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Plants and Plant Products Permits

Permits are required for the importation into the U.S. and transit through the U.S. of regulated plants and plant products for consumption or propagation. Plant and plant product permits include plants for planting such as nursery stock, small lots of seed, and postentry; plant products such as fruits and vegetable, timber, cotton and cut flowers; protected plants and plant products such as orchids, and threatened and endangered plant species; transit permits to ship regulated articles into, through, and out of the U.S.; and controlled import permits to import prohibited plant materials for research.

The permit applications below are available:

• PPQ 585 - Application for Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products (logs and lumber)

• PPQ 587 - Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products.
  • Plants for planting (including seeds)
  • Fruit and Vegetable information
  • Rice and Rice Related Information
  • Indian Corn or Maize, Broomcorn, and Related Plants
  • Miscellaneous Products Associated with Khapra Beetle
  • Sugarcane Products and By-Products Information
  • Foreign Cotton and Covers Information
  • Cut Flowers Information
    
• PPQ 546 - Application for Propagative Plants that Require Postentry Quarantine
  
• PPQ 588 - Controlled Import Permits to Import Plants or Plant Products for Experimental, Therapeutic, or Developmental Purposes 

• PPQ 621 - Application for Protected Plant Permit to Engage in the Business of Importing, Exporting, or Re-exporting Protected Plants (CITES)

• PPQ 586 - Application for Permit To Transit Plants and/or Plant Products, Plant Pests, and/or Associated Soil Through The United States

Procedure for Non-eAuthenticated Applicants to respond to PPQ Draft Permit Conditions and Applicant Inspection Questionnaire 

Contact Permit Services: Telephone (301) 851-2046 or (877) 770-5990 (Toll-Free Automated System); Fax (301) 734-5786; Email: plantproducts.permits@usda.gov