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Effective October 1, 2022 the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR) database has been replaced by the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements database at https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/


Commodity Summary: Approved Countries
The Commodity Summary displays all the countries (or regions) from which the specified commodity may be imported. Columns displaying plant part and Port(s) of Entry are shown, as it is possible for an import to be regulated differently based upon those factors. Select a row (open) to open the Commodity Import Requirements (CIR) for that result. A flag ( Access Restricted to APHIS/CBP ) indicates information that is intended for and available to an APHIS/CBP audience only.
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Guide Page
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CIR Country Plant Part Port(s) of Entry
open Antigua and Barbuda Spear  All Ports
open Argentina Spear  All Ports
open Australia Spear  All Ports
open Austria Spear, white  All Ports
open Bahamas Spear  All Ports
open Barbados Spear  All Ports
open Belgium Spear, white  All Ports
open Belize Spear  All Ports
open Bermuda (United Kingdom) Spear  All Ports
open Bolivia Spear  All Ports
open Brazil Spear  All Ports
open Canada Spear  All Ports
open Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) Spear  All Ports
open Chile Whole plant  All Ports
open Colombia Spear  All Ports
open Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Spear  Guam
open Costa Rica Spear  All Ports
open Curacao Spear  All Ports
open Dominica Spear  All Ports
open Dominican Republic Spear  All Ports
open Ecuador Spear  All Ports
open El Salvador Spear  All Ports
open France Spear, white  All Ports
open French Guiana Spear  All Ports
open Germany Spear, white  All Ports
open Grenada Spear  All Ports
open Guadeloupe Spear  All Ports
open Guam Spear  CNMI
open Guatemala Spear  All Ports
open Guyana Spear  All Ports
open Haiti Spear  All Ports
open Honduras Spear  All Ports
open Jamaica Spear  All Ports
open Japan Spear  All Ports
open Martinique Spear  All Ports
open Mexico Spear  All Ports
open Micronesia (Federated States of) Spear  Guam and CNMI
open Montserrat (United Kingdom) Spear  All Ports
open Morocco Spear  North Atlantic (NA)
open Netherlands Spear, white  All Ports
open New Zealand Spear  All Ports
open Nicaragua Spear  All Ports
open Palau Spear  Guam and CNMI
open Panama Spear  All Ports
open Paraguay Spear  All Ports
open Peru Spear  All Ports
open Saint Barthelemy Spear  All Ports
open Saint Kitts and Nevis Spear  All Ports
open Saint Lucia Spear  All Ports
open Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Spear  All Ports
open Senegal Spear, white  All Ports
open South Africa Spear, white  All Ports
open Spain Spear, white  All Ports
open Suriname Spear  All Ports
open Taiwan Spear  All Ports
open Thailand Spear  All Ports
open Trinidad and Tobago Spear  All Ports
open Tunisia Spear  North Atlantic (NA)
open Uruguay Spear  All Ports
open Venezuela Spear  All Ports
While Asparagus is directly related to other FAVIR commodities listed below, it may not be regulated in the same way. Please check those Commodity Summaries for more specific information regarding the applicable import requirements:
Belongs To:
Includes:
Spear: Immature leaf and stem of asparagus
Spear, white: White asparagus comes from the process of blanching (also known as etiolation) which is the deprivation of light. Dirt is kept mounded around the emerging stalk, depriving it of light. The plant cannot produce chlorophyll without light, thus there is no green color to the stalks.
Whole plant: Comprising the below and above ground parts of a plant
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