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

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List of Approved Fruits and Vegetables
1 Inspect plantains, cooking bananas, and bananas which differ from the usual bananas of commerce for internal feeders (fruit
flies).
2 If Cydia fabivora, Epinotia aporema, or Maruca testulalis is found, see special procedures for regulating Beans Infested with
Cydia fabivora, Epinotia aporema, and Maruca testulalis.
3 If treatment has not been completed before entry, HOLD the consignment and CONTACT PPQ through proper channels. The
fruits or vegetables may arrive in the U.S. only:
At ports located north of 39 o latitude and east of 104 o longitude
At ports that have approved cold treatment facilities (refer to the PPQ Treatment Manual for a list of current approved cold
treatment facilities
4 See Special Procedures for Okra to determine whether the consignment requires fumigation.
5 Commercial consignments of papaya are admissible ONLY into the continental United States and Alaska are subject to
inspection and must be accompanied by an import permit and a phytosanitary certificate declaring that "The papayas in this
consignment were grown, packed, and shipped in accordance with the provisions of 7CFR 319.56."
6 Pineapples are PROHIBITED ENTRY into Hawaii.
7 Yellow pitahayas must be vapor heat treated at an APHIS approved facility in Colombia. The consignment must be
accompanied by the original copy of the PPQ Form 203 completed and signed by the APHIS officer on site in Colombia.
8 Consignments of blueberries may or may not be precleared. If they are precleared, the consignment may enter all ports and
must be accompanied by a PPQ Form 203 signed by the APHIS inspector on site in Colombia to validate foreign site
preclearance. If the consignment is untreated or not precleared, it must receive T107-a-1 or T101-i-1-1 and may enter only:
At ports located north of 39° latitude and east of 104° longitude.
At ports that have approved cold treatment facilities. (Refer to the PPQ Treatment Manual for a list of current approved cold
treatment facilities.)
HOLD consignment and CONTACT PPQ through proper channels.
Blueberries must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of
Colombia. No additional declaration is required.
9 Because treatment is required, HOLD consignment and CONTACT PPQ through proper channels.
10 All consignments must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with the following additional declaration that, “These
berries originated from an area outside of the quarantine area for Anastrepha fraterculus.”
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