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Commodity Import Report (CIR)

Pear (Fruit) from New Zealand into All Ports

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 (

) indicates information that is intended for and available to an APHIS/CBP audience only.

Pyrus communis

Commodity Summary

Guide Page

Country Summary


Import Requirements
1	Admissible Plant Parts: Fruit
2	Admissible Ports: All Ports
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	Commercial Consignments Only
6	Preclearance Program: Voluntary Preclearance: Consignments may or may not be precleared. To validate foreign site preclearance inspection and/or treatment, precleared consignments must be accompanied by a signed PPQ Form 203.
7	Phytosanitary Certificate: If the consignment is not precleared, the consignment must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of New Zealand with an additional declaration stating the fruit in the consignment was inspected and found free of all life stages of Epiphyas postvittana.

Instructions for Officers

8	If the consignment is not precleared or lacks a PPQ Form 203, see special inspection procedures for Light Brown Apple Moth Host Material (https://cbp.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/php/favir/SpecialProcedures/downloads/procedures_lbam.pdf).

Commodity Information
9	For additional commodity information and images, visit https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30474


Additional Requirements
10	Inspection and treatment for pests of the family Tortricidae An inspector must take a biometrically designed sample from each lot of pears that are offered for entry into the United States. If inspection of the sample discloses that pests of the family Tortricidae (fruit-leaf roller moths) are not present in the lot sampled, the fruit may be imported without treatment. If any such pests are found upon inspection, the lot must be treated with methyl bromide as prescribed in 7 CFR Part 305.