United States Department of Clearing Nursery Stock Agriculture Animal and and Flower Bulbs for Plant Health Inspection Service CBPAS Plant Protection and Quarantine Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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Follow recommended practices for the disposal of surplus pesticides and pesticide containers. 2 Regulating Nursery Stock 10/2008-04 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock1 Other Than Seed Step 1—Look to see whether there is a Green and Yellow or Red and White mailing label attached to the package or container. These labels direct the package to an APHIS-PPQ, Plant Inspection Station where the material will be inspected. TABLEm 1: Expediting Packages with Green and Yellow or Red and White Mailing Labels If there is: And: Then: A Green and Yellow (PPQ Form Only a green and yellow ALLOW the package to 508) or Red and White (PPQ or red and white mailing proceed to the Plant Form 599) mailing label label is attached (one Inspection Station identified attached (see Figure 1) 1 address per package) on the label There is an additional CONTACT the nearest Plant mailing label2 Inspection Station for directions on how to proceed No green and yellow nor red and CONTINUE to Table 2 white mailing label attached 1 For more information on these forms, go to the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. 2 If this is an expedited courier package, the address for delivery must be the same as the PPQ label. Otherwise, prohibit entry. FIGURE 1: Green and Yellow and Red and White Mailing Labels Older forms do not have the bar code but are still valid. 1 Includes flower bulbs, dormant perennials, and small shipments of other categories of nursery stock) 10/2008-04 Regulating Nursery Stock 3 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed TABLE 2: Locator for Categories of Nursery Stock If the plant is: And: And from: Then A bulb (B) as Crocosmia, Africa 1, PROHIBIT ENTRY listed in Table 7 Gladiolus, Argentina, or or Watsonia Uruguay Other than a Go to Step 2 country listed above Homeria PROHIBIT ENTRY Allium REFER the articles to a Plant Inspection sativum Station Other than Go to Step 2 a bulb listed in the cells above A dormant Go to Step 2 perennial (DP) as listed in Table 7 Not listed in The origin USE the Nursery Stock Restrictions Table 7 is Canada The origin 12 or fewer Go to “Procedures for Clearing Small is other articles Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than than Flower Bulbs or Precleared Dormant Canada Perennials from Other than Canada” on page-23 More than REFER the articles to a Plant Inspection 12 articles Station 1 The countries in Africa are: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Erithrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principle, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Procedures for Clearing Shipments of Flower Bulbs and Precleared Dormant Perennials The following steps are to enable Customs and Border Protection Agricultural Specialists to clear shipments of flower bulbs or shipments of precleared dormant perennials. Step 2—Determine Whether the Articles May Be Precleared Refer to Table 3. 4 Regulating Nursery Stock 10/2008-04 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed If you find other categories of nursery stock (for example cuttings, plants, shrubs, trees, or vines) in with a shipment of bulbs or precleared dormant perennials—REFER the entire shipment to a Plant Inspection Station. Important The CBPAS may make integrity and compliance checks on any or all precleared shipments of bulbs. Important 10/2008-04 Regulating Nursery Stock 5 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed TABLE 3: Deciding Whether Bulbs or Dormant Perennials Are Precleared If articles are arriving: And: And: Then: From There is a legible RELEASE, the bulbs Belgium, label2 on every pallet, are precleared Israel, the container, or package United with a statement Kingdom, the indicating that the Netherlands bulbs are precleared or from the for U.S.A. 3 Netherlands The invoice, bill of 1 via Canada lading, or manifest states, “Precleared” There is a The phytosanitary certificate phytosanitary indicates that the consignment has certificate 4 been precleared There is no evidence the REFER the articles consignment has been precleared to a Plant Inspection Station There is no PROHIBIT ENTRY phytosanitary certificate nor is there an invoice, bill or lading, manifest or label indicating that the bulbs are precleared Neither from The articles originated The articles are accompanied by RELEASE, the bulbs Belgium, in Chile both a Phytosanitary Certificate 5 are precleared Israel, the and a PPQ Form 203 to verify United preclearance Kingdom, nor The articles are accompanied by a the Phytosanitary Certificate 5 and Netherlands covered by a vessel report 6 nor arriving The articles are accompanied solely PROCEED to Step 3 through the by a Phytosanitary Certificate Netherlands The articles lack the documents PROHIBIT ENTRY (not laden in described above the Netherlands) The articles are from The articles are accompanied by RELEASE, the bulbs other than Chile both a Phytosanitary Certificate and are precleared a PPQ Form 203 to verify preclearance The articles are accompanied solely PROCEED to Step 3 by a Phytosanitary Certificate The articles lack the documents PROHIBIT ENTRY described above 1 The consignment of bulbs was laden in the Netherlands 2 The label will be identified as a “Copy-Certificate of Examination for the U.S.A. 6 Regulating Nursery Stock 10/2008-04 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed 3 The shipment may contain bulbs or dormant perennials that have originated in Belgium, Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales), Ireland, Israel, or Turkey. The phytosanitary certificate is held in the bulb’s country of origin. ◆ A PPQ Form 203 is unnecessary for such consignments. ◆ Mail shipments will carry white labels showing origin and stamped “Release precleared bulbs.” ◆ Hand carried shipments will have a white sticker attached to the bulb package. ◆ Mail and express courier packages will carry a red/white Copy Certificate label. The labels are only valid if they have been stamped and initialed with a USDA APHIS “Inspected and Released” stamp. 4 If the invoice/manifest or other document from the Netherland states “Precleared,” then the shipment may be released without inspection or presentation of a PPQ Form 203. 5 Must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration that states that such article was grown on land that has been sampled and microscopically inspected by the plant protection service of the country in which grown within 12 months preceding issuance of the certificate and found free from potato cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.) Behrens and G. pallida (Stone) Behrens 6 All maritime shipments from Chile will have a Vessel Report in lieu of the PPQ Form 203, which will be faxed directly to the receiving port. If the shipment was not precleared, PROCEED to Step 3. 10/2008-04 Regulating Nursery Stock 7 PPQ/CBP Clearing Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs for CBPAS: Procedures for CBPAS Clearing Shipments of Nursery Stock Other Than Seed FIGURE 2: Bulb Mailing Label (half-size) COPY-CERTIFICATE OF EXAMINATION FOR U.S.A. This is to certify: 1. that the plant material was grown in the Netherlands; 2. that it was inspected by me or under my direction both during the growing season and at the time it was packed and was found and is believed by me to be free from injurious insects and plant diseases; 3.