The CIR contains current import regulation information for the selected Commodity Import (a specific commodity approved from a designated country, or region, into one or more designated ports).
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Admissible Plant Parts:
Cluster of fruit, Fruit
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Admissible Ports:
All Ports
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Subject to Inspection:
This commodity is subject to inspection at the port of entry and all general requirements of 7 CFR 319.56-3.
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Commercial Consignments Only
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Pest Mitigation Strategy:
Consignments must satisfy only one of the mitigation strategy options listed below.
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Pest Mitigation Strategy:
Option 1
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Production Location:
Grown in registered greenhouses in The Arava Valley
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6.2 |
Admissible Plant Parts:
Fruit
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6.3 |
Import Permit Required:
An Import Permit is required. To obtain a permit, go to APHIS eFile.
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Phytosanitary Certificate:
Must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with additional declarations stating:
- Tomato fruit in this consignment were produced in accordance with an APHIS-approved systems approach and were visually inspected and found free of Tuta absoluta
- The fruit in the consignment was inspected and found free of the symptoms of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)
- The tomatoes were grown in registered greenhouses in the Arava Valley of Israel [www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/israel_tomato_registered_growers.pdf].
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Production Location:
Tomatoes are PROHIBITED from the Palestinian-controlled portions of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Pest Mitigation Strategy:
Option 2
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Import Permit Required:
NOTICE: program phytosanitary requirements designed for this commodity to meet U.S. entry requirements have not been met. Therefore, import permits will not be issued at this time.
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7.2 |
Pest Mitigation Strategy:
Upon APHIS program approval, consignments can be allowed entry into the U.S. if they can satisfy the phytosanitary requirements imposed by both of the following Federal Orders.
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Federal Order:
Tuta absoluta Federal Order. The Tuta absoluta Federal Order requires countries to meet one of the following options:
• Grown in an APHIS-recognized pest-free area; OR
• Grown under a systems approach approved in 7 CFR 319.56, which includes that host material was grown in an APHIS-approved, pest-exclusionary structure; OR
• Imported under a preclearance program, accompanied by a PPQ Form 203 verifying treatment with T101-c-3
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Federal Order:
ToBRFV Federal Order. The ToBRFV Federal Order requires consignments from all tomato-exporting countries to be imported in commercial consignments only and to include a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration.
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Federal Order:
Tuta absoluta Federal Order. For additional information concerning import requirements for tomatoes from this country, please see Federal Order DA-2019-18 [https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/federal_order/downloads/2019/DA-2019-18.pdf].
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Federal Order:
ToBRFV Federal Order. This Federal Order has updated the import requirements for this commodity by requiring an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate. "Commercial Consignments Only" is already a requirement for this program. For additional information, please see Federal Order DA-2020-12 effective June 5, 2020 [https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/federal_order/downloads/2020/DA-2020-12.pdf].
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Reference Information:
To be treated in accordance with the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/treatment.pdf).
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