Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual 1 - Phytosanitary ...

Introduction
Users
Users
The Appendixes contain supplementary information which is not appropriate
for other components of topics, explanations and elaborations not essential to
the manual but helpful to the user, and information that interrupts the
application of the information or makes the information more difficult to
follow.
The Glossary defines specialized words, abbreviations, and acronyms
associated with regulating fresh fruits and vegetables. The Index contains
topics and links or page numbers for quick reference.
The Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual does not cover the following:
Botanical fruits for decoration such as decorative Ananas spp.
(pineapple), Capsicum spp. (pepper), and Cynara spp. (artichoke) (see
Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual)
Processed fruits and vegetables that have been canned, concentrated,
cooked, dried, frozen, jellied, juiced, pickled, pureed, segmented, or
sliced (see Miscellaneous and Processed Products Import Manual)
Dried, mature, unprocessed seeds such as acorns, chestnuts, coconuts,
faba beans, lentils, macadamia nuts, or peanuts (see Seeds Not For
Planting Import Manual)
Fruits, vegetables, or herbs imported for planting or growing purposes
The Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual is written for use by regulatory
officers who work at airport, maritime, and land border locations:
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers
CBP agricultural specialists
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) officers
The experience levels of users will vary, but the assumption is that the officers
minimally have a working knowledge of using PPQ’s import manuals to make
regulatory decisions.
Domestic and international PPQ officers and other regulatory officials
reference this manual to answer questions related to importations that are
asked by the public, importers, brokers, and other interested parties.
Related Documents
Enabling legislation provides the authority to carry out the mission of
protecting American agriculture from plant pests. Legislative acts are the
fundamental authority granted by Congress to the Secretary of Agriculture to
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