Port of Savannah, Georgia To Accept Certain Cold-treated Commodities from Peru and Brazil

 

Starting September 1, 2014, the Port of Savannah, Georgia will be authorized to accept cold-treated commodities from the following countries:

PERU

Citrus - mandarins, tangelos, clementine, tangerines, grapefruit and sour limes

Grapes

Blueberries

 

BRAZIL

Grapes

 

Containers that do not pass cold treatment will be prohibited from entering the port and will not be offloaded from vessels. Failed containers will be allowed transit via sea to a Northeastern port for retreatment, or they will be re-exported to the country of origin.

We are now accepting applications for these commodities. Please contact Permit Services for more information:

Web:               http://www.aphis.usda.gov/permits/ppq_epermits.shtml

Telephone:       301-851-2046 or 877-770-5990 (Toll-Free Automated System)

Fax:                 301-734-4300

Email:             Permits@aphis.usda.gov

 

This does not affect existing preclearance programs for grapes and blueberries from Peru. All PPQ precleared commodities with accompanying PPQ Form 203 will still be accepted.

 

For any other questions, please call or write:

Calvin Shuler, Director of Exclusion and Imports

APHIS-PPQ Field Operations

Telephone: 919-855-7326

Email: Calvin.Shuler@aphis.usda.gov