PPQ Manuals

Port Program

Actions taken to exclude pests or to protect endangered plants through imported and exported articles.

Animal Product Manual

• Minimal Risk Rule Aid - This job aid is associated with the "Bovine Spongiform Encephalopahty (BSE) Minimal Risk Rule Training for Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists.

Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Monitoring Handbook (PDF; 1.63Mb)

• Worksheets and associated instructions for recording information gathered from inspections for the purpose of AQIM

CITES I-II-III Timber Species Manual (PDF; 7.82Mb)

• Request for Services to Transport, Store, and/or Dispose of Seized or Forfeited Shipments
  (Fillable PDF Worksheet)

Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual

• Canadian Agricultural Aid - This job aid is posted for information only. The guidelines are intended for Customs and Border Protection Officers.
• Firewood Job Aid - Helps CBP officers identify firewood as either a hard or softwood.
• Plant Imports from the Canada/U.S. Certification Program - This contains a list of plants extracted from the Canada/U.S. Greenhouse Certification Program MOU.

Cut Flowers and Greenery (PDF; 1.36Mb)

National Detector Dog Manual (PDF; 2.681Mb)

Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR) Online Database
APHIS launched a new searchable online database, known as the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR) database. FAVIR allows customers to search, by commodity or country, for authorized fruits and vegetables and their requirements for importation into the United States.  View the above link to access the online database and for additional information related to FAVIR.

Fruits and Vegetables Manual (PDF; 3.55Mb)

• Refer to the complete list of manuals for lists of approved orchards and growers
• Designated Pest(s) Free Areas that meet APHIS requirements for Pest-free Areas (PFAs) listed in 7 CFR 319.56-5 (PDF; 14KB)

Hawaii (PDF; 386Kb)

Manual for Agricultural Clearance

• Airport/Seaport Job Aid (PDF; 26Kb)
• Assessing Civil Penalties (PDF; 196Kb)
• Checklist for Monitoring Compliance Agreement Holders Handling Regulated Garbage (PDF; 637Kb)
• Countries Infested with Khapra Beetle (PDF; 21Kb)
• List of PPQ Identifiers and National Specialists (PDF; 123Kb)
• PPQ Form 391 - Specimens for Determination (PDF; 2.5Mb)
• PPQ Form 519 - Compliance Agreement (PDF; 77Kb)
• PPQ Form 519 - Compliance Agreement (Word Doc; 38Kb)
• Templates for Compliance Agreements (Link to APHIS Intranet for authorized users only)
• APHIS Approved National Company Documents (Link to APHIS Intranet for authorized users only)

Mexican Border (PDF; 1.21Mb)

Miscellaneous and Process Products (PDF; 1.36Mb)
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Plants for Planting Manual (Interim Edition: replaces the Nursery Stock Manual) (PDF; 2.91Mb)

• Approved Dracaena Facilities (PDF; 163Kb)
• Approved Hosts of Phytophthora ramorum Facilities (PDF; 107 Kb)
• Approved Israeli Nurseries, Spodoptera Exclusion Program (PDF; 88Kb)
• Approved Laboratories to Receive Soil
• Approved Pelargonium Cuttings Facilities (PDF; 91Kb)
• Approved Plum Pox Susceptible Prunus spp. Nurseries PDF; 31Kb)
• Approved Phalaenopsis in Growing Media Facilities
• Approved Rhipsalidopsis in Growing Media Facilities
• Approved Schlumbergera in Growing Media Facilities
• Clearing Seeds for Planting: A Job Aid for CBP Ag Specialists (PDF; 278Kb)
• Job Aid for Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS (PDF; 243Kb)
• Link to Foreign Quarantine Notices including 7CFR 319.37 (Subpart Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products)
• Plant Imports from the Canada/U.S. Certification Program - This contains a list of plants extracted from the Canada/U.S. Greenhouse Certification Program MOU.

Puerto Rico (PDF; 335Kb)

Postentry Manual (PDF; 4.20Mb)

Seeds Not for Planting (PDF; 1.06Mb)

Treatment Manual (PDF; 4.5 Mb)

• Notice of Suspension of Tarpless Container Fumigations
• Electronic Index of PPQ Treatment Schedules
  This reference was created to provide a searchable index for treatments and is not intended to supersede the PPQ Treatment Manual.
• Dry Kiln Operator's Manual

  Approved Treatment Facilities

• List of Approved Treatment Facilities in the Eastern Region
• List of Approved Treatment Facilities in the Western Region
• List of USDA-APHIS-PPQ Certified Treatment Irradiation Facilities in the United States

Last Modified: February 1, 2013