Port of Savannah, Georgia To Accept Certain Cold-treated Commodities from Peru and Brazil
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 08/13/2014 11:43 AM EDT
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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