whenever a treatment is present.</span></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">03</span><h2>The 8-phase integration roadmap</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">The standard path every country follows to join the Hub — with Bhutan's current position marked on each phase.</p>
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<div class="phase"><div class="pn">1</div><div><h4>Authorisation & Hub onboarding</h4><p>BAFRA formally asks IPPC to join; obtains UAT access and X.509 certificates from UNICC. Diplomatic, ~2–4 weeks, runs in parallel.</p><span class="badge b-wait">BAFRA-led · pending</span></div></div>
<div class="phase is-now"><div class="pn">2</div><div><h4>Map fields to the Hub XML</h4><p>Match every form field to its <span class="mono">SPSCertificate</span> path and the right code list. Identify gaps.</p><span class="badge b-done">Largely done</span></div></div>
<div class="phase is-now"><div class="pn">3</div><div><h4>Fill form gaps & align code lists</h4><p>Add missing fields and load IPPC code lists (commodity, treatment, package, UOM, country, AD). Most landed; a few alignments remain.</p><span class="badge b-now">In progress</span></div></div>
<div class="phase"><div class="pn">4</div><div><h4>Build the XML transformer</h4><p>Turn an approved GDB‑EXPORT record into valid <span class="mono">SPSCertificate</span> XML, validated against the Hub's <span class="mono">ValidatePhytoXML</span> service.</p><span class="badge b-now">Next — not started</span></div></div>
<div class="phase"><div class="pn">5</div><div><h4>Wire up the Hub web-service call</h4><p>Connect to the Hub's web service from its WSDL (Web Services Description Language); send signed XML and receive responses over mutual TLS.</p><span class="badge b-wait">Pending phase 4</span></div></div>
<div class="phase"><div class="pn">6</div><div><h4>Integrate into the workflow</h4><p>Auto-send to the Hub at final approval; write the acknowledgement back onto the file.</p><span class="badge b-wait">Pending</span></div></div>
<div class="phase"><div class="pn">7</div><div><h4>UAT with a partner country</h4><p>Exchange test certificates end-to-end; obtain IPPC/UNICC sign-off.</p><span class="badge b-wait">Pending certs</span></div></div>
<div class="phase"><div class="pn">8</div><div><h4>Go live & monitor</h4><p>Switch to production Hub; monitor traffic, acknowledgements, rejections.</p><span class="badge b-wait">Pending</span></div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">04</span><h2>How the data flows</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">The deliberate design: the Hub connection lives in a dedicated <b>integration layer</b>, so the certificate's form and workflow never have to speak <b>SOAP</b> (Simple Object Access Protocol) or manage certificates.</p>
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<div class="node"><b>Applicant + Inspector</b><span>fill the form; inspection recorded</span></div>
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<div class="node"><b>Certificate generated</b><span>PDF + record</span></div>
<div class="arrow">→</div>
<div class="node"><b>GDB‑EXPORT v5.8</b><span>structured record written by the "DB create" bot</span></div>
<div class="arrow">→</div>
<div class="node bridge"><b>Integration layer</b><span>reads by ID → transforms to SPSCertificate XML</span></div>
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<div class="node hub"><b>IPPC Hub</b><span>SOAP web service · mutual TLS · X.509</span></div>
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<div class="note info"><span class="ic">ℹ️</span><div><b>Why a separate integration layer?</b> The XML has nested, repeating, conditional structure and needs a <b>SOAP</b> web-service call over <b>mutual TLS</b> (Transport Layer Security, where both sides present a certificate) plus <b>X.509</b> certificate management. Keeping that in a dedicated layer means it reads the finished record straight from GDB‑EXPORT, validates against the Hub's <span class="mono">ValidatePhytoXML</span> before sending, and can <b>retry a failed send without re-running the whole workflow</b>.</div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">05</span><h2>The service itself</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">390 fields across the applicant and inspector forms, an 8-step process, and 6 automation bots. Here's the shape.</p>
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<div class="card"><span class="iconbadge">📋</span><h4 style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:10px">Form blocks (applicant)</h4>
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<li>▪ Application form</li>
<li>▪ Exporter details — individual</li>
<li>▪ Exporter details — commercial</li>
<li>▪ Exporter details — institution</li>
<li>▪ Details of consignee</li>
<li>▪ Commodity details <em>(table, one row per commodity)</em></li>
<li>▪ Shipment / logistics (exit point, conveyance, purpose)</li>
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<p style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px">The richest design lives on the <b>Inspector form</b> — inspection report grid, pest information grid, treatment block, and the coded <b>Additional Declarations</b> edit grid.</p>
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<div class="card"><span class="iconbadge">🛂</span><h4 style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:10px">Process (roles)</h4>
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<li><b>1.</b> Officer-in-charge <span style="color:var(--muted)">— reviews, assigns</span></li>
<li><b>2.</b> Inspector <span style="color:var(--muted)">— inspects, records</span></li>
<li><b>3.</b> Make payment</li>
<li><b>4.</b> Create Phytosanitary DB <span style="color:var(--accent)">⚙ bot</span></li>
<li><b>5.</b> Generate Certificate <span style="color:var(--accent)">⚙ bot</span></li>
<li style="color:var(--muted)">+ two "Problem…" fallbacks & Applicant</li>
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<div class="card"><span class="iconbadge">⚙️</span><h4 style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:10px">Automation (bots)</h4>
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<li>▪ CID details fetch</li>
<li>▪ Business licence read</li>
<li><b>▪ Phytosanitary DB create</b> <span style="color:var(--muted)">→ GDB‑EXPORT</span></li>
<li>▪ Phyto certificate generate <span style="color:var(--muted)">(PDF)</span></li>
<li>▪ Send email with cert</li>
<li>▪ ePhyto certificate URL</li>
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<p style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px">The integration layer will read what <b>Phytosanitary DB create</b> writes — no new bot needed.</p>
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<h4 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px">What the inspector actually does — and why a field like “Number and description of packages” exists</h4>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:#33363f;margin-bottom:12px">After the Officer-in-charge accepts the application, the file passes to an <b>inspector</b> — a BAFRA plant-health officer who <b>physically examines the shipment</b> before any certificate can be issued. The exporter's application is only a <em>request</em>; the inspector's record is what actually gets <em>certified</em>. That is why most of the certificate's content is entered or confirmed by the inspector, not the applicant.</p>
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<p style="font-size:13.5px;color:#33363f;margin-bottom:6px"><b>On the inspector form they record what they see:</b></p>
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<li><b>Number & description of packages</b> — e.g. “200 fibreboard cartons”. A counted, eyes-on fact that lets the importing country match the paperwork to the physical shipment. <span class="mono">inspectionNoAndDescriptionOfPackages</span></li>
<li>Botanical name & quantity, for each commodity</li>
<li>Any pests or disease found (the pest-information grid)</li>
<li>Treatment applied — type, chemical, duration, temperature</li>
<li><b>Additional declarations</b> — special statements the importing country demands</li>
<li>The decision: <b>approve or reject</b>, per commodity</li>
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<div class="note info" style="align-self:start"><span class="ic">💡</span><div><b>Why the inspector fills the packages field, not the exporter:</b> the number and kind of packages can only be confirmed by counting the actual goods at inspection. Because it is <em>verified</em>, it is allowed onto the official certificate — which is the entire reason the field exists. An exporter's guess could not be certified.</div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">06</span><h2>The data model — consignment, commodity, package & treatment</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">If you remember one picture from this briefing, make it this one. The Hub XML, the GDB‑EXPORT database, and the form all share exactly this nesting — and most confusion comes from mixing up these four words.</p>
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<pre style="font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.75;background:var(--neutral-50);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;padding:16px;overflow-x:auto;color:#2c2f36;margin:0"><b style="color:var(--navy)">CONSIGNMENT</b> <span style="color:var(--muted)">— one shipment = one certificate</span>
│ one exporter → one consignee, one importing country
│ transport · point of entry · transit countries
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├─ <b style="color:var(--accent-text)">COMMODITY 1</b> <span style="color:var(--muted)">e.g. Apples</span>
│ ├─ <b style="color:var(--green)">packages</b> 200 cartons
│ ├─ <b style="color:#6b3fa0">treatment</b> cold, 1°C, 14 days
│ └─ quantity · botanical name · origin
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├─ <b style="color:var(--accent-text)">COMMODITY 2</b> <span style="color:var(--muted)">e.g. Oranges</span>
│ ├─ <b style="color:var(--green)">packages</b> 80 crates
│ └─ <b style="color:#6b3fa0">treatment</b> fumigation
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└─ <b style="color:#b06a06">NOTES</b> → additional declarations · distinguishing marks</pre>
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<h4 style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:8px">In plain words</h4>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:#33363f;margin-bottom:10px">One certificate covers one <b>consignment</b> — the whole shipment going from one exporter to one consignee in one destination country. Think of it as the container-load this certificate is about.</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:#33363f;margin-bottom:10px">Inside it are one or more <b>commodities</b> — the distinct products. Apples are one commodity, oranges another. Each commodity is <b>one row</b> in the commodity table (the XML calls it a “trade line item”).</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:#33363f">Each commodity carries its own <b>packages</b> (how that product is boxed) and its own <b>treatment</b> (any pest treatment applied to it). Spanning the whole consignment are the <b>notes</b> — additional declarations and distinguishing marks.</p>
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<div class="note warn" style="margin-top:14px"><span class="ic">⚠️</span><div><b>The four words people mix up:</b> <b>consignment</b> = the whole shipment (one certificate) · <b>commodity</b> = one product line within it · <b>package</b> = how a commodity is physically boxed (not the product itself) · <b>treatment</b> = a pest treatment applied to a commodity. This nesting is <em>why</em> the treatment <em>type</em> (level 1 / 2, duration, temperature) now sits <em>per row</em> inside the commodity table, so each product can be treated differently — though the chemical, concentration and treatment-date detail still live in one shared treatment block — and why packages should be structured <em>per commodity</em> rather than one free-text blob.</div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">07</span><h2>Field mapping & gaps</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">Each form field → its place in the <span class="mono">SPSCertificate</span> XML → the code list it needs → status. This is the heart of the discussion. <b>The crucial distinction:</b> a true <em>form gap</em> (a field to add) is very different from a value the <em>integration layer sets as a constant by design</em>.</p>
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<span><span class="st ok"></span>Mapped & flowing</span>
<span><span class="st partial"></span>Mapped — needs code-list alignment / transform at send</span>
<span><span class="st gap"></span>Form gap — a field still to add</span>
<span><span class="st const"></span>Set by the integration layer (by design — no form field)</span>
<span><span class="st verify"></span>Verify wiring</span>
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<thead><tr><th style="width:24%">Certificate data</th><th style="width:30%">SPSCertificate path</th><th style="width:22%">Code list</th><th style="width:24%">Status</th></tr></thead>
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<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Document & issuer (SPSExchangedDocument)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Certificate number</td><td><span class="mono">SPSExchangedDocument.ID</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Certificate type</b> (851 export / 657 re-export)</td><td><span class="mono">.TypeCode</span></td><td>IPPC document type</td><td><span class="st partial">Selector exists (Export / Re-export) — re-code to 851 / 657</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Issuing NPPO name</td><td><span class="mono">IssuerSPSParty.Name</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st const">Constant "BAFRA"</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Issue date</td><td><span class="mono">IssueDateTime</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Status code</td><td><span class="mono">.StatusCode</span></td><td>IPPC status (70/71/72)</td><td><span class="st const">Constant 70</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Certifying statement clause</td><td><span class="mono">IncludedSPSClause</span></td><td>IPPC SPS clause (1/2)</td><td><span class="st const">Constant 1 (/2 re-export)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Authorized officer / signature</td><td><span class="mono">SignatorySPSAuthentication</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Consignment — geography (SPSConsignment)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Exporting country</td><td><span class="mono">ExportSPSCountry.ID</span></td><td>ISO 3166-1 α-2</td><td><span class="st const">Constant "BT"</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Importing country</td><td><span class="mono">ImportSPSCountry.ID</span></td><td>ISO 3166-1 α-2</td><td><span class="st partial">Align catalog → ISO</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Transit country</td><td><span class="mono">TransitSPSCountry.ID</span></td><td>ISO 3166-1 α-2</td><td><span class="st partial">Added (optional)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Country / place of origin</td><td><span class="mono">OriginSPSCountry.ID</span></td><td>ISO 3166-1 α-2</td><td><span class="st partial">Align catalog → ISO</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Point of entry</td><td><span class="mono">UnloadingBaseportSPSLocation</span></td><td>UN/LOCODE</td><td><span class="st partial">UN/LOCODE pending</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Means of conveyance</td><td><span class="mono">MainCarriageSPSTransportMovement</span></td><td>IPPC transport modes</td><td><span class="st partial">Align to IPPC modes</span></td></tr>
<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Parties — exporter & consignee</td></tr>
<tr><td>Exporter name / address / ID</td><td><span class="mono">ConsignorSPSParty</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st partial">Coalesce 4 sources / split address</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Consignee name & address</td><td><span class="mono">ConsigneeSPSParty</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Commodities — per row (IncludedSPSTradeLineItem)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Produce description</td><td><span class="mono">.Description</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Botanical / scientific name</td><td><span class="mono">ScientificName</span></td><td>EPPO (free text)</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Commodity class</td><td><span class="mono">ApplicableSPSClassification</span></td><td>IPPC product description</td><td><span class="st partial">Align to IPPC</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Quantity & unit</td><td><span class="mono">NetWeight/NetVolumeMeasure</span></td><td>IPPC UOM</td><td><span class="st partial">Unit → UOM catalog</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Intended use</td><td><span class="mono">(intended-use descriptor)</span></td><td>IPPC intended use</td><td><span class="st partial">Align to IPPC</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Packages</td><td><span class="mono">PhysicalSPSPackage</span></td><td>IPPC package codes</td><td><span class="st partial">Structure pending</span></td></tr>
<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Treatments — per row (AppliedSPSProcess)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Treatment date</td><td><span class="mono">CompletionSPSPeriod</span></td><td>W3 date</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Process type</td><td><span class="mono">.TypeCode</span></td><td>fixed ZZZ</td><td><span class="st const">Constant ZZZ</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Treatment type L1 / L2</td><td><span class="mono">TTL1 / TTL2</span></td><td>IPPC treatment types</td><td><span class="st ok">Already two fields (L1 / L2)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Chemical · Duration/temp · Concentration</td><td><span class="mono">TTCH · DurationMeasure/TTTM · TTCO</span></td><td>IPPC UOM</td><td><span class="st partial">Parsed at send</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Full treatment text</td><td><span class="mono">TTFT</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st const">Composed at send (mandatory)</span></td></tr>
<tr class="grp"><td colspan="4">Notes (IncludedSPSNote)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Distinguishing marks</td><td><span class="mono">IncludedSPSNote · DMCL</span></td><td>fixed subject code</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Additional declarations</b></td><td><span class="mono">IncludedSPSNote · ADEDL/ADTLIL</span></td><td>IPPC AD codes</td><td><span class="st verify">Coded grid exists — verify bot input</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Import permit number</td><td><span class="mono">IncludedSPSNote · ADIPEDL</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st gap">Form gap — no dedicated field</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Inspection date</td><td><span class="mono">IncludedSPSNote · ADDIEDL</span></td><td>—</td><td><span class="st ok">Mapped</span></td></tr>
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<div class="note good" style="margin-top:16px"><span class="ic">✅</span><div><b>Correction worth knowing before the call.</b> Earlier notes listed "Additional declarations" as <em>missing</em>. Verified against the live 390-field service, that is <b>not</b> true: the coded Additional Declarations edit grid (Scope · Declaration code · Declaration text + an auto-assembled output) already exists on the Inspector form and already mirrors the GDB array one-to-one. The only open item is confirming its bot <em>input mapping</em> carries the content into GDB‑EXPORT — a verification, not a rebuild.</div></div>
<div class="note info" style="margin-top:12px"><span class="ic">⚙️</span><div><b>What the integration layer supplies as fixed constants</b> (so don't mistake these for form gaps): Issuer = <span class="mono">BAFRA</span>, Exporting country = <span class="mono">BT</span>, Status = <span class="mono">70</span> (issued), Certifying clause = <span class="mono">1</span> (standard) / <span class="mono">2</span> (re-export), Treatment process type = <span class="mono">ZZZ</span>, and the concatenated mandatory <span class="mono">TTFT</span> full-treatment text. These are deliberate, per the IPPC mapping rules — they are <em>not</em> data an officer should type.</div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">08</span><h2>The data the integration layer reads — GDB‑EXPORT v5.8</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">One row = one phytosanitary certificate. The integration layer reads a record by ID and maps it to the XML. Verified live: database id 151, code <span class="mono">export</span>, v5.8, 20 records. <em>(Address it by code <span class="mono">export</span> — there is no database literally named "GDB-EXPORT".)</em></p>
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<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">ID</div><div class="ct">string · primary key</div></div><div class="cd">Row primary key — the only mandatory top-level field. The integration layer finds the record by this.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Certificate number</div><div class="ct">string</div></div><div class="cd">Auto-fills from an index and left-pads with zeros when empty.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Issue date</div><div class="ct">date</div></div><div class="cd">Certificate issue date.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Exporter details</div><div class="ct">object</div></div><div class="cd">Applicant type · Name · Identification/licence number · Nationality · Address.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Consignment details</div><div class="ct">object</div></div><div class="cd">Consignee name & address · Importing country · Declared point of entry · <b>Import permit number</b> · Place of origin · Packages · Distinguishing marks · Purpose/end use · Mode of conveyance · <b>Transit country</b> · Conveyance name · Exit point · <b>Additional declarations array</b>.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">↳ Additional declarations</div><div class="ct">array of object</div></div><div class="cd">Each: Scope · SAD code (catalog) · Text. Mirrors the inspector AD edit grid exactly.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Commodity details</div><div class="ct">array of object</div></div><div class="cd">One per commodity line: Commodity type · Common name · Botanical name · HS code · Description · Quantity · Quantity unit · Unit of measure (catalog) · Package type (catalog) · <b>Treatment type L1 / L2</b> (catalog) · Treatment duration · Treatment temperature · Export approved · Rejection reason.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Treatment information</div><div class="ct">object</div></div><div class="cd">Treatment date · Treatment · Chemical (active ingredients) · Duration and temperature · Concentration · Additional information.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">Approval process</div><div class="ct">object</div></div><div class="cd">Name of OIC · Assigned date / to · Inspected by · Inspection date · Place of inspection · Place of issue.</div></div>
<div class="col"><div><div class="cn">File Number</div><div class="ct">string</div></div><div class="cd">Links back to the originating eRegistrations file.</div></div>
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<div class="note warn" style="margin-top:14px"><span class="ic">🔎</span><div><b>One thing to close:</b> the bot's output coverage doesn't yet emit the record's <span class="mono">uuid</span> (and created/modified timestamps). The integration layer needs the <span class="mono">uuid</span> to locate the GDB record — worth flagging as a wiring item.</div></div>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">09</span><h2>Authoritative code lists</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">Mismatched codes are the #1 cause of rejected certificates. Every coded field maps to one of these international lists — always cite the source.</p>
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<tr><td>Country codes — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2</td><td><a href="https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html">ISO</a></td><td><span class="st partial">Country catalog re-keyed to ISO; finish alignment on all country fields</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Point of entry — UN/LOCODE</td><td><a href="https://unece.org/trade/cefact/UNLOCODE-Download">UNECE</a></td><td><span class="st gap">Not yet aligned</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Unit of measure (UOM)</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Unit_of_Measure_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st ok">Catalog created (49 entries)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Package codes</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Package_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st ok">Catalog created (92 entries)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Treatment types L1 / L2</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Treatment_Types.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st ok">Catalogs created (4 / 18)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Additional declaration codes (SAD)</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Codes_for_additional_declarations.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st ok">Loaded (ISPM 12 App. 2 · 20)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Modes of transport</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Modes_of_Transport_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st partial">Catalog re-keyed; align to IPPC modes</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Product description</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Product_Description.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st gap">No matching catalog yet; Commodity-type list exists but is mis-keyed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Intended use</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Intend_Use.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st gap">Keys need cleanup & IPPC alignment</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Document type (851/657)</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Document_Type_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st const">Selector to add; else default at send</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Status codes (70/71/72)</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_Status_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st const">Set at send — no catalog needed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>SPS clause codes (1/2)</td><td><a href="https://www.ephytoexchange.org/doc/mapping/IPPC_Specific_SPS_Clause_Codes.pdf">IPPC</a></td><td><span class="st const">Set at send — no catalog needed</span></td></tr>
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<div class="sec-head"><span class="sec-num">10</span><h2>Where we are today</h2></div>
<p class="sec-sub">The form and database work is substantially done and published to staging (v16, 4 Jun 2026); the Hub integration layer is the next-leverage build.</p>
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<div class="card done"><h4>✅ Done & published (v16)</h4>
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<li>Form restructured: exporter / consignee / commodity / treatment — treatment <em>type</em> (L1 / L2, duration, temperature) per row in the commodity table; chemical / concentration / date in a shared treatment block</li>
<li>Coded Additional Declarations edit grid on the Inspector form (Scope · code · text + auto-assembled)</li>
<li>Transit country added</li>
<li>IPPC catalogs created & populated: UOM, Package, Treatment L1/L2, AD/SAD codes</li>
<li>Country catalog re-keyed to ISO 3166-1 α-2; mode-of-conveyance catalog re-keyed (IPPC alignment pending)</li>
<li>GDB‑EXPORT v5.8 with Hub-shaped columns</li>
<li>"DB create" bot upgraded to 5.8; mappings validate clean</li>
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<div class="card now"><h4>▸ In progress / next</h4>
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<li><b>Hub integration layer</b> — read a GDB‑EXPORT record → SPSCertificate XML → submit to the Hub web service over mutual TLS. The highest-leverage build, not yet started</li>
<li><b>Re-code</b> the existing Export / Re-export selector to IPPC <b>851 / 657</b></li>
<li>Verify the AD bot <b>input</b> mapping reaches GDB; emit the record <span class="mono">uuid</span> on output</li>
<li>Finish ISO / IPPC alignment: country fields, modes, product, intended use</li>
<li>UN/LOCODE for points of entry; clean up intended-use keys</li>
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<div class="card wait"><h4>○ Blocked / not our gate</h4>
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<li>Print-document additions (package type per row, structured treatment, transit) — blocked on a tooling timeout</li>
<li>Pest data model → multi-pest-per-commodity array</li>
<li><b>BAFRA's X.509 enrolment</b> with IPPC (phase 1) — diplomatic, runs in parallel</li>
<li>Partner-country UAT (phase 7) — needs the certificates first</li>
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