How do I know what fruit and vegetables require treatment to enter the United States ?
We will include treatment instructions within the conditions of the approved permit. What if I don’t know how to spell the name of a fruit or vegetable? You can locate the name of the fruit or vegetable by clicking on “Search with Menus” from the home page. Under “Commodity”, you can use the drop down menu to locate the common name of the fruit or the scientific name of the fruit or vegetable. Why is a fruit or vegetable listed under one country and not another? If you are not able to locate a fruit or vegetable under a particular country, the fruit or vegetable is inadmissible. Fruits and vegetables may be inadmissible for the following reasons: 1) No one has ever applied for a permit to import the product into the United States; 2) PPQ has not evaluated the pest risk of importing the fruit or vegetable from that country; 3) PPQ has studied the risk but cannot issue a permit because no treatment exists that eliminates the pest risk; or 4) Government agencies other than PPQ have prohib
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