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Commodity Import Report (CIR)

Tomato (Fruit, stem, calyx, and vine, as specified) from Spain into All Ports

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Solanum lycopersicum L.

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Import Requirements
1	Admissible Plant Parts: Fruit, stem, calyx, and vine, as specified
2	Admissible Ports: All Ports
3	Subject to Inspection: This commodity is subject to inspection at the port of entry and all general requirements of 7 CFR 319 .56-3.
4	Commercial Consignments Only
5	Pest Mitigation Strategy: Consignments must satisfy only one of the mitigation strategy options listed below.
6	Pest Mitigation Strategy: Option 1
	6.1	Production Location: The Provinces of Almeria, Granada, or Murcia
	6.2	Admissible Plant Parts: Fruit
	6.3	Import Permit Required: An Import Permit is required. To obtain a permit, go to APHIS eFile.
	6.4	Production Location: The tomatoes must be grown in registered greenhouses in the Almeria Province, Murcia Province, or the municipalities of Albunol and Carchuna in the Granada Province in Spain. See the lists of registered greenhouses and packinghouses at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/Tomatoes_From_Spain_Approved_Facilities.pdf.
	6.5	Phytosanitary Certificate: Must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Spain with additional declarations stating: Tomato fruit in this consignment were produced in accordance with an APHIS-approved systems approach and was 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 Almeria Province, Murcia Province, or the municipalities of Albunol and Carchuna in the Granada Province in Spain and were inspected by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Spain
	6.6	Date Restriction: The shipping season for pink and red tomatoes is December 1 through April 30, inclusive. REFUSE ENTRY to consignments shipped outside this growing season.
7	Pest Mitigation Strategy: Option 2
	7.1	Production Location: If not produced in the Provinces of Almeria, Granada, or Murcia in Spain
	7.2	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.
	7.3	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.
	7.4	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
	7.5	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.
8	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].
9	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].
10	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).

Instructions for Officers

11	Refer to the Inspection Aid for Tuta absoluta (https://cbp.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/php/qpas/downloads/aqi/guidelines/PestBulletin-Tutaabsolutaver-4.0.pdf) for detailed inspection guidelines.

Commodity Information
12	For additional commodity information and images, visit https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101442


Additional Requirements
13	The surface area of a pink tomato is more than 30% but not more than 60% pink and/or red. The surface area of a red tomato is more than 60% pink and/or red. Two months prior to shipping, and continuing through April 30, the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Spain must set and maintain Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) traps baited with trimedlure inside the greenhouses at a rate of 4 traps per hectare. In all areas outside the greenhouses and within 8 kilometers, including urban and residential areas, the NPPO of Spain must place Medfly traps at a rate of 4 traps per square kilometer. All traps must be checked every 7 days. Capture of a single Medfly in a registered greenhouse will immediately result in cancellation of exports from that greenhouse until the source of infestation is determined, the Medfly infestation is eradicated, and measures are taken to preclude any future infestation. Capture of a single Medfly within 2 kilometers of a registered greenhouse will necessitate increasing trap density in order to determine whether there is a reproducing population in the area. Capture of 2 Medflies within 2 kilometers of a registered greenhouse and within a 1-month time period will result in cancellation of exports from all registered greenhouses within 2 kilometers of the find until the source of infestation is determined and the Medfly infestation is eradicated. The NPPO of Spain must maintain records of trap placement, checking of traps, and any Medfly captures, and must make the records available to APHIS upon request. The tomatoes must be packed within 24 hours of harvest. They must be safeguarded from harvest to export by insect-proof mesh screens or plastic tarpaulins, including while in transit to the packinghouse and while awaiting packaging. They must be packed in insect-proof cartons or containers, or covered by insect-proof mesh or plastic tarpaulins for transit to the airport and subsequent export to the United States. These safeguards must be intact upon arrival in the United States.