Plants and Plant Products Permits
Last Modified: Sep 27, 2021
On September 27, 2021, APHIS expanded the articles available for selection in the new permitting system, APHIS eFile. For all plant and plant products import permits, please use APHIS eFile to apply.
Visit APHIS eFile.
On April 7, 2021, APHIS introduced a beta version of the
Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) search tool. The data from ACIR automatically populates electronic permits. Users can also search ACIR for import requirements for a variety of agricultural commodities. See the
stakeholder notification on the program newsroom for additional information.
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:
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
Additional Information
Survey Announcement: One of the goals and objectives of the APHIS-PPQ- Permit Unit's Quality Management System is to increase our customer service awareness. To address this, we are initiating our Stakeholder/Customer Satisfaction Survey to hear from you. We need your valuable feedback to help us evaluate and improve our customer service. We would like to thank you in advance for completing the survey.