Plants for Planting Changes to Import Requirements for PPQ 546 Permits

 

Plants for Planting Changes to Import Requirements for PPQ546 Permits

 

Holders of PPQ 546 permits (post entry quarantine permits; PEQ), that expire soon need to prepare to change the way they import some plants. Since the 2013 publication of the Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis (NAPPRA) Round 1 list and the Controlled Import Permit (CIP) rules, the following changes are in effect:

 

• Some taxa that were previously imported and grown under a PEQ permit are no longer authorized. To find out which plants are affected, please refer to the NAPPRA list http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/Q37/nappra/downloads/HostsofQuarantinePests.pdf.
• The correct application form for requesting an import of NAPPRA plant taxa is a PPQ 588 permit application. For further information refer to the Controlled Import Permits Web site http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/cip.
• If you plan to grow imported NAPPRA plants please provide a minimum of 3 months to process the PPQ 588 permit application.
• Your facility and growing site will need to have sufficient containment measures in place to grow the imported plant material and may be inspected by PPQ officers before the permit is issued.
• A qualified plant pathologist may be required to routinely monitor the plants during the quarantine growing period.

 

For more specific information on the import restrictions for Plants for Planting refer to the Plants for Planting Manual http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/plants_for_planting.pdf.

 

For further information concerning NAPPRA refer to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/nappra.

 

For further information concerning Controlled Import Permits refer to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/cip.

 

For further guidance please call customer support at (877) 770-5990 or e-mail plantproducts.permits@aphis.usda.gov.