Animal and plant health

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

APHIS requirements address animal and plant health risks in relevant imports and activities. Product admissibility can depend on commodity, origin, treatment and permit conditions.

Read the source in its own scope

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is represented in this collection through the specific publications listed below. Begin with the product, activity and responsible party identified by the source. A reference to an agency does not establish that every product in an industry follows the same pathway. Scope, definitions, exceptions and the status of an adopted technical document can change the conclusion.

Connect the publication to the product decision

Use the original publication to establish the requirement, then connect it to the actual model, configuration, process or transaction. Keep source dates separate from effective and compliance dates. Where several agencies are relevant, preserve a distinct conclusion for each framework. A test report, registration, approval, certification and voluntary program claim should be assessed for the precise object and conditions they cover.

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Plants and Plant Products: APHIS Import Conditions

7 CFR Part 319; commodity-specific conditions and applicable Federal Orders

Plant imports are evaluated for plant-pest risk through commodity- and origin-specific conditions. Part 319 provides quarantine restrictions, while APHIS’s Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements resource identifies operational requirements and applicable Federal Orders. Permits, phytosanitary certificates, treatments and inspection may be required in particular cases. Plant-health admissibility does not establish food labeling compliance, organic certification or approval under another agency’s regulatory program.

Agriculture, Grading & Organic Products Food & Beverages