Importation of Plants for Planting

NAPPRA (Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has established a new category of regulated articles in the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting, commonly known as the Q37 regulations.  This revision allows APHIS to maximize protection of U.S. agriculture from foreign pests that could enter this country while minimizing adverse economic and trade impacts.  This new category lists taxa of plants for planting whose importation is not authorized pending pest risk analysis (NAPPRA).  Learn More >>

Federal Register Publications

• Notice of New NAPPRA Candidates, Round 2 - For Public Comment - Plants for Planting Whose Importation is Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis; Data Sheets for Taxa of Plants for Planting that are Quarantine Pests or Hosts of Quarantine Pests [Comments due by July 5, 2013]
• Final Notice, Round 1 - Plants for Planting Whose Importation Is Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis; Notice of Addition of Taxa of Plants for Planting To List of Taxa Whose Importation Is Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis [Effective May 20, 2013]
• Final Rule: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis

Proposed NAPPRA Candidates

• Proposed Quarantine Pest Plants (PDF; 10 Kb)
• Proposed Hosts of Quarantine Pests (PDF; 18 Kb)

Lists of NAPPRA Taxa

• Quarantine pest plants (PDF; 92 Kb)
• Hosts of quarantine pests (PDF; 174 Kb)

For more specific information on the import restrictions for Plants for Planting please see the Plants for Planting Manual.

Pest Datasheets

• Quarantine Pest Plant Datasheets
  • Round 1 - Final notice published April 18, 2013
  • Round 2 - Proposed notice [Comments due by July 5, 2013]
• Hosts of Quarantine Pests Datasheets
  • Round 1 - Final notice published April 18, 2013
  • Round 2 - Proposed notice [Comments due by July 5, 2013]

Stakeholder Suggestions

APHIS is currently accepting suggestions from stakeholders for additions to the NAPPRA category. Learn more >>

Frequently Asked Questions

View a list of the commonly asked questions and concerns associated with NAPPRA.

Supporting Documents

• Regulatory Impact Analysis; Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis
  

Contact Information

Please submit questions regarding the new NAPPRA category to one of the following addresses:

• Email: ppq.nappra@aphis.usda.gov
• Mail: ATTN: NAPPRA Questions, Unit 133, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236

Stakeholders Registry

If you wish to be notified as new information becomes available regarding NAPPRA, please register for the APHIS-PPQ Stakeholders and select “Plants for Planting” under “Importations into the United States” as a topic of interest.

• Stakeholders Registry

Last Modified: June 20, 2013