IMMEDIATE UPDATE: FAVIR and ACIR Databases--9/27/2022

This notice is to alert you to changes in the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR)database and the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR)database.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has revised requirements for importing sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta) fruit into the United States from the Republic of Korea. APHIS has determined that applying one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds as an alternative to the preclearance program. All nonprecleared sand pear fruit intended for importation into the United States from the Republic of Korea will be subject to the systems approach required for precleared fruit. This change is effective September 27, 2022 (Docket No. APHIS-2020-0063).

The above change impacts:

• Sand Pear (Fruit) from Korea, Republic of into All Ports

In addition and unrelated to the above-mentioned change, APHIS has authorized importing fresh turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome from Samoa into the United States (including territories). APHIS has determined that applying one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh turmeric rhizome from Samoa. This change is effective September 27, 2022 (Docket No. APHIS-2021-0034).

The above change impacts:

• Turmeric (Rhizome) from Samoa into All Ports

Amy L. Frevert
USDA-APHIS-PPQ-IRM-ISMU
Technical Writer/Editor
amy.l.frevert@usda.gov