March 2025

Importers: Clean Products Clear Quicker―Saving You Money

Importers of fruits and vegetables can reap significant rewards from an inspection program called risk-based sampling at ports-of-entry (RBS POE). The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program—in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—implemented the program in 2018. They have been expanding and enhancing it ever since. Read more.   

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About Plant Protection Today

Every day, USDA's Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) employees collaborate with many partners, cooperators, and stakeholders to protect plant health. To stay on the leading edge, PPQ explores scientific frontiers, develops new plant protection methods, and makes critical advancements. These efforts safeguard our nation’s agricultural and natural resources while facilitating the safe global trade of agricultural products. Plant Protection Today highlights some of PPQ's most successful and impactful programs and activities. Please send your feedback and comments to:

PPQ.Plant.Protection.Today@usda.gov