PPQ ePermits Available

Dear Stakeholders,

Please be advised that during the lapse in appropriated government funding, the PPQ ePermits System remains operational to all users to submit permit applications , receive notifications, and access other data, as applicable.  The PPQ ePermits System can be accessed at https://epermits.aphis.usda.gov.  PPQ will continue to process permit applications for the following permit forms: 525, 526, 546, 585, 586, 587, 588, and 621.  USDA is not receiving mail at this time; therefore all permit applications must be sent electronically, either through the ePermits System or via fax at the numbers provided below.  Payments required for PPQ Form 621 applications may be submitted through pay.gov.  For additional questions, please contact our Customer Support Service at (301) 851-2046 or (877) 770-5990 for plants and plant products or (866) 524-5421 for soil and pest permits.

PPQ applications must be faxed to the corresponding fax numbers below:

-       PPQ 525 (soil) and PPQ 526 (live plant pest) – (301) 734-8700

-       PPQ 546 (post entry quarantine) – (301) 734-5786

-       PPQ Form 585 (timber and timber products) – (301) 734-8529

-       PPQ 586 (transit) – (301) 734-0572

-       PPQ 587 (fruits and vegetables, plants for planting, and other miscellaneous and processed products) – (301) 734-5786

-       PPQ 588 (controlled import permit) -  (301) 734-8529

-       PPQ 621 (protected plant permit) – (301) 734-5786

Thank you.