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Commodity Import Report (CIR)

Persimmon (Fruit) from Korea, Republic of into Ports as Specified in the Import Requirements
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). A flag ( Access Restricted to APHIS/CBP ) indicates information that is intended for and available to an APHIS/CBP audience only.
Diospyros kaki Commodity Summary Guide Page Country Summary

Import Requirements
1 Admissible Plant Parts: Fruit
2 Admissible Ports: Ports as Specified in the Import Requirements
3 Import Permit Required: An Import Permit is required. To obtain a permit, go to APHIS eFile.
4 Subject to Inspection: This commodity is subject to inspection at the port of entry and all general requirements of 7 CFR 319.56-3.
5 Admissible Ports: Guam and CNMI: No additional requirements
6 Admissible Ports: All Ports EXCEPT Guam and CNMI
  6.1 Phytosanitary Certificate: Each consignment of persimmons must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the Republic of Korea stating the fruit is free of Conogethes punctiferalis, Planococcus kraunhiae, Stathmopoda masinissa, and Tenuipalpus zhizhilashiviliae.
Commodity Information
7 For additional commodity information and images, visit https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14293  
Additional Requirements
8 Persimmons (Disopyros khaki) may be imported into the United States from the Republic of Korea only in accordance with this section and all other applicable provisions of 7 CFR Part 305.

The production site, which is an orchard, where the persimmons are grown must have been inspected at least once during the growing season and before harvest for the following pests: Conogethes punctiferalis, Planococcus kraunhiae, Stathmopoda masinissa, and Tenuipalpus zhizhilashiviliae.

After harvest, the persimmons must be inspected by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the Republic of Korea and found free of the listed pests before the persimmons may be shipped to the United States.

If any of the pests listed in this section are detected in an orchard, exports from that orchard will be canceled until the source of infestation is determined and the infestation is eradicated.
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