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

JAPAN (includes Amami, Bonin, Ryukyu, Tokara, and Volcano Islands) (continued)
From Amami, Bonin,
Ryukyu, Tokara, and
Volcano Islands only
ALL:
Reference
List of Approved Fruits and Vegetables
Sweet potato
Tomato
Turnip (whole
plant)
Wasabi (Eutrema
japonica, root)
Watercress
Zanthoxylum spp.
1 If a small quantity of Japanese produce entering Hawaii and a noncommercial consignment, see Noncommercial Quantities
of Japanese Produce Entering Hawaii.
2 CAUTION: PROHIBITED ENTRY into American Samoa, AZ, CA, CNMI, FL, HI, LA, PR, TX, and USVI unless treated.
3 Consignments must be treated, inspected and precleared prior to export to the United States. Treated and precleared
consignments must be accompanied by a PPQ Form 203 signed by the APHIS inspector on site in Japan to validate foreign
site preclearance.
4 CAUTION: PROHIBITED ENTRY into American Samoa, AZ, CA, CNMI, FL, HI, LA, PR, TX, and USVI.
5 Allowed into Guam with tops.
From Honshu
Island Only
From Kyushu
or Shikoku
Islands
6 Consignments must be treated, inspected and precleared prior to export to the United States. Treated and precleared
consignments may enter all ports and must be accompanied by a PPQ Form 203 signed by the APHIS inspector on site in
Japan to validate foreign site preclearance.
7 If Sagittaria sagittifolia, prohibit entry unless the importer has a valid PPQ Form 526 Permit. This noxious weed is prohibited
by 7CFR 360–Noxious Weed Regulations.
8 T101-l-2 is a methyl bromide fumigation treatment conducted under vacuum. As of October, 2008, there are no
APHIS-approved commercial vacuum chambers. The consignment must be reexported, destroyed, or returned to the country
of origin.
9 Consignments of sand pears must meet the following conditions:
A phytosanitary certificate must accompany the consignment and include an Additional Declaration stating, "The fruit in this
consignment was inspected and found free of plant pests including Carposina nipponensis, Adoxophyes orana, and Conogethes
punctiferalis."
The Origin Block of the phytosanitary certificate must show that the fruit originated in one of these four areas (Prefectures) in
Japan: Tottori, Nagano, Fukushima, or Ibaraki.
The cartons or boxes holding the sand pears must be marked with the packing house numbers and the producer lot numbers.
Refer to special procedures for Sand Pears from Japan for more information.
10 Must be certified as hothouse grown on Honshu Island or north thereof.
From all areas other than Amami, Bonin, Ryukyu,
Tokara, and Volcano Islands
GUAM AND
CNMI: ALL ALL ALL ALASKA HAWAII 1
GUAM AND
CNMI
11 Inspect plantains, cooking bananas, and bananas which differ from the usual bananas of commerce for internal feeders (fruit
flies.)
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